Professional Biography

Chris is a corporate planning guru, budgeting systems architect, code geek and strong organizational leader. He founded Nvelup Consulting in 2014 with the vision of helping organizations and thought leaders reduce risk and manage change using proven agile methodologies, technology innovation and his deep expertise in change management.

He has more than 25 years’ experience in business, finance, accounting, and information technology. Chris spent the past 16 years working in a consulting and executive leadership capacity in Management Consulting delivering corporate planning, staffing, and forecasting solutions to more than 40 corporations nationally and internationally.

Chris obtained his degree in Finance from the University of Washington’s, Foster School of Business and is an Oracle Certified Consultant (OCC). He is a graduate of the U.S. Small Business Association’s Emerging Leaders Program and the University of Washington’s Consulting and Business Development Center’s Business Growth Collaborative.

Chris also served as an Advisory Board Member for the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services providing important guidance to help improve small and diverse owned business inclusion for Master contracts with an annual spend of more than $1.7 billion.

Chris and Lisa work together at Nvelup Consulting and have been married over 15 years. They have one son and two daughters.

In his spare time, Chris enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing billiards, and riding motorcycles.