I’m passionate about turning ideas into reality through code. With a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and business acumen, I excel in building robust, scalable software solutions. I’m proficient in a broad range of programming languages, including JavaScript, C, C++, Java, Python, Swift, Kotlin, Rust, Go, and more. My track record includes meeting tight deadlines and delivering polished, well-documented, and thoroughly tested products. Recently, I modernized D. Harris Tours by introducing AI-driven job scheduling and routing, doubling their revenue without increasing costs. Let’s build something great together.
Programming Languages,
Python, JavaScript [Node.js + Browser], Swift, Kotlin, Rust, Go, C, C++, Java, Objective-C, PHP, Perl, C#, Bash, and more…
Leadership,
Strategic Planning, Team Building, Team Leadership, Procedure Development, Process Improvement, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Budgeting, Financial Planning
Software Engineering,
Best Practices, Microservices Architecture, Software Development, Scrum / Agile, Mobile Application Development, Cloud Services, Service Integration, Entrepreneurship
D. Harris Tours, Inc. (February 2020 - December 2024)
Conversant, Inc. (July 2010 - February 2020)
Designed, developed, and maintained the infrastructure and code-base that served many millions of mobile and rich media ads each day. Led the Rich Media effort and helped modernize the ad serving infrastructure and metric collection. Designed and implemented a RESTful API for serving rich media ads and built out scalable backend services to handle integration with existing servers and infrastructure.
Mindjet (September 2007 - July 2010)
Led Mindjet’s initial Software as a Service (SaaS) product, Mindjet Catalyst. Transformed Mindjet’s business model with the new service, nearly doubling monthly revenue.
Simple Software, Inc. (March 2006 - August 2007)
Founded Simple Software to provide software development and consulting services. Developed the Simple Software Application Platform that provided content management systems and business process management applications to small to mid-sized businesses.
Genetic Savings & Clone (May 2004 - March 2006)
Architected and developed Clonesoft, a bespoke business process automation software that ran every aspect of the company including employee and customer management, order tracking, and clone progress tracking. Also developed the CatBank database, a feline DNA identification website integrated with gene analysis hardware.
Inter@ctivate, Inc. (November 2001 - May 2004)
Managed and maintained IT resources, developed network management tools, and led the growth of the company from 10 to 65 employees. Built and maintained customer websites and web applications, including email marketing tools that handled millions of messages daily.
San Francisco Elks Lodge #3 (March 2010 - March 2011)
Managed day-to-day operations of the Lodge restaurant and bar while organizing events to raise funds for underprivileged children. Raised over $34,000 in one year and facilitated the assembly and donation of 100 bicycles for children.
City College of San Francisco (December 2008 - December 2009)
California State University-Chico (December 1987 - December 1990)
Butte Community College (December 1987 - December 1989)
Paradise High School (May 1988)
First recipient of the Paradise High School ‘Computer Science Award’ for developing a data application to track school resources that ran on an Apple IIe.
English: Native or bilingual
Hobbies
3D Printing, Prototyping hardware solutions with Raspberry Pi and Arduino, Laser engraving, Building robots, Electronics tinkering
Recreation
Golf, Recreational Programming, Karaoke
Kevin Ready (Software Developer and Consultant) >Chris has a broad understanding of Internet technologies and is generous with knowledge sharing. Equally at home working with Web Services, XMPP, and server-side applications as he is working with CSS, JavaScript, and the most recent HTML5 for devices. He brings a lot to a Web dev team and can pinch-hit in a number of chairs.
Thomas Weaver (Network Provisioner at Twitch) >This guy has some seriously mad coding skills.
Benoit Marsot (Senior Developer R&D at Medsphere Systems Corporation) >His system is well-oiled; all my web services are working with no downtime. He offers all the greatest gadgets, ideal environment for a programmer like me.