Lanexa.net is a web development firm started in 1998 (in Lanexa, Virginia) by Chris Clarke to fill a niche in Internet services at the time - provide web site design and hosting to academia, local and state governments, small businesses and non-profit organizations, particularly in rural areas. Now based in San Diego, California, Lanexa.net specializes in user-centered web site design, web application development and content management solutions.
Chris has a strong background in Information Technology, and was an early adopter of Linux and open-source platforms. During graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University, Chris quickly became proficient in Perl, HTML, databases and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He received a Masters degree and subsequently developed a graduate-level course in GIS for biologists.
In 1999, Chris relocated to San Diego and began a career with BD Biosciences (then PharMingen) and built an E-Business program. In 2005, he led the development of and launched an ecommerce application on top of SAP R/3 for Internet selling of over 10,000 products, generating over $1 million USD/month in incremental revenue.
After 6 years with BD Biosciences as Director of E-business and Information Technology, Chris is now an independent consultant. Over the course of his career, he has provided services for the following organizations:
- Life Science / High Tech
- Becton Dickinson (BD Biosciences)
- PharMingen
- Alioscopy Corporation
- Nerak Wind Energy Consulting
- Steven Florman Architecture
- Real Estate / MLS Integration
- McMillin Realty, San Diego
- South Beach Real Estate, San Francisco
- Design / Photography
- Cambridge Omnimedia
- John Mireles Photography
- Music / Recording
- Deering Banjo Company
- John Hartford String Band
- Chris Sharp & Studio 607
- Berkley Sound
- San Diego Folk Heritage
- Government / Education
- Anteon Corporation
- US Department of Defense, Camp Pendleton
- US Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Commonwealth of Virginia - Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department
- Virginia Commonwealth University - Center for Environmental Studies
- Middle Penninsula Planning District Commission
- County of Amherst, Virginia
- Amherst County Service Authority
- Department of Natural Resources, West Virginia