Chris Ullrich
Chief Technology Officer at InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Ullrich is a seasoned technology executive and CTO with 12 years of leadership experience building products at the intersection of neurotech, AR/VR, haptics, and generative AI. He leads strategy, research and product teams to commercialize human-augmentation technologies at Cognixion while representing the U.S. on international BCI standards through INCITS and ISO/IEC committees. A serial standards-builder and co-founder of the Haptics Industry Forum, he has deep experience aligning ecosystems, managing large IP portfolios, and driving M&A and licensing efforts. His technical roots span applied mathematics, signal processing, robotics and software architecture, and he contributes practical systems work such as dependency and library integration on high-profile projects like microsoft/vcpkg. Known for turning advanced prototypes into standards-backed products, he combines academic rigor with industry-facing execution across startups and public companies.
12 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics, M.Sc. Applied Mathematics at The University of British ColumbiaB.Math Applied Math and Physics, B.Math Applied Math and Physics at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (12)
c-language10
package-manager10
lib10
cprogramming-language10
packager10
package10
boost9
openssl9
cmake9
c178
windows8
c118
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vcpkg
Sep 2016 - Jun 2022
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:
Software Engineer (Focus on Library Management and Integration)
Software Engineer (Focus on Library Management and Integration)Contributions:5 reviews, 14 commits, 22 PRs in 5 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the integration and maintenance of external libraries within the vcpkg package manager. Their work involved updating and fixing configurations for libraries like Boost and OpenSSL, ensuring correct linking and dynamic build options. They also upgraded and updated the WTL (Windows Template Library) package, incorporating multiple versions and addressing issues related to post-release updates, highlighting a focus on dependency management and keeping third-party libraries up-to-date.
c-plus-plussetuptoolspackage-managermacoscplusplus
chrullrich/pgjdbc
May 2016 - Mar 2021
Postgresql JDBC Driver
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes, 11 branches in 4 years 10 months
database-accesssqldatabasepostgresqljava
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