Chris Kerluke Email & Phone Number

What motivates me in my work is to collaborate with others to make the right strategic decisions, drive change, continually learn, lead teams, solve problems, and make things happen. Over 15+ years’ experience as Team Manager, Program Director and various Portfolio / Project management roles in global companies and small start-up, key responsibilities have included:• Creating & facilitating new strategies and business case development / approval for new solutions, services and business areas • Collaborating closely with users and stakeholders to define requirements and develop solutions• Leading strategic and transformation change programs & projects from design, to execution and to operations• Working and communicating with stakeholders and users at all levels and business areas including, decision making and design process, communicating and managing expectations of change and managing overall operational relationships and escalations. • Proven formal and informal leadership responsibility establishing ambitious goals, creating a fun and focused culture and with a high focus on employee development • Managing program/project and department budgets, strategies and HR processes• Managing IT project office team and deliverables to C-level stakeholders – responsible for IT portfolio management, strategy and spend processes• Driving negotiation and implementation of external contracts, IT sourcing projects and relationships with delivery partners• Leading service delivery teams, service levels and KPIs, customer relationship, new service demands and escalations• Utilising various external methodologies: Agile, ITIL, PMP, Lean etc..I pride myself on having an authentic leadership style, ability to learn quickly, listen and act / make decisions, setting clear focus on getting the change done, bringing a structured approach with a flexible mindset, and ability to work at strategic, financial and detailed planning level and most importantly have some fun doing so.

Listed skills include Project Portfolio Management, It Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Business Analysis, and 15 others.