Chris spent over 10-years in the Marine Corps working in various operational roles including Special Operations. Chris’s military career was cut short by a suicide car bomb in Iraq that led to a medical retirement. Chris started his post-military career in the Federal Government as a Contracting Specialist. He subsequently moved into healthcare and became the Director of Strategic Accounts for Zimmer Biomet, and Medtronic/Titan Spine where he was responsible for establishing, maintaining, and administrating complex contracts with Group Purchasing Organizations and Hospital Systems. Chris has an MBA from the University of Colorado, and an MS in Marketing from the University of Colorado at Denver.