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 lead 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:
- Becton Dickinson (BD Biosciences)
- Anteon Corporation
- McMillin Realty
- 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
- Westview on the James
- Department of Natural Resources, West Virginia