Chris Virgin

Background

About

Chris Virgin is a Sr. Software Developer with a diverse background and expertise in software development, team leadership, and project management. Currently employed at Idaho Environmental Coalition, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Chris has been involved in various roles throughout his career. He has worked as a Sr. Software Specialist at Idaho National Laboratory, specializing in .NET development using MVC, Bootstrap, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, and Visual Studio. Chris also served as a Software Consultant at VirginTech, where he provided expert guidance and consulting services. As the Chief Operations Officer at Keevos, Chris played a key role in developing and managing business intelligence solutions for behavioral health centers. With a strong technical background, Chris excels in areas such as software development, Microsoft Office, customer service, and analysis. With a track record of success and a passion for technology, Chris is a valuable asset to any software development team.

Work Experience

Sr. Software Specialist, Idaho National Laboratory
Jun, 2018 - Present
.NET Software Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory
Dec, 2016 - Jun, 20181 year 6 months
.NET Development in MVC, Bootstrap, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Visual Studio, HTML and CSS
Software Consultant, VirginTech
Aug, 2016 - Present
Chief Operations Officer, Keevos
Aug, 2015 - Jun, 20182 years 10 months
Behavioral Health Centers across Idaho face challenges daily in providing services to their clients. We are here to help reduce the stress, anxiety, and worry they feel through clear, organized, and transparent business intelligence. We believe in producing a platform that allows each clinician, social worker, business administration professional, and support staff an opportunity to get back to what they love most.
VP Sales & Marketing, Software Engineer, Mercury Inc.
Jun, 2009 - Jul, 20156 years 1 month
Primary point of contact and wholly responsible for the market definition, growth, and development of Mercury, Inc., an emerging technology solutions provider.
Daily management of staff augmentation services and augmentation client relations.
Head of daily management and development of multiple daughter companies within the Mercury, Inc. umbrella.
Responsible for creation, analysis, and development of forward moving marketing plans.
Store Manager, Wells Fargo
Aug, 2005 - Jul, 20137 years 11 months
Complete Managerial Responsibility of all banking operations within the branch.
Responsible for Coaching and Development of an average of 10 team members at each location.
Managed portfolio of clients ranging from $7MM to $26MM in value.
Participated / Contributed to Technical Teams dedicated to the development and growth of sales performance.
Mentored employees growth and development to realize their full potential and grow within the company to leadership positions.

Manages retail sales and service function. The primary goal is to serve the customers' total financial service needs resulting in greater market share, wallet share and profitability. This is accomplished by creating a vital sales and service organization, promoting teamwork with partners and other corporate departments. Creates, trains and coaches a successful sales team through the development of staff as a competitive advantage. Responsible for effective staff salary administration and rewards. Develops and administers budgets, business development goals and objectives, staffing models, schedules and performance standards.

Skills

Bootstrap
Financial Services
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
ITIL
Microsoft Office
Customer Service
Microsoft Excel
Software Development
jQuery
MVC5
Entrepreneurship
JavaScript
Consulting
C#
Visual Studio
Budgets
Analysis
Sales Management
Loans
Recruiting
Event Management
Integration
Banking
Training
Team Leadership
Start-ups
Team Building
Linux
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
.NET Framework
Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
Sales
Security
Windows Server
SQL
Business Development
MySQL
ASP.NET
Java
Strategic Planning
Management
TCP/IP
Technical Support
Visual Basic
IT Operations
Coaching
Networking
Leadership
Windows
Cybersecurity

Education

Computer Science(CS) (Incomplete), , Utah State University
Dec, 2007 - Dec, 2011
CS1400, CS1410 - Introduction to Computer Science

CS3410 - Computational Science, JAVA/Internet

CS3420 - Computational Science, C#/.NET

CS4720 - Computer Networking I

CS2420 - Algorithms and Data Structures

MIS3320 - Database Management

PHIL3520 - Business Ethics

ECN1500 - Economic Institutions

ECN2100 - Introduction to Microeconomics

Certificates

ITIL Foundation, AXELOS Global Best Practice
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References

Travis Smith
Chris is an amazing example of leadership and helping team members develop into their roles. I learned most of what I know from him and how to truly take care of customers.
Don Wassmuth
Great planner and well organized.
Tommy Farwell
Chris is a talented manager who is able to adapt his managing skills to fit those who he supervises. He is willing to try the ideas of those around him, and demonstrates trust in those he works with. He is extremely ethical and motivates those around him to be as well.
Ryan Granquist
Chris is a fantastic manager who has worked and been successful at several different branches of Wells Fargo. He is detail oriented and has a real desire to learn and grow. He shows tremendous initiative when it comes to researching new ways of doing things and has a real nose for technology related issues.
It is a pleasure to work with Chris.