Christopher Watson Email & Phone Number

Willis, Tx, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

- Led clients through needs analysis and requirements gathering sessions to identify gaps in existing estimating software products. - Developed detailed mitigation and implementing plans to extend functionality of COTS and in-house estimating tools. - Build custom add-ins, middleware, data migration, export, and reporting utilities to overcome limitations of current estimating tools and solutions. - Defined and developed automated routines/macros for Excel to standardize consistent… Show more - Led clients through needs analysis and requirements gathering sessions to identify gaps in existing estimating software products. - Developed detailed mitigation and implementing plans to extend functionality of COTS and in-house estimating tools. - Build custom add-ins, middleware, data migration, export, and reporting utilities to overcome limitations of current estimating tools and solutions. - Defined and developed automated routines/macros for Excel to standardize consistent presentation of data, eliminate repetitive/mundane tasks, increase productivity and reduce errors. Show less

Atlanta, Georgia

In the role of Director of Solution Design and Implementation, I oversaw all stages of the sales cycle from pre-sales discovery meetings, data staging and content, to taking a lead role in both remote and onsite product demonstrations. In post-sales activities, I acted as the primary solution architect for clients: conducting discovery meetings, detailing SOW, Business Requirement Documents, implementation and deployment plans. I also led the transition and handoff from pre-sales and solution… Show more In the role of Director of Solution Design and Implementation, I oversaw all stages of the sales cycle from pre-sales discovery meetings, data staging and content, to taking a lead role in both remote and onsite product demonstrations. In post-sales activities, I acted as the primary solution architect for clients: conducting discovery meetings, detailing SOW, Business Requirement Documents, implementation and deployment plans. I also led the transition and handoff from pre-sales and solution definition functions to our execution teams, to which I remained an asset throughout the implementation process in the capacity of the solution SME on an as-needed basis.• Led pre-sales discovery meetings, remotely and on-site, with prospects to elicit specific needs for Construction Cost Estimating and Management software platform.• Directed pre-sales prep teams through software configuration, data migration, and demonstration strategy for all major North American market opportunities, as well as many international prospects.• Increased revenue from sales originating out of North American offices by 250% in one year.• Played an integral role in closing 2nd largest single software/services sale in company history.• Architected custom solutions for clients including: Library and Historical Data Migration, Screen View Configuration, User Groups/Roles/Permissions, Coding Standards, Reports, Extracts, Business Rules, SOPs, and Standardization of Workflow.• Sold software and services to clients in various construction market verticals:, EPC, Manufacturing, Sub Sea, Power (Substation, Transmission, and Generation), and Vertical Brick & Mortar. • Developed solutions for clients in differing roles; Owners, General Contractors, Sub Contractors. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Coordinated rollout of updated 3rd party web based forecasting and scheduling application to 2,200 U.S. stores currently using the software and 225 new Canadian sites.• Oversaw French Canadian translation, number and date formatting requirements, implementation, and testing.• Conducted multiple JAD sessions with application vendor, business stakeholders and internal developers.• Created detailed project schedule (MS Project 2010).• Designed application process flow, workflow… Show more • Coordinated rollout of updated 3rd party web based forecasting and scheduling application to 2,200 U.S. stores currently using the software and 225 new Canadian sites.• Oversaw French Canadian translation, number and date formatting requirements, implementation, and testing.• Conducted multiple JAD sessions with application vendor, business stakeholders and internal developers.• Created detailed project schedule (MS Project 2010).• Designed application process flow, workflow, and UI navigation diagrams (Visio 2007).• Gathered requirements for 27new application features, authored Business Requirements, Use Cases, Acceptance Criteria and Test Case Documents.• Led defect tracking, reporting, and verification efforts (HP Quality Center / MS Excel / MS Access).• Verified upgrade data conversion and application configuration.• Documented upgrade installation, configuration, implementation, and recovery plans.• Assisted Business Support Team in identifying and isolating real-time application issues reported by field users.• Developed two automated test case data loader applications (MS Excel / MS Access), increasing test case scenarios from under 5 daily tests to over 90,000. Additionally, developed automated result comparison module which compared expected and actual results which included both summarized dashboard and detailed analysis report views. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Gathered requirements for two portlets in the ADP Portal Suite: one included modifications to an existing client-facing portlet; the second, a new portlet to accommodate high level needs, loosely defined by senior management.• Authored documents including: Business Requirements Documents, Functional and Process Flow Diagrams, Requirements Interdependency Matrices, Impact Analysis Documents, Use Cases, Functional Specifications, Test Scenarios and Cases, • Led weekly team meetings;… Show more • Gathered requirements for two portlets in the ADP Portal Suite: one included modifications to an existing client-facing portlet; the second, a new portlet to accommodate high level needs, loosely defined by senior management.• Authored documents including: Business Requirements Documents, Functional and Process Flow Diagrams, Requirements Interdependency Matrices, Impact Analysis Documents, Use Cases, Functional Specifications, Test Scenarios and Cases, • Led weekly team meetings; reviewed and reported on: Project Status, Open Issues, Action Items, Scope Creep, Technical/Development Team Feedback, Documentation Review, and Team Member Signoff.• Developed functional prototype pages for new portlet and utilized them as a springboard communication tool for management, business stakeholders, and technical resources. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Conducted needs analysis meetings (JAD Sessions), formulating software solutions, and overseeing functional and tech spec writing, development, testing, implementation, and training of configured and customized software products. • Interviewed all client stakeholders to determine business and technical requirements for proposed projects, detailed needs in high level requirement documents and use cases for the project team.• Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated business systems… Show more • Conducted needs analysis meetings (JAD Sessions), formulating software solutions, and overseeing functional and tech spec writing, development, testing, implementation, and training of configured and customized software products. • Interviewed all client stakeholders to determine business and technical requirements for proposed projects, detailed needs in high level requirement documents and use cases for the project team.• Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated business systems, management requirements, and end-user needs for custom software applications; mitigating gaps and conflicts.• Create functional design documents, requirement matrixes, technical specifications, test plans, and training guides.• Contributed to responses to RFIs, RFQs and RFPs, as well as detailed Statement of Work and contract documents.• Worked with development team through all phases of Software Development Life Cycle, utilizing both Agile and SOA methodologies, for both our flagship web-based commercial product and custom client applications.• Participated as lead on Software Steering Committee; defining new and./or enhanced product features.• Analyzed and prioritized entries in defect tracking system (TestTrack Pro); managed specification documentation, product development schedule and calendar (MS Project 2007, Primavera P6), resource allocation, and coordination of test plan execution and tracking.• Designed custom middleware and add-on VB applications for clients, integrating proprietary cost estimating software with other commercial applications. • Coordinated with QA and Developers to manage client data conversion including analysis of existing data, implementation of conversion process and data verification.• Worked onsite and provided home-office support for international clients in: England, France, Scotland, Germany, Australia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.• Introduced SOPs for QA, new feature / product enhancement, and solution management. Show less

Rockaway, Nj

• Managed global automation QA team; oversaw all aspects of QA automation script design and development. • Standardized coding practices used in automation script development.• Created automated test scripts, using Rational Robot and Rational Visual Test, which verified overall product functionality, internal calculations, GUI, memory leaks, stress, benchmark, and regression tests.

Ithaca, New York Area

• Established/Managed QA department; created all test documents, established test metrics and exit criteria, designed defect-tracking system and maintained technical support knowledge base (MS Access).• Consulted with customers in development of custom decision analysis applications.