Chris Shaffer

Experience

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  Arya Networks

  Chief Technology Officer

  Oct 2023 - Present

  Arya is a new type of supply chain visibility platform that’s bringing new access, accuracy and transparency by providing the right incentives to the right players.

  • At Arya, we're seeking to improve financing and visibility for smalland medium-sized business across the supply chain.
  • We're starting by partnering with banks to streamline the underwriting and improve risk analysis for their lending operations, while making life a little easier for their clients and unlocking new sources of funding.
  • The ultimate goal is full visibility and the resiliency that comes with that into the entire supply chain, as the network expands and supplier relationships are mapped out.
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  Scout Corps, LLC

  Software Consultant / President

  Jul 2017 - Present

  We strive to improve upon the typical consulting model Our goal is not simply to have a transactional dollars-for-code relationship, but to leave your business with stronger and more sustainable technology capabilities than we found it. You should be left not only with a finished product, but your own capabilities to maintain and build upon that product. What does "finished" even mean in today's business landscape? A business that's not innovating or evolving is probably dead. We want to plan our own obsolescence Typical consultants come with a myriad of problems — they might leave you with something you're unable to maintain, require expensive re-engagements or even re-writes, and encourage dependence. We prefer our engagements to also provide a scalable architecture, policies and procedures, and management structures. We look beyond just a single project-based solution, including toward the hiring and training of the next generation. Your transitional CTO Hiring technical staff and finding technical co-founders is hard; knowing if they're doing a good job is even harder; replacing them if they're not performing can become near-impossible. A lot of companies, in a desperate scramble to hire someone to hit that deadline three months from now, either enter into a big commitment that later turns out to be a mistake, or put off the decision to build something correctly from the start. Let us buy you the time to comfortably make the right decision for your business. What we aren't We are not a staffing firm that collects payments in order to help meet a quota of filled chairs. We do not measure productivity by the number of lines of code typed; "work" in a mechanical sense doesn't translate to accomplishing anything. We will not seek to make ourselves irreplaceable. We are not the generic "lowest bidder."

  • A leader in technology and business, hands-on and at the front lines. We aim to be the team that goes in first, assesses the situation, explores the options, finds and clears a path for everyone else.
  • Our goal is not simply to have a transactional dollars-for-code relationship, but to leave your business with stronger and more sustainable technology capabilities than we found it.
  • You should be left not only with a finished product, but your own capabilities to maintain and build upon that product. What does "finished" even mean in today's business landscape? A business that's not innovating or evolving is probably dead.
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  Climb Credit

  CTO

  Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

  Climb Credit (NMLS# 1240013) is an innovative student payment platform that makes career creation and transformation more accessible, affordable, and accountable than ever before. Driven by a mission to empower individuals to unlock their career potential – no matter what their credit profile – Climb Credit identifies programs and schools with a demonstrated ability to improve the earnings of their graduates. They then provide learners with financing options structured to meet the unique needs of those seeking career training. Recognizing the dynamic and diverse nature of an economy in rapid change, Climb Credit partners with schools that teach everything from cybersecurity to truck driving, heavy machine operation to data science, and culinary arts to coding. meetclimb.com/disclosures

  • Climb Credit (NMLS# 1240013) is an innovative student payment platform that makes career creation and transformation more accessible, affordable, and accountable than ever before. Driven by a mission to empower individuals to unlock their career potential – no matter what their credit profile – Climb Credit identifies programs and schools with a demonstrated ability to improve the earnings of their graduates. They then provide learners with financing options structured to meet the unique needs of those seeking career training. Recognizing the dynamic and diverse nature of an economy in rapid change, Climb Credit partners with schools that teach everything from cybersecurity to truck driving, heavy machine operation to data science, and culinary arts to coding. https://meetclimb.com/disclosures
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  Relationship Science

  Director of Engineering

  May 2011 - Sep 2015

  RelSci helps organizations reach the people who matter most to their success. With 400 researchers and experts worldwide, RelSci’s data-driven platform is leveraged by corporations, financial institutions and nonprofit organizations gain a deeper understanding of their relationships with influential decision makers - what we call their "relationship capital." Altrata is comprised of five distinct offerings: BoardEx, Boardroom Insiders, RelSci, WealthEngine, and Wealth-X. Together, we provide data and intelligence on the most impactful people to our clients’ success. For career opportunities, visit - https://altrata.com/careers/ Altrata.com

  • Relationship Science is a technology solutions company working directly with executive teams to create competitive advantage. The RelSci Platform helps organizations of all sizes capture and leverage their relationship networks with the influential decision makers that matter to their success. Our corporate, financial and nonprofit clients utilize the platform’s curated set of more than 1 million organizations and the 3.5 million decision makers affiliated with them to drive better business outcomes in the following areas:
  • Strategic planning
  • Capital raising
  • Idea generation/deal sourcing
  • New client acquisition
  • Portfolio/client services
  • Executive/board team building
  • Crisis management
  • Ongoing client retention
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  Capital IQ

  Software Developer

  Jun 2007 - May 2011

  S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) provides Essential Intelligence. We enable governments, businesses and individuals with the right data, expertise and connected technology so that they can make decisions with conviction. From helping our customers assess new investments to guiding them through sustainability and energy transition across supply chains, we unlock new opportunities, solve challenges and Accelerate Progress for the world. We are widely sought after by many of the world’s leading organizations to provide credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help the world’s leading organizations plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com. Our divisions include: – S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work. – S&P Global Ratings offers critical insights for credit, risk and sustainable finance solutions that are essential to translating complexity into clarity, so market participants can uncover opportunities. – S&P Global Commodity Insights enables organizations to create long-term, sustainable value with data and insights for a complete view on the global energy and commodities markets. – S&P Global Mobility turns invaluable insights captured from automotive data to help our clients understand today’s market, reach more customers, and shape the future of automotive mobility. – S&P Dow Jones Indices provides iconic and innovative index solutions, bringing transparency to global capital markets. – S&P Global Engineering Solutions solves for tomorrow’s challenges today by transforming workflows and end-user experiences with data, insights and technology.

  • Capital IQ, Inc. provides integrated financial information and technology solutions. It provides data and analytics for global financial professionals. It works with different client firms, including investment banks, asset management firms, private equity firms, universities, and corporations. Capital IQ helps its clients to identify investment opportunities, draw unique insights and increase returns by providing them with deep information on companies, markets, and people along with powerful applications for desktop research and analysis. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.