Chris Gagné is a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, CA. He lives with two rambunctious cats.
Chris has a diverse set of hobbies and interests. He particularly enjoys backpacking, photography, and coaxing old computer hardware into doing interesting things. On any given evening, Chris can be found coding away in Perl, listening to binaural classical music, servicing a color laser printer, toying with high-powered Class IIIB lasers, or designing 3D cameras.
Vocational
Chris is a Product Manager at Atomic Online. Previously, he was a Product Manager at Oversee.net and Director of Client Services at Leads360. He also founded Cerbumi.org, an open-source network-based approach to real-world problem solving. During college, he volunteered for the USDA Forest Service as a wilderness patrol person and docent of a remote historical cabin. Before attending college, Chris was a project manager and user interface designer at Frontera Corporation, a former Idealab application service provider.
Educational
In addition to working full-time, Chris is a 3rd-year MBA student at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Chris graduated from Occidental College in May 2003, where he majored in Economics for Business and Management. During his senior year, Chris was an active participant in Mortar Board, a senior honor society devoted to serving the community. He graduated with several honors, including magna cum laude, membership in Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Epsilon, and departmental honors for his thesis titled “What effects will increased globalization have on America’s knowledge workers?” He took the GMAT shortly after graduating and scored in the 98th percentile. Most recently, Chris was one of three alumni nominated for the Luce Scholarship by Occidental College.