Christian Hayes

Christian Hayes is a professional with a diverse background in fire protection engineering and technology entrepreneurship. Currently serving as CTO and Co-founder of Zapropo since December 2023, Christian leads the development of innovative solutions for automated proposal generation. Simultaneously, Christian is a Senior Fire Protection Engineer at The Vertex Companies LLC, managing projects and providing technical expertise. Previous roles include positions at Neptune Fire Protection Engineering as a Fire Protection Engineer, and as an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of North Florida, where a mobile app-based evacuation system was developed. Christian's experience spans internships at Renesas Electronics, focusing on applications engineering and test data analysis, as well as website development for Rigg’s Outpost Bait & Tackle. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a Computer Science minor from the University of North Florida.