Josh Bates

Director of IT

Joshua has over 15 years of professional systems and software engineering experience. After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, Joshua began working as a software consultant for Vision Systems & Technology in San Antonio, Texas. A year later, he relocated to Columbia, Maryland, and began working as a software engineer for VSTI at the National Security Agency.

A year later, Joshua moved back home to the Augusta area and began working as a Senior Systems Engineer for General Dynamics. There he collaborated with other designers and engineers to create enterprise-level applications and database systems that supported military intelligence operations worldwide.

Joshua would later move into the private sector, working as a software engineer for various companies designing customized, data-driven workflow analysis applications for the financial, marketing, and medical industries.

Joshua was brought on to Crypton Mobile as a Lead applications and database developer in 2018. Since then, he has assisted the development team in multiple areas regarding text messaging and eSignatures. He also works on developing and applying machine learning technologies that offer extra layers of compliance to our clients.