Serving as the Regional Sales Manager, albeit to Global customers, Chris is responsible for selling Splunk's products and services, developing new accounts, and growing use within existing accounts.Chris builds and implements a strategic sales plans to not only achieve but exceed sales targets within these assigned accounts.He must identify and prospect users of the technology as well as find pockets where new customers may exist, including conducting market research and cold calling, to generate new business opportunities. It is his role to build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers to drive account expansion and increase customer loyalty. Chris conducts account planning and territory planning to effectively prioritize and lead sales activities. He must understand the customer journey and provide insights to improve the sales process and customer engagement. As a part of this role, Chris provides accurate sales forecasts and contributes to the development of sales strategies in order to communicate the value of Splunk Solutions to his customers.

As the VMware Global Account Director for Accenture, Chris is responsible for managing a team of experienced Global sellers with the objective to establish a significant VMware footprint in one of the largest and most influential corporations worldwide. His selling is focused on our customers primary business initiatives and connecting our value to our customers business value. Our Value Selling strategy is the investment of time, talent and technology from VMWare and our partners to invent (transform) our customers business for their benefit. This strategic objective is being accomplished using a highly focused and experienced account management, marketing, and engineering teams, as well as substantial executive level engagement.The Global Account Manager has principle responsibility for VMware sales to Accenture within the VMware portfolio. Chris is responsible for overall account management including the creation and execution of the strategic account plan, goal obtainment, and revenue growth. The GAM takes a consultative approach to selling and works toward a trusted advisor status serving as the executive contact across the customer on behalf of VMware, communicating VMware’s unique value. Leads overall account strategy and matrix management of sales, specialist and partner resources to ensure value-added benefits and deeper/wider reach into the customer. Chris has also been instrumental in building Managed Service Practices utilizing VMware software within Accenture. This delivery mechanism has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in economic value to both Accenture and VMware businesses and partners.

At Bernard Specialties Inc. (BSI), it is our priority to provide the best possible service to our customers. By leveraging our extensive inventory, a wide network of partners, and strategic sourcing: BSI can supply you and your job with a quality of service second to none.BSI is an industry leader in valve automation, manual valves, and specialized valve products from a wide spectrum of material ranging from carbon steel to exotic alloys; including alloys for high and low temperature applications.BSI uses a unique network of distribution which allows us access to pipe ranging in size from 2” to 60”. We maintain inventory at several locations across the United States, including our Odessa, TX office, which allows us to better service your field locations and maintain very competitive pricing. The relationships we have with pipe mills both domestically and internationally equates to better service in all aspects of your business.

Delivering Flawless Execution℠, a business process management model, to clients around the world.Flawless Execution was developed from a combination of strategic, tactical military execution processes, and business experiences from Afterburner personnel. Over 2 million managers and executives have been trained by Afterburner’s highly-skilled keynote speakers and consultants. Clients have learned the continuous process improvement tools necessary to succeed and thrive in even the most challenging environments. Afterburner serves both national and global clients, with offices in Australia, Europe and Asia. The company’s extensive client list includes over 75% of the Fortune 500 and numerous clients in the Global Fortune 1000.

As Afterburner continues its growth, we need to change the way we deliver value. In the role of an Associate Partner, I will be an integral member of a team that engages with our clients in a more deliberate and specialized way. Besides running the day-to-day execution of operations and directing client facing engagements, business development and has taken a more prominent role. As the Director of Recruiting, I am responsible for sourcing, tracking, interviewing, and hiring new talent from a very small pool of qualified candidates. Not only is it highly recommended that each new team member have served on an elite military team, we are looking for those who have constantly striven to be a lifetime learner and master instructor. I am excited for this new opportunity to add value in this very purposeful way.

Taking a leading role within Afterburner Embedded Consulting, responsible for standardizing deliverables, training, and equipping our Elite Military Team members to deliver the best possible value to our clients, providing Flawless Execution beyond the Keynote. I help organizations build strategic alignment and turn that into disciplined execution. Afterburner has identified several opportunities to add extended value to our clients by embedding our team members within leading organizations around the world. These duties include Program Management, Leadership Training, and Process Improvements. Having spent the last 14 months embedded with great business organizations around the US, I am ready to focus more on these successes and develop the newest arm of the Afterburner triad, Empower, Equip, and Embed.

Partnering with Industry. Responsible for the daily maintenance of over $4.5B in Department of Defense Missile and Fire Control contracts. Provide insight and guidance to the Lockheed Martin Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI) process which details all rates and terms associated with sub-contractor business operations. A crucial part of a joint agency initiative aimed at targeting opportunities to recover taxpayer dollars by utilizing reportable audits, suspended/disallowed costs, cost accounting practice changes, and other cost related issues.

Tasked with the acquisition and life cycle support for ships, submarines, shipboard weapon systems and ordnance, encompassing research and development, program management, engineering, maintenance, and in-service support. This was accomplished through the execution of funds through four different appropriations supporting three sponsors and four warfare enterprises.

Brought a pre-commissioned ship to the fleet. Member of the officer corps which oversaw the training, management, and administration of an 1100 person crew. Involved in working daily with major shipbuilding contractors on the Gulf Coast overseeing the engineering, quality assurance, contract management, and financial services necessary to facilitate this $2.4B transfer to our Navy.

As an enlisted SEAL Hospital Corpsman, I was stationed at SDVT-1 in Pearl Harbor Hawaii for five years. After a couple deployments and a year in Training Cell, I was selected to be transferred to the Naval Special Warfare Center. It was there that I was charged with leading 15 SEAL Instructor cadre in the training of thousands of potential SEAL candidates through the toughest and most demanding military training in the world.Conducted training and education of US Armed Forces, Allied Armed Forces, Special Operations Forces, and other designated personnel in both basic and advanced Naval Special Warfare tactics, techniques, procedures, and equipment. Responsible for the health and medical needs of over 800 students annually which included thousands of hours of high risk training resulting in numerous lifesaving accolades.