Chris Krenn
Founder at democracyGPS
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolChris Krenn is a computational physicist and metallurgist turned founder who builds hybrid tools for more resilient, participatory democracy through his startup democracyGPS. With over two decades of technical experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and eight years as an entrepreneurial practitioner, he blends rigorous modeling skills with systems thinking to tackle civic-scale problems. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from UC Berkeley and a background in mechanical engineering from Yale, plus national security training from Texas A&M, giving him an uncommon mix of scientific rigor and policy awareness. Based in Oakland, he pairs hands-on computational expertise with civic volunteer experience (including serving as treasurer for a local League of Women Voters branch), reflecting a commitment to auditable, community-centered governance tools.
8 years of coding experience
Ph.D. Materials Science Materials Engineering Metallurgy, Ph.D. Materials Science Materials Engineering Metallurgy at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering at Yale UniversityCertificate in National Security Affairs Bush School of Government and Public Service, Certificate in National Security Affairs Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
Github Skills (55)
data-science10
supercomputer9
bayesian-statistics9
python9
hpc9
ai9
voting8
textbook8
sublime-text8
jupyter8
administrator7
bolt7
rocket7
mathematics6
maths6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
LLNL/scisample
Jan 2021 - May 2024
Contributions:4 reviews, 16 PRs, 104 pushes in 3 years 3 months
crkrenn/maestrowf
May 2020 - Jun 2026
A tool to easily orchestrate general computational workflows both locally and on supercomputers
Contributions:6 PRs, 87 pushes, 15 branches in 6 years 1 month
openflowlocallyload-balancingsupercomputerscomputational-science
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