Christian Hammond
During COVID-19, Christian worked to build an information and data portal for his home county in California, compiling all available data into a single access point for the public
The Professionals Cohort (California)
Christian Hammond is a software developer and founder of Beanbag, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area.
During COVID-19, Christian worked to build an information and data portal for his home county in California, compiling all available data into a single access point for the public.
"I grew up in Butte County, CA, and as the early surge of COVID-19 began shutting down the world around me, I started an effort to keep people back home informed so they could make safe choices. This became the Unofficial Butte County COVID-19 Dashboard," Christian said.
"Every day, using state and local data, I update the dashboard and write reports on Facebook and Twitter for thousands of people (including educators, healthcare workers, business owners, as well as friends, family, and those I've yet to meet), and provide data exports for others to use. I believe it's important for people to use whatever skills they possess to help their communities in times of need, and t…
