Christopher Blaisure Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Summary:As the Senior Director of Field Technology at Elastic, I am responsible for strategically implementing and overseeing business technology across our pre and post-sales operations. Leading a world-class team of full-stack engineers, business systems professionals, data scientists, and analysts, we work together to build and maintain a scalable and user-centric technology landscape that supports and drives the success of Elastic's revenue… Show more Summary:As the Senior Director of Field Technology at Elastic, I am responsible for strategically implementing and overseeing business technology across our pre and post-sales operations. Leading a world-class team of full-stack engineers, business systems professionals, data scientists, and analysts, we work together to build and maintain a scalable and user-centric technology landscape that supports and drives the success of Elastic's revenue operations.Responsibilities:• Technology Operations Oversight: Ensure seamless alignment of technology operations with field priorities across pre and post-sales functions. This involves managing and optimizing the technology infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and usability.• Team Leadership: Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment, empowering our diverse team to create a robust and scalable technology foundation for Elastic.• Data Insights and Reporting: Provide actionable data insights and reporting capabilities to drive informed decision-making throughout the organization. Leveraging data analytics and reporting tools, we enable stakeholders to optimize processes, make informed decisions, and drive business growth.• User Experience Scaling: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale the user experience and meet the demands of Elastic's rapid growth as a multi-billion dollar company. Our goal is to ensure that technology solutions are scalable, intuitive, and meet the needs of internal teams across various functions.• Leveraging Generative AI and Elastic Technology: Drive innovation by harnessing the power of generative AI and Elastic's advanced search-powered solutions to solve complex business problems. As "Customer 0," we internally utilize Elastic technology, providing valuable feedback to enhance our offerings and showcase the real-world value of Elastic on Elastic. Show less

Mountain View, Ca

Redwood City, Ca

• Responsible for building and executing a business application strategy that aligns corporate objectives with application purchases, integrations, and compliance.• Responsible for corporate compliance and building a foundational control structure that supports our SOC2 initiatives around security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy.• Responsible for IT Service Desk operations that supports 300 users in a mixed hardware environment (60% windows, 40% Mac) and 100+ Cloud… Show more • Responsible for building and executing a business application strategy that aligns corporate objectives with application purchases, integrations, and compliance.• Responsible for corporate compliance and building a foundational control structure that supports our SOC2 initiatives around security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy.• Responsible for IT Service Desk operations that supports 300 users in a mixed hardware environment (60% windows, 40% Mac) and 100+ Cloud Applications. • Directly support sales in contract negotiations related to information security. Show less

San Francisco, Ca

• Oversee all IT initiatives for SD Mayer internal use, including scoping, development, integration, delivery, and vendor management of all SaaS products.• P&L responsibility for NetSuite practice which includes service lines of license sales, implementation, consulting, support, and development.• Outline job responsibilities, hire employees, develop training programs, and build teams/relationships to deliver on service lines. • Lead Software Development for custom module, Practice… Show more • Oversee all IT initiatives for SD Mayer internal use, including scoping, development, integration, delivery, and vendor management of all SaaS products.• P&L responsibility for NetSuite practice which includes service lines of license sales, implementation, consulting, support, and development.• Outline job responsibilities, hire employees, develop training programs, and build teams/relationships to deliver on service lines. • Lead Software Development for custom module, Practice Management on NetSuite, which extends functionality of NetSuite to support professional service organizations. • Technology consulting for enterprise application selections and integrations of NetSuite, SalesForce, Marketo, Act-On, EDI Gateways, CRM, and various SaaS/local applications. Show less

San Jose, Ca

• Responsible for sales and implementation of new service line (NetSuite)• Design and implement technical documentation supporting NetSuite ERP implementation• Budget and forecasting for NetSuite practice• Formalize system development lifecycle to support scripted customizations• Business process consulting for transition from disparate systems to NetSuite• Management and financial system analysis for reporting

San Jose, Ca

• Manage all international and domestic IT audit projects• Design and implement technical documentation for SAS70/SSAE16 as a new service• Delivered first SSAE16 audit for the firm• Business process consulting for optimization and internal controls• Responsible for development, communication, and adherence to firm best practices• Team leader, recruiting, developing, and goal setting of IT practice staff

San Jose, Ca

• Perform audit procedures for Sarbanes Oxley compliance• Communicate audit results to internal/external management• Manage audit projects to time and budget• Review technical work papers and develop staff