Chris Howard

Current

• Manager, EMEA Stream Computing Centre at IBM

Past

• Manager, Worldwide Solution Development and Delivery, Emerging 3D Internet & Virtual Business at IBM
• World Wide Sales Skills Management and Strategy at IBM
• Software Group Sales Enablement Manager - EMEA at IBM

• Technical Sales and Services Manager - Software Group Ireland at IBM
• Senior Tivoli Security Specialist - EMEA at IBM
• Director at INT 21 Limited
• Senior Consultant at Comset Limited
• Track Consultant at Intelligent Office
• PC Support Analyst at Tetley

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Education

• Leeds Metropolitan University

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Chris Howard’s Summary

17+ years in various IT roles, primarily in technical consulting, sales and management roles.
Last 11 years with IBM in a number of consulting and management roles.
Currently responsible for EMEA team focused on solution development / delivery in the area of stream computing / processing.

Chris Howard’s Specialties:

IBM, 3D Internet, Virtual Worlds, Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, Stream Computing, Stream Processing

Chris Howard’s Experience

• Manager, EMEA Stream Computing Centre

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Manager, Worldwide Solution Development and Delivery, Emerging 3D Internet & Virtual Business

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 10 months)

• World Wide Sales Skills Management and Strategy

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2004 — March 2007 (3 years 3 months)

• Software Group Sales Enablement Manager - EMEA

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 4 months)

• Technical Sales and Services Manager - Software Group Ireland

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 8 months)

• Senior Tivoli Security Specialist - EMEA

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 1998 — December 2000 (2 years 8 months)

• Director

  INT 21 Limited

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 1996 — May 1998 (2 years)

• Senior Consultant

  Comset Limited

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1993 — 1996 (3 years)

  Business Intelligence Solutions Company

• Track Consultant

  Intelligent Office

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Executive Office industry)

  1992 — 1993 (1 year)

• PC Support Analyst

  Tetley

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  1990 — 1991 (1 year)

Chris Howard’s Education

• Leeds Metropolitan University

  Computing 1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Chris Howard’s Groups:

The Greater IBM Connection

•    IBMers
•    Cloud Computing
•    Virtual Worlds Roadmap
•    Leeds Metropolitan Alumni

Chris Howard’s Honors:

Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)

Chris Howard’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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