Charles has a been a Web Application developer since 2003 but has been doing computer programming longer than that. He has a BS in Computer Science from California State University Sacramento. He has been involved in the development of the Computer Asset Tracking System (CATS) for State of California Dept of Transportation (Caltrans). He also was the technical lead and initial developer for the Sacramento Professional Network website. He has worked as a contractor for companies such as Yahoo, Intel, Infoblox, Calpine and many others.