Christopher May Email & Phone Number

Reading, United Kingdom

VOSS is an Independent Software Vendor, developing products for the Telecommunications industry. VOSS specializes in cloud communications fulfillment solutions. Customers include the world's leading service providers and multi-national organizations, including AT&T, BT, DxC, Fujitsu, HCL, NTT, SingTel Optus, SparkNZ, Telefonica, Telstra, Vodafone, Verizon.In 2003/04, together with 4 colleagues, we founded VOSS to meet the needs of Cisco Systems' entry into the service provider market. My initial responsibilities were to support the testing and delivery of products to beachhead customers, along with marketing and business development. This evolved into various management roles to build partnerships and open new territories; with my current focus on Business Development as the Telecommunications industry is undergoing massive change.

Sydney, Australia

As COO, APac, responsibilities include sales, customer & partner management, operations and delivery. The APac region is high growth for VOSS and hence business development and partner management plays a big role. Major account that have been secured under my leadership include Telstra, SingTel-Optus, NTT Japan, China Unicom, HCL in India and the APac region and Spark in New Zealand.My responsibilities also include the global role for marketing and business development. This involves creating the VOSS go to market message, promoting the VOSS technology with analysts and speaking at various industry events.

Richardson, Tx

VOSS is an Independent Software Vendor, developing products for the Telecommunications industry. VOSS specializes in cloud communications fulfillment solutions. Customers include the world's leading service providers and multi-national organizations, including AT&T, BT, CSC, Fujitsu, NTT, Telefonica, Telstra, SingTel, Vodafone, Verizon.In 2007 VOSS opened a presence in North America, ultimately re-locating the VOSS head-office to the USA in 2010. As President, responsibilities include sales, customer management, operations and delivery, but initially the focus was on building a relationship with our partner Cisco and developing the NA market.Major deals with IBM, AT&T and Centurylink triggered continuing investment into the NA territory.

Jacobs Rimell creates and delivers Operational Support Systems to Telecommunication and MSO service providers. This covers service activation and automation systems for voice, video and data services.I ran the Asia Pacific operations - covering customer relationships, deployments, sales, support and administration, with strong focus on Japan, Korea and Australia.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Co-Founded Broadcentric Limited, a technology consultancy specialising in voice, video and data service delivery.Held contracts with:1. GE Americom (USA) - planning the satellite delivery of iTV and Data services for India2. Optus Telecom (Australia) - launching Optus' internet service, including both dial-up and high speed, broadband data services3. Australis Limited (Australia) - launching digital satelite television4. UPC (Netherlands) - planning European satellite-based high-speed data service.

Responsible for heading the team that launched both Optus ISP (which became No 2 in the market) and Optus Broadband

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsible for heading up the team that launched digital satellite TV and iTV into the Australian market. This was the first digital iTV technology delivered globally and required a massive investment in time and effort to manage 3rd party suppliers and the internal technical and delivery teams, to ensure that the Galaxy PayTV service could be launched on-time.

Responsible for project management and business development for Government communications projects

International

Worked in the Schlumberger Wireline business in Asia and the Middle East.Initially joined as a field engineer, but was steadily promoted to Country Manager.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be And Master Of Business - Mba

B.E., Chemical Engineering, 1St Class Honors

Activities and Societies: Saling World Championships - 12 Metre Class; Inter-varsity Rowing Team2nd Class Honors Kent Instrument Prize.

Mba, Strategy And Operations

Finished in top 5% of graduates