The Work

Since March of 2007, Kris has been a contributing innovator at HarQen, an intelligent voice services provider located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He loves his work, his team, and their shared vision.

Kris designs interfaces and leads front-end development. Active products he directs include Voice Advantage, which he helped guide to receiving the "Top HR Product of 2010" award from HR Executive magazine, Symposia, and the HarQen platform as a whole.

In general, his week includes the following lead roles:

But he works tightly with the rest of the HarQen team in other ways:

In his roles he focuses first and foremost on usability. His level of empathy towards those using his products drives him to never quit until the full scope of his work is complete. Clarity is at the center of useful tools.

The Person

Kris graduated from Carroll University in 2007 with a major in Graphic Communications, and minors in International Relations and Communications. Much of his liberal arts studies were around business, economics, politics as well as technology.

He just got married to his wife, Rena. They have a lot in common.

They share a deep love for soccer, the Brewers, the Packers and gardening. The Venn diagram of music interests is pretty similar, although his favorite music is Four Tet and hers Flaming Lips. It can be excessively annoying when people gloat about pets online, but he admits that they have a cat whom they love a lot.

Other hobbies include:

Lastly, and most importantly, his blend of extrovertedness and introvertedness allows him to have many types of friends who can inspire and guide him. He cares deeply for them and his family.