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Chris Downard

Director of Software Engineering, Granicus

Denver

As a former electronic retail chain manager turned developer turned director of software engineering, Chris Downard is an expert in all levels of technical work, with the management experience to understand how technical implications affect business decisions and partner relationships in an agile environment. He leads a national team of developers focused on making government business processes better at Granicus, a government software portfolio company based in Denver, Colorado.

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