Chris is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo studying students' design skill development. Chris was awarded the Canadian Engineering Education Association Engineering Education Graduate Student Award in 2019 for his contributions to the field. Since 2010, Chris has been a member of the instructional staff at the University of Waterloo. Currently, Chris is the Engineering Educational Developer with the Engineering Ideas Clinic, where he designs and implements real-world, hands-on design activities for undergraduate engineering students.