CHRISTIAN BURTT
CEO, Forefront Software
Development, PLC
Summary
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Current General Manager and CEO of
Forefront Software Development, PLC, a
social enterprise based in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
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Leader. Developer. Orphan Advocate.
18+ years in full-stack software development
FOREFRONTETHIOPIA.COM
HOPETAKESROOT.COM
SECONDHANDWEBDESIGN.COM
NGO Director and fundraiser.
Experience
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CEO & FOUNDER / FOREFRONT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, PLC
FOREFRONTETHIOPIA.COM
JANUARY 2020 – PRESENT
Built our team from the ground up.
Secured 100% initial startup funding through our NGO, Hope Takes Root, in the USA
Managed our development team to create KinashApp from scratch, using Microsoft Azure as our
cloud-based backend. (kinashapp.com)
Launched KinashApp in 2021 with currently 800+ small businesses registered and over 1000
customers registered. Oversaw Development in PHP, Swift, Java, Node.js
Hired and mentored 5 underprivileged young adults as Forefront interns and another as Intern
Coordinator
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / HOPE TAKES ROOT
HOPETAKESROOT.COM
AUGUST 2018 – PRESENT
Raised 100% initial capital for Forefront Software
Face to face fundraising meetings with 500+ donors
Organized a live-painting raffle ticket fundraising event, October 2019.
Coordinating ongoing fundraising endeavors.
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FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPER / FREELANCE
SECONDHANDWEBDESIGN.COM
JULY 2009 – PRESENT
Designed websites for 20+ companies
Built Agrifond Business Intelligence form the ground-up (agrifond.eu)
Developed United Legal Open Sesame from the ground-up (ulsupport.com)
Built Harvest Metanoia Chisinau Church Resource Management System
Implemented Harvest Metanoia Network Shared Resources Database
Advanced knowledge of SQL and over 18 years experience in software development (Wordpress,
PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Node.js)
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NATIONAL TRAINING DIRECTOR / ARFO
ARFO.RO
DECEMBER 2016 – AUGUST 2018
Oversaw 2x YoY increase in domestic adoptions in Romania
Developed a national training module strategy in cooperation with Back2Back ministries
Surveyed 100+ Romanian orphan-focused NGOs, determining training requirements and specifics
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ORPHAN ADVOCATE AND TRAINER / ANCHOR OF HOPE
JANUARY 2014 – DECEMBER 2016
Ran 3 summer camps with 100+ orphans aged 3-18
Daily English lessons and mentoring in Romanian state orphanages
Led 10+ volunteer teams of 2-15 people
TECHNICAL LEADER & CHURCH PLANTER / HARVEST METANOIA CHISINAU
JANUARY 2012 – JANUARY 2014
• Built Software to administer church resources – PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML
• Trianed volunteers in audio production
• Small group ministry leader and production team leader
Education
Postgraduate Work, Computer Science /-
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California
B.Sc Computer Engineering / 2003
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
