Summary
Chris Mutzel is a seasoned software leader and founder with 13 years of experience building cloud-native systems, machine learning stacks, and product teams from the ground up. Currently co-founding Moria to apply AI to simplify mine operations and serving as CTO of Cognito Health, he has a track record of turning hardware-centric companies into software-first businesses. At Cognito he authored most of the initial cloud, mobile, and edge code and codified hiring, release, and compensation processes that scaled engineering capability. His background spans healthcare, enterprise networking, and automation—shipping production systems on AWS, GCP, and edge IoT platforms. Comfortable both writing core infrastructure code and shaping company strategy, he combines hands-on engineering with repeatable operational playbooks. Based in Boulder, he also brings an entrepreneurial bent evidenced by prior startups and an unusual pivot into adventure writing between roles.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS Electrical Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering at Tufts University