Chad Trytten is a tech entrepreneur who has made a name for himself in distributed systems architecture and novel networking solutions. He studied Cognitive Systems and Computational Intelligence with a focus on Computer Science and Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia. During his undergrad and research career, he was an advocate, inventor, and developer of distributed systems made from composite applications and devices. He focused on new ways to resolve the fundamental problem of integrating mixed heterogeneous hardware and software components into functional systems. His innovative design and architecture resulted in Spark's Distrix, a platform that allows hardware/software/network engineers to integrate disparate components quickly, easily and reliably without re-engineering everything to match a single standard. The Distrix platform has been proven to significantly reduce integration engineering time. Recently, Chad co-founded Koriist, a tech company in stealth mode, with key individuals with extensive and strategic experience within the US Department of Defense and beyond. Chad's other priorities include team building, financing, ensuring exceptional customer experience, and providing practical solutions that utilize technology.