Charles Burkland

Charles Burkland is an accomplished technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and investment systems. Currently serving as Vice President of Investment Systems at Research Affiliates since October 2019, Charles has previously held positions including Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer. Prior to this role, Charles worked as Software Engineer II at Zodiac Aerospace and Software Engineer I at Mercury Defense Systems, focusing on software modifications, performance improvements, and engineering collaboration. Earlier career roles include managing payroll and bookkeeping at Service 1st, where Charles also developed custom programs and databases using VBA and SQL. Charles began a career in sales with Vivint, specializing in home automation systems. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Charles is skilled in coding within both Windows and Linux environments using C/C++/C#.