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Chris started his career as a co-op student at IBM's Federal Systems Division, which supported the space program at NASA. Working during the day at IBM and attending night classes at UH, his early professional experience included software development for a space workstation — prototyping user interfaces and software that could be easy to use in space. 

Chris founded Softeq Development back in 1997 with a focus on technical software development, based on his passion for solving complex problems. Since then the company’s firmware, hardware, and embedded capabilities have been augmented with mobile and web expertise, as well as complex engineering for IoT.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Chris is an active angel investor and advisor in several start-up technology ventures. Chris is interested in building businesses that excel while fostering a positive and creative work environment. He loves using technology to solve complex problems and working to build the best technical software outsourcing team possible. He is a family man, a sport pilot, a published magazine and book author, an admitted gadget geek -- and he believes that sleep is highly overrated.

Howard also serves as General Partner of the Softeq Venture Fund.

Edwin has 20+ years of experience leading people and talent-related programs globally for technology enterprises. Lemus recently led the People Experience organization for a cybersecurity company where he designed and executed their people experience strategy centered on building a destination culture for employees. Lemus previously held the position of Director of the Americas for a technology company where he successfully expanded their LATAM region that included a new R&D center in Mexico City. Lemus further elevates the company’s people operations team and will build a cohesive company culture with an increasingly distributed workforce in 22 locations around the world.

Damon's 25-year career began in sales and business development before moving into the marketing agency world serving B2B clients in energy, professional services, manufacturing, and industrial markets. Vance has led multi-disciplinary marketing teams and managed client accounts developing and executing everything from branding and marketing strategy to multi-channel campaigns. Prior to joining Softeq he lead the marketing function for a number of tech startups and a media company building brands and campaigns that drove sales opportunities and revenue. Damon holds a MS in Marketing from Texas A&M University and lives in Houston with his wife and daughter.

Director of Delivery at Softeq, where she leads high-performing Engineering, Solution, and Project Management teams known for delivering complex IoT and embedded systems. With deep expertise across the product lifecycle, her teams build secure, scalable solutions that drive meaningful business results.

Vytautas has more than 12 years of experience driving financial management, process development, and operational excellence across global organizations. Before stepping into his current role at Softeq, he led business process and automation initiatives that streamlined company-wide operations and improved scalability. Previously, Vytautas held senior roles in the retail and healthcare sectors, where he delivered major efficiency and process optimization projects across multiple markets. He also served as an internal auditor for the largest retail and pharmacy group in the Baltics, where he focused on performance improvement across diverse business units. At Softeq, Vytautas strengthens the company’s financial and operational foundation, enabling innovation and growth across its global footprint.