Chris Ellis Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington, Us

As a leader in Solution Engineering, I focus on fostering effective leadership and team management. I engage in leadership training, set clear performance expectations, and cultivate a positive team culture through collaboration.A key aspect of my role is process improvement. I analyse our engineering methodology, collaborate with stakeholders to identify bottlenecks, and establish key performance indicators for efficiency.I ensure cross-functional collaboration by meeting regularly with sales, marketing, and product development departments to align our efforts with company strategy.Innovation is central to my approach. I encourage brainstorming, research emerging technologies, and implement mechanisms to evaluate ideas.Strategic planning is crucial. I conduct SWOT analyses, develop long-term strategies aligned with business goals, and address industry trends.Continuous improvement of communication and collaboration skills is essential. I invest in interpersonal skills, foster open communication within my team, and develop plans for clarity on project requirements.As a Solution Engineering leader, I take a hands-on approach, nurturing leadership, driving process improvements, fostering collaboration, promoting innovation, shaping strategic plans, and ensuring effective communication across the organisation.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

The Lead Technical Evangelist is responsible for the presales support both via directand indirect channels, Evangelise Nintex products to existing and prospective customers andpartners and Microsoft, assist with the Sales Readiness activities for the sales team includingdeveloping and delivering Product Sales Training.The Lead Technical Evangelist is also responsible for the on-boarding, development and mentoringof the TE team and focuses on being a brand ambassador, converting the product vision to the buyerneed and also strengthening the conduit between the VP of Technical Evangelism and the cross departmental functions. Team LeadershipDevelop, maintain and execute on-boarding process for new TE’sProvide guidance and mentoring to the APAC TE’sEnsure APAC TE team is up-to-date with new technology trends and market trendsDevelop, maintain and execute development plans for individual team members, toensure an industry leading TE teamAct as a liaison between VP Technical Evangelism and VP Sales APAC, DirectorCustomer Service APAC, Field Marketing and other local stakeholdersOversee the execution of key corporate initiatives in APAC

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Role Summary: The Technical Evangelist is responsible for enabling and supporting the Nintex SI, NSI, ISV and technology partner channel. Channel support includes regular enablement sessions, partner focused event participation, joint customer calls and development of technical enablement training. Evangelism for Nintex products to the existing Nintex community and prospective customers and partners via events, community participation or online channels.Duties and Deliverables:Product Demonstrations and Technical Presentations across the Nintex Workflow Platform: Working with channel partners to validate customer requirements and jointly deliver product demonstrations and technical presentations that showcase potential solutions and assist in the technical closure of a deal. This also includes thought leadership at conferences, webinars and community engagements with the aim to create a one to many technical partner channel and community interaction. This would increase partner knowledge, engagement, and enablement to ensure best of breed solution delivery by Nintex partners. The Technical Evangelist will draw on the latest products and features as well as up to date marketing assets.Manage technical partner enablement: The Technical Evangelist manages and executes technical partner enablement programs for assigned Nintex solution and ISV partners. Ensuring the partner channel is regularly updated on best practices and new product technologies as well as undertakes the Nintex certification process. This will equip partners with the right knowledge and tools to provide professional services to customers and proactively pursue new opportunities with prospective and existing customers. The enablement program will be executed by partnering closely with the Partner Account Manager who is commercially responsible for the assigned partner accounts.

Melbourne, Au

OBS is a leading Australian IT Services Company focused on helping organisations transform their business with Microsoft technologies.Work closely with the Sales Operations Manager, Client Executives, Project Managers and Branch Managers to ensure consistent and successful pre-sales in all customer engagementsAttend meetings with customers and potential customers, gaining an in-depth understanding of customer needs, business drivers and technology environment to feed into appropriate solution design and sales documentationProvide solution and product demonstrations to customers as requiredEvangelise and be the face of OBS, ensuring all customer communications are in line with the OBS Principles and cultureEnsure the technical quality of information in sales proposals and assist the Branch Manager and Branch Support Officer in coordinating resources required for the presales processAssist in preparing sales documentation including tenders, RFQ’s and proposalsEnsure information and experience gained from prior projects is recorded, analysed and proactively used to improve future proposals and estimations, ensuring team members learn from both successes and failures in the pre-sales and estimation processesBe a knowledge leader in the business by proactively sharing knowledge and expertise with both sales and delivery teamsKeep abreast of new technologies, product knowledge, practices / methods and industry changes in the SharePoint, CRM and relevant Microsoft technology space to ensure competitive sales pitches through innovative solution designShare knowledge from training courses and industry conferences/events you attendEnsure pre-sales and estimations processes are constantly being reviewed and are modified as required to ensure ongoing success and suitability for the business

Deliver applications and solutions to internal business or external clients, including assessment and delivery of appropriate architecture, functionality, procedures, data structures, documentation and training.Problem solving and analysis of business requirements such that a technical specification is created.Provide pre-sales assistance to sales team from lead identification through to proposal creation. Demonstrate SharePoint product and illustrate key benefits to business stakeholders and decision makers. Deliver costing analysis on all aspects of project delivery including project management, risk and testing elements to client. Incorporate chargeable/non-chargeable line items such as change requests due to internal environment changes. Advise clients on budgetary considerations of Hosted v On-Premise solutions such as capital expenditure and operational expense. Estimate costing for support calls to allow clients to forecast cost.Ensure technical specifications are designed to meet requirements in the most efficient and highest standard.Proper and clear communication to clients throughout project lifecycle; scoping and product demonstration phases identifying any potential impacts, efficiencies, financial considerations etcUtilise experience to identify and resolve business pain points to build quality processes and identify innovative solutions for clients. End user and admin training – one on one to classroom based scenarios.

