Basic Info
| First Name | Chris C |
| Last Name | Fleming |
| Username | chrischarnquistfleming |
Additional Contact Information
| Pronouns | He/Him/His |
| Website |
Progressive Profile
| Current Employer | DigiDems, Zinc Collective |
| Current Occupation | Software Engineer |
| Tagline | Software Engineer Harnessing Tech for Progress | Python React Ruby on Rails |
| Bio | My journey with tech started in my conservative hometown, Fresno. Growing up as a young gay man, there were few opportunities to build community, meet like-minded allies, and enjoy life together. My good friend and I saw a need, so we created a small company to create these events throughout the central valley. I marketed them with HTML, CSS, a profile scraper, and Photoshop. It was an empowering experience to see firsthand how tech can help further a cause I believed in. I have strived to find this type of synergy in all my professional opportunities since. |
| Impact | On the heels of my exhilarating experience working as a DigiDem under Zinc Collective optimizing Democratic campaigns throughout the high-stakes 2022 midterm election, I am excited by the prospect of bringing my agile technical skills and mission-driven work ethic to my next opportunity. My intention is to join another team that shares my progressive values.  I have worked with a range of technologies across the full stack including Python and React. In my DigiDem role, I updated and enhanced U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer’s campaign website with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. I also worked with the New Jersey State VAN administrator to analyze donor data in their SQL database and flag potential fraud. Additionally, I worked with DigiDems placed elsewhere to develop tech for the broader Democratic party which contributed to our historic midterm election turnout.
Before joining DigiDems, I interned as a software engineer at Preset where I worked with React and Flask on their Apache data visualization tool, Superset. I updated legacy React components to use Hooks and then incorporated TypeScript. Our remote work flow emphasized robust communication through Slack, Linear, and GitHub. |
| Mission | Software engineering. I went to App Academy to upgrade my skills and it has been one of the most rewarding, informative, and important transitions of my life. I look forward to bringing positive change to progressive tech with my coding ability. |
Work History
| Employer | DigiDems/Zinc Collective |
| Occupation | DigiDem, Political Technology Specialist |
| Start Date | June 15, 2022 |
| End Date | November 15, 2022 |
| Employer | Apache Software Foundation |
| Occupation | Software Engineer |
| Start Date | December 15, 2021 |
| End Date | June 15, 2022 |
Education
| School | App Academy |
| Degree | Certificate: Software Engineering |
| Graduation Date | December 15, 2020 |
| School | California State University, Fresno |
| Degree | Bachelors: Business Administration, Marketing |
| Honors and Achievements | Craig Scholar |
| Graduation Date | May 15, 2011 |