Beyond a wealth of experience in HR, Software Engineering and general IT, Chris brings together qualities not common to the industry. A former Marine, he worked as an Air Traffic Controller and completed his degree in Information Systems as a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Arizona State University.

In 2009, Chris cofounded HRnext, focused on providing a complete SaaS package for HR that fully integrated with payroll, time and attendance, and provided recruitment and onboarding as well as other key components of HR software. His expertise has carried over to his position as partner at HRnext Direct, successor company to HRnext.

Chris and his wife, Eva, enjoy life in their home in Phoenix, which Chris says is especially pleasant now that their two sons have moved out, finished college and embarked on their own careers.