Chris Torkelson

Chris Torkelson is an experienced sales professional currently serving as Regional Sales Manager at Harmonic since May 2013, following a transition from a PreSales Systems Engineer role. Prior experience includes working at Omneon, Inc. as a PreSales Systems Engineer from January 2008 until September 2013, and holding similar positions at Masstech Group Inc. and Virage, Inc. from 2003 to 2007 and 1999 to 2003, respectively, where Torkelson specialized as a Southeast Sales Engineer. Torkelson's early career began at CNN, where various roles as an Associate Producer and production assistant were undertaken from 1991 to 1999, contributing to programs such as CNN Special Reports and CNN Talkback Live. Torkelson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Boise State University, earned between 1980 and 1985.