Christopher Uthe
Chief Product Officer at BlackBeltHelp
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Uthe is a product-focused technology executive with nine years of leadership experience who currently serves as Chief Product Officer at BlackBeltHelp and co-founded education-focused startup Text My Class. He has progressed from software engineer and information architect roles into product leadership at Jenzabar and Ocelot, blending hands-on technical grounding with strategic product management for higher education platforms. Christopher has a track record of building and exiting an edtech CMS (EdSolio) and advising organizations like Higher Ed Partners to align product strategy with growth plans. Known for bridging design sensibilities (background in graphic design and 3-D rendering) with rigorous CS and math training, he excels at translating complex education workflows into usable software. He’s comfortable in both startup and advisory contexts, frequently stepping in as interim head of product to stabilize teams and set roadmaps. Based in Sioux Falls, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with practical delivery experience across product, engineering, and customer-facing roles.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Graphic Design & 3-D Rendering, Graphic Design & 3-D Rendering at University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterMathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Sioux Falls
English
Github Skills (19)
handlers8
webrtc7
mediasoup6
conferencing6
collaboration6
control-panel6
nodejs6
zwave6
javascript6
iot5
wave5
kurento5
video-conferencing4
bigbluebutton4
gateway4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
chrisuthe/HubitatDevices
Apr 2018 - Feb 2021
Repository for Ported Device Handlers and Applications for Hubitat
Contributions:17 commits, 2 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 years 10 months
hubitathandlersiot
chrisuthe/CoopDoor
Apr 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:23 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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