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About Chris

Chris was born and raised in San Jose, California. Growing up he developed a love for the outdoors and riding his bike, which he has yet to grow out of. In high school Chris enjoyed Drama, Wrestling, and Rugby, playing the drums, and the beach. Mostly, he enjoyed causing trouble with his friends.

In college Chris had the opportunity to participate in an intensive humanities program, which served to further develop his interest in literature, art, and philosophy. Originally a Political Science major, Chris one day realized that he had no fondness for politics or politicians. Chris decided to change majors to Psychology.

Chris completed his BA in Psychology, Originally hoping to go into practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Chris continued on for his MS in Clinical Psychology. After graduation, and a lot of soul searching, Chris realized that a career in professional psychology was not the path he wished to follow. The limitations of managed "care" combined with his own observations about the field prompted Chris to seek out an alternative career path.

With some guidance from other professionals, Chris decided to explore the field of Human Resources. It was in this area that Chris felt he could best leverage his education with his desire to serve others. After a brief stint at a startup company, Chris accepted a position in 1999 at Altera Corporation, where he currently works as an Employee Relations Consultant. Chris has also briefly held a side job as a drummer in an industrial rock band, until he got tired of staying out past his bedtime.

After having mixed luck in relationships, Chris took the advice of a good friend and signed up for match.com. After halfheartedly surfing numerous profiles, Chris decided to e-mail Bryn. They've been together since.

Chris and Bryn enjoy spending time together whenever they can, making frequent trips to Lake Tahoe to ski / snowboard (they will never see eye to eye on that topic). The pair also enjoys traveling together, which they discovered (much to their relief!) after spending 2 weeks in Europe last fall. Most recently the two have taken up Kickboxing, which turns out to not only be good exercise but also a great way to settle disputes.

When he's not at work, or getting punched and kicked by his fiancée, Chris has a few hobbies of his own. Chris is an avid Mountain Bicyclist, frequently taking advantage of the wonderful terrain found in the Bay Area. Chris also enjoys playing Ice Hockey on a company sponsored team, and cheering on the San Jose Sharks. Chris has also played paintball since the invention of the sport (he and his buddies may even try to argue that they invented it), as well as camping and hiking. Lately he's strongly considering spending more time playing his drums and getting reconnected with his inner rock star. He's blessed to have great friends and a wonderful wife who puts up with his occasional relapses into the 80's.