Previously, he was at Complete Genomics doing similar work on its high-throughput sequencing. Prior to Chuck's time in life sciences, he worked for government, defense, and robotics companies, including Raytheon Missile Systems and Silicon Graphics. He has developed software for graphics, visual simulation, and GPGPU applications for over 20 years. Chuck has refocused his GPU and HPC expertise into the life sciences space, where he is pursuing an M.S. in bioinformatics at Stanford. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona.