Chris Kessel

Chris Kessel has a diverse and extensive career in software engineering and technical leadership. Chris currently works as a Senior Engineer at Reclaim.ai since 2023. Previously, they served as a Senior Backend Developer at PWCC Marketplace, LLC from 2022-2023, where they designed and implemented APIs and integrated various technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, OpenSearch, and AWS.

From 2013-2022, Chris was employed at FlightStats as a Tech Lead/Engineer, responsible for developing REST interfaces. Chris also worked as a Senior Software Consultant at Online Business Systems from 2012-2013.

Prior to that, Chris held the position of Technical Lead at TransUnion from 2008-2012, where they led a development group and was involved in design and implementation using Java, Spring, and MySQL. Chris also worked at Nike for a 9-month contract in 2008, serving as a Technical Lead and leading a small technical team.

Before that, Chris was a Senior SW Engineer at C-Cor from 2004-2008, working on middle-tier code for Video On Demand file management using Java and Hibernate. Chris also worked as a Senior SW Engineer at Tripwire from 2002-2004, focusing on Java development for a network monitoring application.

Chris began their career as a Software Engineer at Serena from 1993-2002, where they worked on middle and GUI layers for a source control application using Java and C++. Chris also worked at Welch Allyn as a Software Engineer from 1993-1998.

Overall, Chris Kessel has a track record of technical expertise and leadership roles in various industries, utilizing a wide range of technologies and frameworks.

Chris Kessel obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Oregon. Chris'sexact start and end years for this degree are not provided. Following that, they pursued further education and completed a Masters degree in Software Engineering from the Oregon Graduate Institute between the years 1998 and 2002.