Chris was bitten by the design-build bug over 10 years ago while an undergrad in Vermont. Originally hailing from northwest NJ, Chris has lived all over the country working in various aspects of the field ranging from custom cabinet shops, net-zero design build firms, timber framing and milling operations, and custom fine furniture. He currently lives in Helena, Montana, designing and building custom furniture and small structures with a heavy influence from Japanese tools and techniques under his own brand SHELTER and FORM. When not in the shop or onsite, Chris enjoys cooking and baking and all things outdoors including but not limited to hiking, truck camping, gravel biking, and split boarding with his pup Aspen.