About
Exist to create.
My name is Christopher Sardegna, and my project is Reagent X Laboratories. At Reagent X Laboratories, I have designed and built apps and websites, as well as worked in many other areas. I currently reside in sunny south Orange County or Los Angeles, depending on the time of year. My academic education is in Economics and Business Finance, a double degree I am obtaining at Loyola Marymount University.
As a photography hobbyist, my pursuit of perfection has landed my work in publications like Huffington Post, Psychology Today, FQ Magazine, ThoughtCatalog, Buzzfeed, Fast Company, Bustle, Tech.co, and the Rotary Club, as well as thousands of other corporate, nonprofit, and personal publications internationally. This pursuit is also evident in my share of time as a graphic designer and web developer, and then as an iOS developer. This pursuit plays a heavy part in what I do, how I do it, and who I am in general.
Data analysis has always been a passion of mine, from analyzing the economy of mobile games for fun to compiling information on revenue forecasts. Visualizing data and making complex trends easily digestible is a skill I possess and something I have a passion for doing.
I have most developed this skill in the context of Finance. In dealing with my own applications, which have a combined total of over 50,000 downloads, I modeled how sales would change. I also analyzed how my clients’ websites would perform in the context of their industries. I have also used these skills to streamline the data modeling process, from building simple hierarchies of company departments, accounts, and divisions to visualizing revenue forecasts for executive teams.
Beyond the warm glow of my monitors, I play ultimate, shoot landscape and astrophotography, and visit museums. I will never pass up a run or a trip to the beach. I enjoy a good video game (especially the Deus Ex series) and love the music of Blind Guardian, Mobb Deep, Eminem, Bach, Vivaldi, and Tchaikovsky, in no particular order. Also, I love cheese and tea.
B.B.A., FINANCE
Loyola Marymount University
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance.
B.A., ECONOMICS
Loyola Marymount University
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Experience
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING INTERN
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
October 2016 - April 2017
Developed Excel-based systems to consolidate investment and fixed asset journal entry systems.
Automated workflows to increase efficiency of month-end close for parking, health insurance, and life insurance.
Designed a cash budget projection system using MAS 500 and Excel
Built database of all current contractors and vendors for the accounting management team
Verified semi-monthly employee expense report accuracy in DocLink
FINANCE ANALYST INTERN
Telogis
Summer 2015
Built and analyzed revenue and bookings forecasts
Compiled Quarterly Budget reporting information for Travel and IT expenses
Built out a hierarchy for all departments, accounts, and divisions for import to Oracle
Updated monthly actual and budget reporting for accounts across the company
Worked directly with Concur, Intacct, and Salesforce to create reports and export data
FOUNDER AND OWNER
Reagent X Laboratories
August 2012 - Current
I specialized in building high-quality, beautiful applications for your iPhone and iPad. My strictness with graphic perfection and an amazing user experience only further my ability to improve the use of the amazing iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Projects included:
iOS Applications
Android Applications
Web applications
Wordpress websites
Data Analysis and Modeling
Microsoft Office
Photography
Visual Design
Wordpress
OS X and iOS
Windows 7 and 10
Python, HTML, CSS
Spreadsheets and Databses
Teamwork and Leadership
Project Management