Summary
Christopher Stapels is a versatile engineer and product-focused communicator with eight years in software and a broader 20+ year technical career spanning physics, electronics, and research management. Currently shaping global self-service and help strategies at MathWorks, he bridges development and marketing to improve user support for complex engineering products. He has led full product cycles—from IoT platform documentation to embedded radiation detector systems—combining hands-on hardware, GUI and data-processing software, and team leadership. Christopher pairs a rare technical pedigree (PhD-level physics and biomedical engineering background) with an MBA, enabling him to translate deep technical detail into practical product and support outcomes. An analytical problem solver accustomed to scarce-resource research, he consistently turns multidisciplinary complexity into usable, well-documented solutions.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Physics and Mathematics, BS, Physics and Mathematics at Alma College
MBA, Business Administration, MBA, Business Administration at Oregon State University
Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University