 Senechal began research in evidence-based methods to enable animals to communicate their needs and wants to humans (modeled initially after the techniques used with Koko the Gorilla).During graduate school and shortly after, Senechal worked in the tech world in Silicon Valley, gaining experience as a Quality Assurance Tester, Manager, then Director in various software companies (startups like Planetweb, to large companies such as Borland, Intuit, and General Magic).After the crash of the industry, Sean participated in the Tech- to- Teach programs and gained a teaching credential in Math/Science, working in middle and high school in California.