Christine Smit
About Christine Smit
Christine Smit is a Product Owner and Senior Software Engineer at Telophase Corporation, where she has worked since 2021. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Columbia Engineering and has extensive experience in software engineering and project management.
Current Role at Telophase Corporation
Christine Smit currently serves as a Product Owner and Senior Software Engineer at Telophase Corporation, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she focuses on overseeing product development and ensuring that engineering practices align with organizational goals. She is based in Greenbelt, Maryland, and has been instrumental in coordinating updates to the Operational Security Agreement to maintain the public operation of systems. Additionally, she has played a key role in integrating the Cloud Giovanni system into Earthdata’s Harmony analysis system, which has improved accessibility through an Earthdata-wide API.
Previous Experience at Telophase Corporation
Christine Smit worked at Telophase Corporation from 2011 to 2019 as a Senior Software Engineer. During this time, she provided cost estimates for the Cloud Giovanni system, which helped secure continued funding for the project. She also served as a Scrum Master from 2016 to 2021, where she led initiatives to enhance project management and team collaboration. Her contributions included spearheading a training initiative on the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks and reviewing pull requests to ensure code quality and test coverage.
Educational Background
Christine Smit earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Columbia Engineering, completing her studies from 2006 to 2011. Prior to that, she obtained a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the same institution in 2007. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Vocal Performance) from the University of Maryland, where she studied from 1998 to 2004.
Research Experience at Columbia University
From 2006 to 2011, Christine Smit served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Columbia University. In this role, she contributed to various research projects and coding tasks, which included updating Dockerfiles and improving deployment scripts. Her experience in this position provided her with a strong foundation in software engineering and project development.
Mentorship and Professional Development
Throughout her career, Christine Smit has actively mentored junior employees, fostering their professional development. Her commitment to guiding less experienced team members reflects her dedication to building a knowledgeable and skilled workforce within the software engineering field.