Christopher Smith, Bs, Mba Email & Phone Number

Christopher Smith, Bs, Mba is a Director of Cloud Platform Architecture, Tools, and Data Modeling at Securian Financial. Colleagues describe them as "I've had the pleasure of working with Chris for years in several roles at Carlson and kept in contact when we both worked at Optum. Chris is diplomatic and great at managing stakeholder expectations, all the while maintaining a focus on leadership, teamwork, and getting the job done. He's got a great sense of humor, which I always appreciated when the going got tough, and is very easy to work with. Any organization would be lucky to have him on their team." and "Chris is a marvelous leader. He is a leader that does two things above and beyond what is the expected baseline. Chris "gets" it. He understands urgency, priority, the essence of what you need to take away from a conversation, and what you need to deliver. As a Product and Program manager, this was essential. The fact that he does this with effectiveness and cultural understanding is just part of the package. The second thing is he works hard and gets things done. Chris gets into the details as well as drive the vision. For example, here at Optum, Chris was leading an innovation team working on emerging technology. The focus of the team was new products in Healthcare using AI. You bet he led the team to build and implement the product, but he also got certified in Microsoft AI. Chris always puts in that extra effort to ensure his products are relevant and timely. I worked with Chris at Carlson, then again at Optum. I have worked with him for 20 years and would be privileged to work with him again."

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  Director Of Cloud Platform Architecture, Tools, And Data Modeling

  Securian Financial

  Minneapolis, Mn, Us