Comcity has been providing award-winning IT services, solutions and support to organisations in Sydney and Melbourne since 2000.Involved in designing, planning, and delivering new SharePoint solutions, and use experience in identifying and fixing business pain points to build quality processes and find innovative solutions for their clients.Project pre-sales with prospective clients helping outline the delivery of a SharePoint project and the products capabilities.Project documentation including vision/scope documentation, costing, training plans and user guides.Installation of SharePoint Server product and customisation based on client requirements/project deliverables.Administration and support to existing clients on Microsoft SharePoint, Umbraco and Mambo Intranet platforms.Exposure to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Umbraco, Mambo Intranet, ASP.NET, IIS, Microsoft Online, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript.Head software development team member on Cloud hosting deployment.Exceptional customer service skills.Creating custom SharePoint user solutions and web parts on Visual Studio.Public website amendments for existing clients (examples can be provided)

Onsite secondment for Comcity client.Support and consultancy position to all knowledge systems onsite – Microsoft SharePoint 2007, Jira Issue Management, Confluence Intranet.Birth to delivery of inhouse SharePoint projectsEnd user support and training on all aspects of knowledge systems.3 week requirements gathering in Santiago, Chile office.March 2010 – July 2010 AvePoint, Melbourne (Account Executive, Inside Sales)AvePoint, enterprise software firm specialising in award winning infrastructure management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint collaboration and content management platforms. Develop new prospects and expand existing accounts Generate incremental revenue according to specific targets Conduct in-depth product presentations Record accurate customer data to the CRM system Provide high level of customer service to ensure client’s complete satisfaction March 2010 (contract placement) ForestWorks, Melbourne (SharePoint Project Assistant)Integrate our new contact database in SharePoint with staff individual contact sections in Outlook,Implement change from using corporate and individual calendars in ACT! database/software to using them in the OutlookProvide a day-to-day helpdesk support for the change above to all staff

Provide consultancy on all aspects of SharePoint product both in-house and on client sites* SharePoint Administration and deployment on Windows server 2003 with MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0* Development of SharePoint intranet sites using SP Designer and Visual Studio 2008* End user training on how to use SharePoint, requirements gathering for client applications and up to date documentation* ASP.NET development of external web parts for integration with SharePoint application* Clients include TSMarine, WellMack, Adept Knowledge, Peterson SBS as well as in-house Escape site.* In charge of 20 small to medium business clients. Duties include client relations, systems analysis, sales of IT hardware/software/labour, Avaya phone system, Navision and SharePoint software.

Reston, Va, Us

Web Team)Working within Web Systems team at global IT company SAIC for clients such as BP, Total and Scottish Water, supporting web based applications and portals, Access database backed applications with web user interfaces.Resolution of customer reported faults and requests as per contracted support arrangements within agreed SLA’s.Updating teams documentation, user manuals and guides when required.Skills/software used: Oracle portal, HTML, SQL, Access database, Coldfusion, .NET, IIS web configuration, SharePoint.Recent project work includes being technical resource for a reports collation software migration between Tulsa, USA and Aberdeen, UK. Application using SQL database behind web interface. Resource on Scottish Water Portal upgrade to Oracle 10g software.Part of the critical applications out of hours support on a rotational basis.

6 month placement on BP Angola project based in Luanda, Angola. Applications support engineer locally for BP Greater Plutonio Project, offering support across the application range and also 2nd line desktop support to users in Luanda and offshore. Providing technical assistance to other support teams and external customers. Maintain technical documentation for supported applications. Act as team co-ordinator on rotational basis, liaising with project managers and BP IT teams as well as providing information for management reports. Provide oncall cover for critical applications out of hours.Assist with interviews for local support staff to carry on support after transition.

Marcq En Baroeul, Fr

My time at Pragma was based at international oil company, Canadian International in Aberdeen. The role is primarily 2nd line desktop and remote support for users within the company building, five North Sea oil installations and offices in West Africa (Gabon, Ivory Coast and Ghana).Software used/supported: Microsoft Office 97/2000, Adobe Acrobat, Internet Explorer, Paint Shop Pro, Visio, Proxy Host, WinZip, Easy CD Creator, VNC remote access tools, Altiris Deployment, ADUC, WebEx plus collection of engineering and production software suites.

Main activities include hardware installation and maintenance of desktop and laptop units and peripherals, including problem diagnosis and resolution. Units range from PC mouse and keyboards to networked laser cutting units.Local and remote software installation to users.Telecommunications support.User administration of user network accounts and Exchange Mailboxes.

Bsc (Hons) Business Computing, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business Computing

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