Chris is an undergraduate at the University of California, Irvine, in the Film and Media Studies (FMS) program. A native Californian, Chris has always had an interest in both the environment and digital media. He has been working with computer hardware and building his own since the mid 1990s, and now uses computers mostly for video production and editing. He has a strong interest in using film for social change through both documentary and other video mediums, and also hopes to produce independent horror films.

Currently, he works as a part-time photographer, and has a growing interest in journalism and screenwriting.

With a Global Sustainability minor, he is involved in many grassroots organizations at UC Irvine, including both S4S (Students for Sustainability) and SETC (The Sustainable Engineering and Technology Club) and the 2009 Green Initiative Fund ( TGIF ) campaign. He and a group of UCI students are also attempting to create a sustainable, green, and educational vegetable and food garden on campus. Chris plans to pursue graduate study in the field of Environmental Sciences.