Chris is a native Californian with more than ten years experience marketing, developing, and documenting complex fixed-income and credit derivative systems. Before embarking on his career as a techno-quant marketeer, he led a simple life as part-time English teacher who waited tables to pay the bills. In between shifts (and free meals) he spent his time reading, surfing, and exploring the bountiful nightlife in San Francisco. Nowadays he spends most of his free time with his wife and two daughters, though he still manages to save enough time to follow his beloved Cal Golden Bears.