Chris Harper Triplett Phone: 925.420.6207 www.ChrisHarperTriplett.com E-mail: chris@chrisharpertriplett.com

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisharpertriplett1

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Art instructor in painting and drawing at Richmond Art Center. Professional fine artist working independently on commissioned portraits, book illustration and original art in acrylic, watercolor and mixed media. Prior to that my career was in information technology product management in software and financial services organizations. Hold a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Go Bears). Current Masters candidate in Art History from Azusa Pacific University.

EDUCATION

Azusa Pacific University, MA in Art History, Theory and Critique, estimated graduation Fall 2018 University of California Berkeley, BA in Art Practice, graduated May 2011 Arizona State University, Art & Design Institute, 2005-2007 San Francisco State, School of Art, 1978-1980

ART PRACTICE COMPETENCIES

Ø Painting Ø Drawing Ø Architectural rendering Ø Portraiture Ø Illustration Ø Photoshop Ø Illustrator Ø InDesign Ø AutoCAD Ø Wordpress Ø Wix.com

BUSINESS APPLICATION COMPETENCIES

Ø Project Management & scheduling Ø Business analysis and writing Ø Customer relations Ø Vendor management Ø Reporting and budgeting Ø Training Ø Word Ø Excel Ø MS Project Ø JIRA Ø Agile Methodology Ø Account management

ART PRACTICE MEDIUMS

Ø Oil Ø Acrylic Ø Watercolor Ø Mixed Media

ART PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Richmond Art Center Richmond, California September 2015 – Present • Watercolor – All levels of painters • Sketchbooking/Drawing – All levels

EXHIBITIONS

2016 January “Arizona Aqueous XXX" - Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac Arizona 2016 February "timeshared" Group Exhibit - Autobody Art Gallery, Alameda California 2014 February "Annual Book Illustrator's" group show for "Rocky the Sea Turtle", Sun Gallery, Hayward CA 2012 May "Portraiture" group show, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA 2012 April "Wild West III" group show, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA 2010 May “Retrospect”, Autobody Art Gallery, Alameda, CA

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COMMISSIONS 2014 November Portrait commission, Tracey Messick, Cheyenne, WY 2014 August Portrait commission, Tracey Messick, Cheyenne, WY 2012 August Portrait commission, Patrick Griffis, Sunnyvale, CA 2012 April Portrait commission, Desiree Christensen, Tucson, AZ 2011 July Portrait commission, Clara Mencini, Palo Alto, CA 2011 June Portrait commission, Tyler Kreitz, Burlingame, CA 2009 May Portrait commission, Ellie Gensheimer, Fort Worth, TX

BOOK ILLUSTRATION 2014 May "Rocky the Sea Turtle", Illustrator, Author: Tina Cole Kreitz

PUBLICATION 2012 June American Quarter Horse Association Magazine. Published photography from Project Cowgirl event

Volunteer Experience Believe in Me Foundation Alameda, California November 2011 - March 2013

• Website designer and administrator

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Terradatum, Inc. Glen Ellen, California Director of Product Management (Project Manager and Business Analyst) March 2012 – August 2014 Contract Business Analyst and Project Manager May 2008 – May 2010

• Led the effort to establish a company Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system; developed and managed the RFP process and established the implementation plan.

• Established the business model for the customer service department located in Overland Park Kansas. • Led the Product Management group consisting of business analysts, project managers and UI/UX Designer

in the development of the company's flagship BrokerMetrics®, AgentMetrics®, KnowMyMarket®, and Clarus MarketMetrics® real estate software product line.

• Led the effort with redesigning the company's external website. • Led the effort to change the development process from a Waterfall methodology to Agile. This effort

included the evaluation of tools, implementation of Atlassian JIRA tracking software, mentoring the SCRUM masters and teams.

• Part of the executive management team to identify and establish new software development lifecycle process to get to market more quickly and support it more efficiently. This involved all members of this small software company to determine first where the problems lied; presented findings; recommended solutions; ran the project for the implementation.

• Responsibilities included account management of key customers during product development. • Projects included web and desktop applications and cloud computing.

Charles Schwab and Co. San Francisco August 1995 - February 2012 Schwab employment began in the summer of 1995 as a contract Business Analyst and Project Manager in the Schwab Institutional Marketing group. In June 2000, I transitioned to a full-time position as a Director in the Project Management group working in San Francisco and eventually in Phoenix. In June 2005 I left the company to pursue a degree at UC Berkeley. From that time forward, I continued to contract with Schwab on various projects as a Product Manager, Business Analyst and Project Manager.

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Contract Business Analyst and Project Manager engagements: Contract Business Analyst (18 month contract) June 2010 – Feb 2012 Contract Project Manager and Business Analyst (6 month contract) July 2008 – December 2008 Contract Project Manager & Business Analyst (12 month contract) January 2007 – January 2008 Contract Project Manager & Business Analyst (5 year contract) August 1995 – June 2000

• Developed business requirements, use cases and test scripts used by various engineering teams. Established

and managed the project plans and deliverables. • Worked with offshore software developers and quality assurance analysts to ensure understanding of the

requirements and priorities. • Worked extensively with large service organizations to support existing Investment Manager customers to

make their businesses run more effectively using Schwab products. • Extensive customer interaction when developing tools for investment managers, which included trade shows

and usability studies.

Employee: Director in Project Management Group (employee) June 2000 - June 2005 • Managed a department of 6-10 business analysts and project leaders in matrix management environment; Led

four cross functional project teams simultaneously to develop product, business processes and systems, and improve critical business processes on time, on scope and within budget. Acted as Program Manager for the large Portfolio Accounting Cost Basis project.

• Headed Schwab Institutional Cost Basis initiative, including management reporting, monthly status reports, project budget monitoring, budget reforecast and assuring successful launch on time and within budget. This project was a multi-million dollar project over a period of 5 years, involving cross-departmental partnering, mentoring team members and extensive negotiating skills with technology teams. The project involved offshore technical staff and multi-city locations in the US.

• Awarded Technology Partner of the Year

Barclays Global Investors (now BlackRock) San Francisco Contract Project Manager and Business Analyst February 2008 – July 2008

Ø Reported to the Project Management Office (PMO) group on the business side

• Established job descriptions and guidelines for the Business Analysts and Project Managers • Created standards for the role and execution on project and service teams. • Responsible for recruiting Business Analysts and Project Managers. • Responsible for the monthly reporting to the global PMO based in London by establishing the project

reporting as required by the banking oversight committee reporting to the OCC. Summary of Previous Work Experience Most of my experience prior to focusing on product management was in service organizations. My responsibilities included managing and working in Help Desk roles servicing external customers as well as internal organizations.

• WALKER INTERATIVE SYSTEMS, San Francisco, CA, End User Services • KAISER PERMANENTE, Walnut Creek, California, Production Services • WELLS FARGO Bank, San Francisco, QA and Business Analyst • ONLINE BUSINESS SYSTEMS, San Francisco, Support Services Representative • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, Berkeley, California, Production Support Representative