Christopher Fossan

Digital Solutions and Marketing Technology Manager

I bridge technology, marketing, and operations to create practical systems, stronger digital experiences, and tools that help organizations and people work better.

Christopher Fossan
Professional Profile

Creating innovation with a broad view of business.

My work sits at the intersection of IT, digital marketing, web development, customer experience, operations, and project management.

What I do

I lead projects from idea through launch, evaluate and implement software platforms, maintain websites and digital systems, solve operational problems, and help teams adopt technology with confidence.

I am equally comfortable planning strategy, writing code, training staff, troubleshooting infrastructure, producing marketing content, or turning a rough idea into a working product.

20+Years across technology, web, and digital work
6Locations supported through shared systems and processes
End to endPlanning, design, implementation, launch, and optimization

Core strengths

I bring technical depth, creative problem solving, strong communication, and a practical understanding of how new systems affect employees and customers.

Digital Transformation Full Stack Web Development Project Management IT Operations Marketing Technology UX and UI SEO API Integrations Staff Training Content Production Process Improvement Vendor Evaluation
Selected Work

Projects that combine strategy, technology, and execution.

Company System Implementations
POS • Scheduling • Payroll • Onboarding • Internal communication
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Led major company wide system rollouts for point of sale, class management, online registration, employee scheduling, training, onboarding, payroll, project management, and internal communication.

Responsibilities included vendor evaluation, selection criteria, implementation planning, data and process coordination, manager training, adoption support, and post launch troubleshooting.

Company system implementation project
Water Safety Education and Events
Public education • Event coordination • Video production • Community partnerships
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Created public water safety programs that include animated videos for children, school presentations, staff training resources, and a community water safety festival supported by local partners.

This work brings together project management, educational design, event planning, marketing, video production, and a mission centered on preventing childhood drowning.

Water safety education and event project
Houston Swim Club Website
Web strategy • Development • UX • SEO • Content
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Development of Houston Swim Club's website, from requirements gathering and information architecture through launch and continued optimization.

The work included responsive page design, conversion focused content, search visibility improvements, location pages, campaign landing pages, analytics, and integrations with customer registration systems.

View Houston Swim Club
Houston Swim Club website project
Stop Drowning Now Website
Nonprofit website • Donations • Membership • Project management
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Developed a modern website for Stop Drowning Now, a nonprofit focused on drowning prevention. The project brought education, membership, donations, and organizational information into a clearer and more accessible digital experience.

View Stop Drowning Now
Stop Drowning Now website project
Kids Water Safety Gaming Website
Educational technology • JavaScript games • Child focused UX
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Developed and launched interactive learning tools that teach children water safety through games, stories, activities, and memorable characters. The project reached more than 500 active users during its first month.

This work reflects my interest in combining technology, education, and playful experiences that make important information easier for children to understand.

View Howey's Island
Kids water safety gaming project
Howey’s Island iOS App Development
iOS app • Educational technology • Game development • Mobile UX
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Developed the iOS app version of Howey’s Island, bringing the interactive water safety experience to mobile devices with a touch friendly interface designed for children.

The app extends the project beyond the web and makes its games, characters, and water safety learning experience available as a dedicated mobile application.

View Howey’s Island on the App Store
Howey’s Island iOS app
Howeyverse Brand Development
Brand systems • Characters • Games • Video • Print • Live experiences
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Built a kid friendly character universe from the ground up and expanded it into a complete brand ecosystem that includes trading cards, videos, marketing materials, coloring books, games, educational resources, and live mascots.

The project combines creative direction, writing, visual consistency, web development, campaign strategy, and audience engagement.

Howeyverse brand project
AI Workflow Modernization
AI implementation • Support quality • Workflow improvement
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I utilize AI as a practical tool to improve workflows, reduce repetitive manual work, organize knowledge, strengthen output quality, and create smoother experiences for staff and customers.

My focus is on applying AI where it is genuinely useful, understandable, and sustainable within daily operations rather than adopting technology for its own sake.

Interactive Customer Kiosks
Custom software • Touchscreen UX • Deployment • Training
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Designed and deployed free standing interactive kiosks across multiple locations so customers could explore class levels, meet instructors, watch videos, and find useful information through a simple touchscreen experience.

The project included interface design, local content management, hardware planning, deployment, staff training, and ongoing refinement based on real world use.

Interactive customer kiosk project
Experience

Long term ownership, broad responsibility, and hands on delivery.

2010 to Present

Digital Solutions and Marketing Technology Manager

Houston Swim Club

Manage company technology systems, software evaluation and implementation, support, networking, servers, security, staff training, account administration, purchasing, process coordination, reporting, websites, digital marketing, content production, branding, advertising, and operational troubleshooting across multiple locations.

2008 to 2011

Freelance Web Developer

Soma Web Studio

Built and maintained websites for businesses and organizations, with a focus on practical design, usability, responsive layouts, content management, and effective online communication.

2002 to 2004

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

University of Houston

A foundation that continues to influence how I think about communication, learning, user behavior, staff adoption, customer experience, and the human side of technology.

Personal photo Personal interest photo Creative project photo
Beyond the Job Title

Curious, creative, and always building something.

I enjoy projects that let me combine technology with storytelling, design, education, and play. That might mean programming a game, creating a children's character, producing a short video, experimenting with a new platform, or finding an unexpectedly simple fix for a complicated problem.

I care about work that is useful and understandable. The best solution is not always the most complex one. It is the one people can adopt, maintain, and benefit from.

Creative Coding Educational Games Photography and Video Drone Content Character and Brand Building Learning New Tools
Vexxiang personal game project

Personal Projects

I also build independent creative and game projects outside of my professional work.

Visit vexxiang.com

Personal profile