After graduating from Derryfield in 1984, Chris attended Dartmouth College, pursuing a degree in computer science. Sweeney’s first job was at True Basic. He was originally hired as an application developer and tech support officer but rose through the ranks to become chief developer. After 12 years at TrueBasic, Sweeney became a freelance software developer. One of his clients was Dartware, a mapping program company, and they eventually offered Sweeney a full-time position. He took the original mapping program created for Mac computers and rewrote the code so it could be utilized by both Windows and Linux software. Sweeney remained at Dartware for about ten years as the director of software development. Next, he moved to ADP as the lead developer, where he focused on converting an applicant tracking system to flow into their payroll and ecosystems. After an eight-year tenure at ADP, he moved to his current position as an application developer at E-Closing.
Outside of work, Sweeney sang in the Handel Society of Dartmouth College, one of America’s oldest town-gown choral societies, and continued to sing in his church choir. To unwind, he loves to watch the Celtics and the Red Sox, enjoys reading detective novels, and spends time with his family.
“Derryfield always kept me interested, the school let me be an athlete one day and be cast in the spring musical the next. Derryfield taught me how to love learning and thoroughly prepared me for my future. Everyone there was bright and motivated. It was a relief to be with like-minded folks, instead of being the odd one out.”