Christopher Gonzalez
Chief Strategy Officer
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Gonzalez is a strategic public-sector and development leader with 11 years of experience bridging government, real estate, and civic technology. As Chief Strategy Officer at NYC Department of Social Services and former Chief Deputy Commissioner for Suffolk County, he combines high-level policy advocacy with hands-on project delivery—from land use and large-scale housing recovery projects to coalition-building for political campaigns. He brings legal training (JD) and a sociology background to navigate complex stakeholder networks, regulatory frameworks, and financing structures. Christopher also contributes to open-source front-end work (notably on OperationCode’s React site), reflecting a pragmatic interest in platform architecture and community-building beyond traditional public service. Known for translating policy goals into executable programs, he excels at aligning government, private developers, and community partners to advance large, multifaceted initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Sociology, Bachelor's degree, Sociology at University of MichiganJD, Law, JD, Law at Cardozo School of Law
Github Skills (10)
component-development10
css10
javascript10
jestjs10
react10
testing9
cypress9
html9
nextjs9
user-friendly5
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
OperationCode/front-end
Jul 2018 - May 2019
Operation Code's website
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:31 commits, 23 PRs, 15 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily focused on updating and adding tests for existing components, specifically in the context of React-based form components and utility functions. They implemented new features such as the jobs page including the use of the ZipRecruiter component and a featured jobs section, indicating involvement in the overall website structure. The user also added the leadership circle page and navigation links, contributing to content and site navigation updates.
operationreactjestcssjavascript
chrismgonzalez/Essence
Jul 2017 - Jan 2020
Essence CSS framework
Contributions:4 PRs, 25 pushes, 8 branches in 2 years 5 months
sasscssframeworkcss-frameworkessence
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