Chris Combs
Artist at Self-employed
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolChris Combs is an artist-technologist in Washington, D.C. with 11 years of professional experience blending visual storytelling, web production, and systems engineering. After roles shaping photo and web content at The Washington Post and National Geographic, and directing digital products at Washingtonian Magazine, he now creates provocative technology as a self-employed artist. His background uniquely spans photojournalism, front-end design, and mission-critical server infrastructure—skills honed since early CTO and engineering roles at galleries and agencies. Known for turning editorial needs into surprising online experiences, he brings both creative vision and technical rigor to interdisciplinary projects.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Photojournalism, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Photojournalism at Corcoran College of Art and Design
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Github Skills (200)
displays10
spi10
linter10
raspberry-pi-gpio10
modal-dialog10
octoprint10
filesystem10
esp826610
python10
arduino-library10
esp3210
multiplexing10
rp204010
3d-printer10
lint10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
combs/chip-tools
Jun 2016 - Aug 2020
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
combs/mirf-base
Jan 2015 - Mar 2024
A Raspberry Pi and Arduino powered base station for a Mirf mesh.
Contributions:3 PRs, 210 pushes in 9 years 3 months
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