From McKinsey & Company, the world’s preeminent consulting firm, to VHX, a Union Square Ventures-backed startup, and now with Ellucian, I've helped launch innovative consumer products and led complex, high-intensity initiatives to success.

Software Engineer @ Acquired by TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group) and Leonard Green Partners for $3.5 billion in August, 2015. Ellucian is the world’s leading provider of software and services institutions need to help students succeed. More than 2,400 institutions in 40 countries rely on Ellucian to help enable the mission of higher education. Ellucian provides student information systems (SIS), finance and HR, recruiting, retention, analytics and advancement software solutions. With more than 1,500 institutions subscribing to Ellucian’s cloud services and SaaS offerings, the company is one of the largest providers of cloud-based solutions in the country. Technology stack: Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, PostreSQL, Redis, Memcachier From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Software Engineer @ VHX is a direct-to-fan distribution platform built for premium video. We empower artists to sell their work from their own websites, directly to fans. Everything that used to be sold on DVD can be sold on VHX. We've helped creators sell their films, documentaries, standup specials, live concert footage, lectures, web series and more. Backed by Union Square Ventures, Lerer Ventures, and Lowercase Capital (Chris Sacca), among others. From September 2013 to August 2015 (2 years) Student @ Hacking applications all the way up and down the stack, focusing on: Ruby, Sinatra, Rails, JavaScript, Object-Oriented Design, Git, SQL and Test-Driven Development. From April 2013 to September 2013 (6 months) Greater New York City AreaProduct Manager @ Acquired by EDPlus Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aequitas Capital Management, in May, 2014. Backed by McGraw-Hill, Unigo.com is one of the web's largest college admissions websites, with over 250,000 free school reviews, photos and videos by current college students and over 1,500 admissions experts providing admissions and financial aid advice. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal called Unigo “a college resource built for the age of YouTube and Facebook” and The New York Times said our reviews were “vivid in a way no guidebook can match." Over the past year I’ve led our team to several major product launches: • Complete redesign and rebranding of Unigo.com. I led this six-month project from beginning to end. Pageviews are up 60% over last year. Registrations have increased 300%. • Led development of an online, multimedia admissions course that increased revenue by 400% in 2012 over 2011. • SaaS platform (currently in beta with a top online university) that leverages our chat, scheduling, and analytics technology for use by schools to improve enrollment yield management and increase retention. From 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Analyst @ The McKinsey Investment Office manages over $6 billion on behalf of McKinsey & Co., the preeminent management consulting firm. • Led restructuring of our $105-million variable annuity and VUL insurance-wrapped vehicles. Resulted in $472,000 annual cost savings, an improved credit rating (from B to AA according to S&P), and federal and state regulatory approval. • Launched an IRA-wrapped version of our flagship fund. Worked with investors to raise $5 million in seed capital required for launch. • Increased robustness and efficiency of systems and processes used to track, analyze and report over $1 billion in transactions across 1,400 investors. Reduced errors by 75% and reduced time spent by 15%. • Built an Excel-based program to compare the returns of a Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA. From 2009 to 2011 (2 years) Junior Analyst @ Client Service team member in the Investment Office of McKinsey & Co. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Campaign Associate - Street Team @ Chairman of the NY Tech Meetup (NYTM), Andrew Rasiej ran for Public Advocate of New York City (3rd in succession from Mayorship) on a platform of building a citywide, publicly accessible WiFi network. From 2005 to 2005 (less than a year) Greater New York City Area

The Flatiron School From 2013 to 2013 Bachelor of Arts, English Literature @ Wesleyan UniversityHigh School Diploma @ Trevor Day School Christopher Lake is skilled in: Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Marketing Communications, Email Marketing, Financial Reporting, Project Management, User Interface Design, Writing, Creative Writing, Customer Satisfaction, Analysis, Analytics