Summary
Chris Lipscombe is an Information Technology Manager with over 20 years of experience delivering full-stack web and systems solutions for nonprofits, currently overseeing infrastructure, databases, websites, networks, and bespoke reporting tools at Cincinnati Youth Collaborative. He combines deep PHP, Laravel, WordPress, and MySQL expertise with systems administration and process automation to streamline volunteer management and grant reporting workflows. Equally comfortable shipping code and managing hardware, Chris has a track record of building practical tools for medium-sized organizations while reducing manual reporting overhead. Outside of typical IT duties he leads the Klingon Language Institute as President, blending nonprofit leadership, fundraising, and product management with a unique background in translation and localization—he’s an active tlhIngan Hol translator who applies linguistic creativity to technical problems.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at University of the West of England
BS, Computer Science, Physics, Math, BS, Computer Science, Physics, Math at Filton College
NA, Japanese Language and Culture, NA, Japanese Language and Culture at Northern Kentucky University
English, klingon, Japanese