Christopher Allen Troutman was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 29, 1980 to Michael Oliver Troutman and Judy Lynn Troutman. He completed high school in Irving, Texas at Emmanuel Baptist Academy and then enrolled in the Bachelor’s of Arts program at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor with a focus in Speech Communications. Upon completion of the undergraduate program, Chris began a career in journalism at the Belton Journal and Harker Heights Evening Star. Chris began writing freelance for several magazines and online publications before entering the technical arena in 2005 as a software trainer for an elections solutions company in Austin, TX. In the Fall of 2007 Chris enrolled in the Graduate program at Texas State University-San Marcos in pursuit of a Masters of Fine Arts in Mass Communications and Journalism with an emphasis in New Media, which he completed December of 2009.