Chris joined CNI in 2004 as an Administrative Assistant and unofficial database/software developer. Chris has been fascinated by technology from an early age and he wrote his first computer program in Apple BASIC at age 12. Since then, he's earned a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz while nurturing a passion for environmentalism. After five years as lead software engineer at CollegeClub.com (an online community for college students) he moved to CNI to pursue a more environmental career.