CHRISTOPHER M. BROWN

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Summary

A technologist to the bone with 25+ years of experience. Incredibly deep and yet broad use of technology from data, software and infrastructure paves the way for a successful and professional approach to a senior position. Past experiences in start-up, mid-sized and large scale, even global organizations allow for a unique and flexible perspective that our world requires of today.

Relevant Skills

Strategic Planning

Complex Problem Solving

Project Management

Contract Negotiation

Customer Satisfaction

Capacity Planning

IT Infrastructure/Architecture

Data Center Operations

Process Improvement

Agile Coaching

Performance Mgmt

Root Cause Analysis

Lean Mfg

Work Experience

SVP, TECHNOLOGY

Kite Realty Group, LLC, Indianapolis, IN

2020 - Present

Strategic approach to modernization of infrastructure and cloud adoption resulted in improvements to resilient computing and infrastructure as well as bottom line savings with scalability.

Responsible for all technical aspects from M&A of two publicly traded entities, doubling the organization’s footprint, employees, and financial operations with < 90-day lead time.

Post-merger roadmap resulted in 70+ key project goals the following year, all on-track for successful implementation.

Responsible for all technology operations for 24+ regional offices across the country and close to 200 commercial properties.

DIRECTOR, SOLUTION DELIVERY

BCforward, LLC, Indianapolis, IN

2016 – 2020

Oversaw re-architecting of 14K user platform from private compute to fully scalable cloud compute environment.

Provided CTO and CIO advisory services for clientele, including ITIL assessment for large BIG10 university.

Assisted in Digital Transformation advisory and implementation for global pharmaceutical client.

Operated Program Management for IT Architecture for global pharmaceutical client.

Provided best-practice experience to mature the organization’s compute practices and security posture.

Oversaw cloud adoption and migration of SharePoint for large college conference client.

Completed an implementation DevOps preparedness and CI/CD for large pharmaceutical firm.

Completed SCRUM implementation and coaching for global pharmaceutical client.

Other relevant roles over my long career

GOVERNMENT PROJECTS LEAD & IT SYSTEMS ARCHITECT (Roeing Corporation)

Hand-picked by Microsoft as first class of professionals identified in how to build a CRM practice.

Implemented development disciplines based around SDLC and deployment best practices and controls.

Responsible for architecture and operations for a full team deployed at state government for decades, including EDI, onboarding, agency support and participant requirements data.

Position carved out for my unique experience to guide both public/private sector client projects.

SR. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (Zotec Partners, LLC)

Developed flagship analytics product for strategic partners.

Architected multi-threaded processing engine increasing capacity exponentially which reduced tens of thousands of backlogged claims.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LEAD (Allison Payment Systems, LLC)

Invented, architected and developed traceability system resulting in a United States Patent.

Created manufacturing scoreboard displaying KPI metrics throughout the production floor and from multiple sites across the U.S; also adopted by Xerox Global Services.

Designed tracking system introducing tens of millions of mail pieces monthly to the USPS with “optional procedure approval”, resulting in 500K annual postage savings alone.

PRESIDENT/CEO & CTO (In-Motion, LLC)

Relocated a non-redundant data center with only time of transportation outage window.

Operated engineering and installation for Alpha and Beta sites of Motorola Canopy product.

oDrafted engineering installation specifications.

oFabricated prototype Cluster Management Module.

Facilitated best-in-class customer service with year over year growth operations.

Recognized as one of Indiana’s largest Internet service and hosting providers.

Education

B.S. Computer Science Ball State University

Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Certified Application Developer Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist – SQL Server Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Certified MEC Facilitator Microsoft Corporation

Awards & Affiliations

Top 25 in Indiana IT Nominee TechPoint 2020

U.S. Patent # 8340813 United States Patent and Trademark Office 2012

President’s Club Allison Payment Systems 2007

Board Member Boone County Chamber of Commerce 1999-2001

Volunteer Lebanon Educational Foundation

Volunteer American Cancer Society / Boone County Cancer Society

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