Chris Stauffer Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

Miami, Florida, Us

Planual Performance & Optimization AdvisoryTechnical & Data Integration AdvisoryFeature DemonstrationsProduct Roadmap PresentationsEarly Access SupportUser Group Event PresenterCommunity Boss

Miami, Florida, Us

Partner Success is a global team built to support enabling our Partner ecosystem and aid our Partners in realizing Anaplan excellence. I support Bain, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Oliver Wyman and Kearney. I specialize in:•IP Development and Advisory•Expert Training & Advanced Sessions•Project Advisory – Full Lifecycle•Pre-Sales

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Supported ten IBM inside sales reps as the technical expert for opportunity identification, prospect qualification, deal progression, and contract closure for new and existing commercial accounts.• Led customer facing discovery calls to determine solution fit, performed custom product demonstrations, built proof of concept models, completed RFPs, provided references, case studies, and competitive analysis.• Coached sales reps on product capabilities and licensing, advised on customer and Partner relationships.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Supported and mentored Partners through all stages of sales cycles, led customer facing discovery calls and demonstrations, executive presentations, custom workshops, webinars, videos and IBM conference sessions.• Developed Partner skills through custom enablement sessions and contributed to Partner capabilities. Consistently achieved outstanding performance ratings from Partners and IBM management.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Managed team of six consultants while successfully achieving team and personal utilization targets.• Grew services revenue and contracts signings by 10% while managing software implementations.• Recognized internally for successful large TM1 deployment at largest coated paper manufacturer in NA.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Managed 16 consultants on Cognos Planning and TM1 implementations, training engagements, and internal projects. • Worked with IBM Client Directors to approve SOWs. Determined and allocated project resources.Not long after Cognos acquired Applix for TM1, IBM acquired Cognos. I was asked to take over as a Practice Area Lead for Enterprise Planning solutions for the eastern half of the US and Canada. In this role I managed 16 consultants while working as a Solution Architect for Enterprise Planning and TM1. I worked closely with new and existing customers, Lab Services management, IBM Sales, and IBM Business Partners to successfully grow and maintain the customer base, grow services revenue, and achieved consultant utilization targets while ensuring customer success.

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Cognos acquired Adaytum in January 2003. I continued at Cognos with solution services and was promoted to Lead Architect for Cognos Enterprise Planning responsible for implementations in the US East Coast.Designed, implemented, and administered custom financial and operational planning, budgeting and reporting models for organizations of all sizes, public and private, commercial and governmental.Contributed to SOWs, wrote project plans, project estimates, and detailed systems design documents

• Conducted requirements analyses, designed and built custom financial planning and reporting solutions.• Delivered classroom product training for modelers and administrators, and mentored junior consultants.

Mim, Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Ba, International Relations