Chris Maguire

Current

Record Producer, Designer, Photographer, Film Maker and President at Altsounds.com

Past

Senior Associate [Consultant] at CAI/SISCo
Senior Account Executive at Broadwing Communications
Senior Account Executive at Xspedius Communications

Senior Network Consultant at Alcatel
Network Consultant at Newbridge Networks

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Education

University of Wales, Cardiff

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Industry

Music

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Chris Maguire’s Summary

Starting off my career as an IT specialist offering 2nd and 3rd line support across the UK I soon moved from the actual computing side of things into the design and consultation of Telecommunication networks. Working all over the world I moved with my company at the time (Alcatel) to Virginia in the USA.

After living there for 5 years and after a few different jobs (due to redundancies), I moved back to the UK to follow my dreams and passions in life and to take my existing website Altsounds.com from just a music related website into, a website of great honesty and musical opinion with a fully fledged multimedia studio at it's core - screamadelica.co.uk. I would consider myself a multimedia specialist with high levels of skill in Music, Design, Film, Photography, Writing [creative and technical] and Art. I love all creative mediums and utilize them all at some point in any given week. I love the fact that one week I might be recording and producing an album, and the next I may be filming a music video, then doing a website and Myspace design and then an album cover. Don't let that fool you into thinking I am a jack of all trades and specialist of none. I specialize in each entity and provide a high level of creativity, originality, class and service in everything I do. If you need any form of creativity for your business, I am your man!

I am always up for consulting and freelancing my skills to others. I have managed to single handedly design, build and grow Altsounds.com over five years, to the site it is today with no monetary backing [but the help of my VP AJ]. The coding, the design, the SEO, the user experience - everything you see is done by me - apart from the content, which is done by the team with help from me! If you need anything whatsoever just let me know, I am willing to travel and willing to work all over the world.

Chris Maguire’s Specialties:

Music Production, Mastering, Mixing, Recording, Engineer, Cameraman, Director, Film Producer, Writer, Graphic Design, Print Design, Web Design, Art, XHTML, CSS, Photoshop, Sonar, Soundforge, Reason, Programming, Songwriting, SEO, PR, News, CD Reviewer, Live Reviewer, Gear Reviewer, Chroma Key, Photography, Technical Writing, Mixed Media, New Media, PR, Advertising, Artist Development, Network Analysis, Network Design

Chris Maguire’s Experience

Record Producer, Designer, Photographer, Film Maker and President

Altsounds.com

(Music industry)

May 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

I am the owner and main point of contact for placement on Altsounds.com. I am a freelance Record Producer, Designer, Photographer, Writer and Flim Maker some of the portfolio of my work can be found on my multimedia studios myspace page - screamadelica.co.uk
Senior Associate [Consultant]

CAI/SISCo

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

May 2005 — December 2005 (8 months)

Provided business, pricing and technical consulting services to massive corporate clients on major telecommunication projects. Core responsibilities included generating multi-billion dollar, multi-carrier, “price to win” analysis by utilizing my telecommunications knowledge, contacts, tools, and other resources. Helped customers to gain an excellent overall knowledge of trends and competition in the marketplace.
Senior Account Executive

Broadwing Communications

(Public Company; BWNG; Telecommunications industry)

April 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 2 months)

Held the position with the largest sales quota at Broadwing ($10,000 MRC). Sold very large bandwidth pipes, private lines, collocation, and voice services to retail, and wholesale customers across the United States. Utilized my knowledge of telecommunications, and it’s associated pricing to get my customers the best loop rates from providers across the world.
Senior Account Executive

Xspedius Communications

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

February 2003 — April 2004 (1 year 3 months)

Responsible for selling and marketing telecommunication products and services to small and medium sized businesses all across the USA. Met sales objectives by proactively initiating customer contacts, developing and closing new business opportunities, and managing existing accounts and customers.
Senior Network Consultant

Alcatel

(Public Company; ALA; Telecommunications industry)

April 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 10 months)

Newbridge Networks was procured by Alcatel to provide network analysis and consulting services for the North American / Canada Region. Extensive traveling within the USA / Canada was a necessity. Provided my knowledge and expertise to help make a successful Professional Services department by providing quality design, analysis, and consulting services to Alcatel’s North American/Canadian corporate clients.
Network Consultant

Newbridge Networks

(Public Company; NNC; Telecommunications industry)

January 1999 — April 2001 (2 years 4 months)

Provided network analysis, consulting, design, re-design, planning, and technical support for Newbridge Networks clients throughout the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Extensive travel required to many different countries within the region. Managed team projects, ensuring that large, corporate, key customers received a premier consulting service within specified timeframes i.e. to fit in with network upgrades. Evaluated, tested, analyzed and reported on Newbridge Networks Hardware and Software ensuring Y2K compliance. Provided on-site customer workshops and consulting presentations to customers worldwide.

Chris Maguire’s Education

University of Wales, Cardiff

Foundation Course , Art & Design , 1996 — 1998

It was actually at the University of Wales, College Newport but that wasn't on the list! At the time I couldn't decide whether to study Art or Music. I ended up doing art before realizing how much money could be made in computing and getting my first job.