Christopher W.

Christopher W. has a diverse range of work experience that spans over a decade. Christopher co-founded and served as the CEO of Heythere, a leading Introductions Management System (IMS) for membership group managers. At Heythere, Christopher implemented powerful tools and streamlined processes to facilitate introductions and improve results.

Prior to Heythere, Christopher co-founded and served as the CEO of Bounce Technologies Ltd. The company aimed to build technology that people love, be profitable, have a positive impact on the world, and grow sustainably. During their time at Bounce Technologies, Christopher developed the heythereapp.co platform.

Christopher also worked as a Non-Executive Director at goodloans, where they contributed to the implementation of embedded lending infrastructure to enable platforms to offer capital to SME customers.

In addition, Christopher served as the UK Manager for Rapidmooc, a company that produced self-serve video booths for creating professional-quality videos without specialized skills or post-production. Christopher successfully onboarded numerous businesses, universities, and schools, including prestigious institutions such as the University of Oxford.

Before transitioning into managerial roles, Christopher gained technical expertise as a Digital Innovation - EngD Research Engineer at EDF Energy. Christopher also worked as a Software Developer at Intercede, where they converted customer requirements into functional and technical documentation and implemented software solutions for the security market.

Prior to their professional career, Christopher held positions as a Teaching Support Assistant and Student Mentor at the University of Reading and as an Assistant Software Developer at the Intelligent Media Systems and Services Research Centre (IMSS). Christopher also worked as an Xbox 360 Games Tester at VMC and as a Software Tester at Sony, where they contributed to projects such as the development of a digital signature management system.

Overall, Christopher W. has a well-rounded background in leadership, technology development, lending infrastructure, video production, research engineering, software development, teaching support, and software testing.

Christopher W. has a strong education background in the field of Systems and Artificial Intelligence and Cybernetics. Christopher obtained an EngD degree in Systems from the University of Bristol, where they studied from 2013 to 2019. Prior to that, Christopher earned an MEng degree in Artificial Intelligence and Cybernetics from the University of Reading, where they studied from 2006 to 2011.

In addition to their academic degrees, Christopher has also obtained several certifications. In April 2021, they became a guest speaker at the University of Sussex Business School's Dragon's Den. Christopher also completed the Startup School Online program offered by Y Combinator in June 2017.