Chris Shiflett ~ Chief Technology Officer

Chris is the Chief Technology Officer of OmniTI, where he leads the web application security practice and guides web development initiatives.

Chris is a thought leader in the PHP and web application security communities — a widely-read blogger at shiflett.org, a popular speaker at industry conferences worldwide, and the founder of the PHP Security Consortium.

His books include the critically-acclaimed Essential PHP Security (O’Reilly) and HTTP Developer’s Handbook (Sams). His writing has also appeared in a number of other popular books including Programming PHP (O’Reilly), PHP Cookbook (O’Reilly), and PHP in Action (Manning).

Personal Note

I live in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. When not working, I enjoy playing soccer in the park, listening to music, drinking coffee (and beer), dining at local restaurants, watching movies, playing video games, and traveling. Here are some other things you might not know about me:

• I haven’t had cable TV since the ’90s.
• I don’t own a car.
• My mobile phone is my only phone.
• I once ran a marathon.

My wife Christina is a high school teacher. She runs marathons and is the reason why I once ran one. We’ve been together since 1997 and married since 2001.