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Rob Cross

Rob Cross
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Rob Cross has been in the software development industry for over 25 years in various capacities.  He has worked for several start-up businesses.  These companies have been focused on providing software quality, security and performance data to organizations leveraging state of the art technologies, having analzyed over 8 billion lines of code as an independent software assessment company on products ranging from military systems, medical devices, satellite systems, video games to Wall Street exchanges.  Rob currently works at Synack, a Pentesting as a Service company.   

Rob and his family reside in New Jersey where his time out of the office is spent cycling and staying in shape, supporting his three (3) fantastic kids and wonderfully supportive wife.  Rob is a University of Cincinnati graduate with two degrees in business and engineering.  Hoagies from Whitehouse Subs in Atlantic City, Skyline Chili, Extreme Hot Sauces and Graeters Ice Cream are sure ways to get Rob's attention on any subject matter.   

Company
Synack, Inc.
Job Function
General Management
Job Title
Global Head of Strategic Programs
Industry
Computer Software - SaaS
Interests
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)
CI/CD and Containerization
Cloud
DevOps
IoT - Embedded
Leadership
Lean
Mobile
Process Improvement
Software Security
Test Automation
Security
Country
United States
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Rob Cross

Rob Cross has been in the software development industry for over 25 years in various capacities. He has worked for several start-up businesses. These companies have been focused on providing software quality, security and performance data to organizations leveraging state of the art technologies, having analzyed over 8 billion lines of code as an independent software assessment company on products ranging from military systems, medical devices, satellite systems, video games to Wall Street exchanges. Rob currently works at Synack, a Pentesting as a Service company.

Rob and his family reside in New Jersey where his time out of the office is spent cycling and staying in shape, supporting his three (3) fantastic kids and wonderfully supportive wife. Rob is a University of Cincinnati graduate with two degrees in business and engineering. Hoagies from Whitehouse Subs in Atlantic City, Skyline Chili, Extreme Hot Sauces and Graeters Ice Cream are sure ways to get Rob's attention on any subject matter.

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Software Quality Being the Devil’s Advocate for Software Quality

What if someone were to say that most of the time, quality does not matter? That you should only aim for the minimal amount of investment in testing to get the product out the door to start making money? Here, Rob Cross takes the “devil’s advocate” position and provides some arguments against striving for quality. How would you refute them?
Software Data Analytics How to Incorporate Data Analytics into Your Software Process

Big data isn’t just a buzzword; it lives in your software. With millions of possibilities to leverage analytics, how do you pick what’s right for your organization? Robert Cross provides some insight into how to start incorporating data analytics into your software process and management plan.