Mission-driven Innovator, engineer and leader who is passionate about building and advancing products, processes and people.In roles as CTO, CIO and engineer within both manufacturing and (functionally) SaaS companies, Chris Kirkpatrick has successfully improved revenue/profit performance and business outcomes. Through sound strategic direction, strong customer insight and effective business leadership, Chris has been able to successfully bring transformative results. His leadership roles and mission-first efforts have furthered his commitment to help bring innovation, product development and digital strategies to help companies navigate the exponential changes in technology and opportunity.DELIVERS SUPERIOR RESULTS THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND LONG-TERM VISIONARY STRATEGY • Successfully articulated and implemented a clear vision and growth strategy delivering industry leading products and services. Increased revenues by over 300% and established the company as a leader within the market.• Created numerous innovative technical products that delivered high customer value and set the standard within the industry. Inspired the design, development and deployment of technically elegant solutions that solved specific user problems.• Identified and validated key customer needs and values, which spawned successful product launches.TRANSFORMS BUSINESSES FOR FASTER GROWTH• Initiated and led the complete digital transformation of every business process, resulting in increased efficiencies by orders of magnitude. Productivity increased dramatically with capacity increasing by more than 500%.• Successfully guided the business through two generations of technology transformation.• Consistently designed, developed and facilitated technical solutions at low or modest cost - relentlessly pursuing the most efficient and appropriate solution.• Reshaped Tscripts.com from a services only company to a product and engineering company.CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT• Created and maintained a culture that valued research, ideation, rigorous thought and collaboration.• Independently designed and engineered new industrial products with patents pending.Strategy | Innovation | GrowthLeadership | Vision | CTO | CIOHigh-Performance Teams | ProfitProduct Development | InventiveEntrepreneurial & IntrapreneurialCollaboration | TransformationExponential Change | DesignProduct ManagerEmail: chris.kirkpatrick@me.comI like the wave image in the banner because the wave (change) that frustrates the swimmer thrills the surfer.