Chris Nicoll

Current

Principal at Nicoll Consulting Inc

Past

Director Industry Analyst Relations at Alcatel-Lucent
Director Strategic Marketing at Lucent Technologies
VP Telecom Infrastructure at Current Analysis

End User Marketing Manager at Visual Networks
Senior Analyst at Decisys
Director of Business Development at Netrix Corporation
Various at Tymnet, Inc

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Education

Florida State University
Florida Institute of Technology

Connections

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Industry

Telecommunications

Chris Nicoll’s Summary

Chris Nicoll’s Specialties:

Market strategy and positioning, competitive response, conference planning, analyst relations, branding and naming.

Chris Nicoll’s Experience

Principal

Nicoll Consulting Inc

(Telecommunications industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Telecommunications analysis, competitive intelligence and strategic marketing consulting.

Company and product positioning and message development.
Director Industry Analyst Relations

Alcatel-Lucent

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ALU; Telecommunications industry)

December 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 4 months)

Direct the Corporate Industry Analyst Relations program; develop and coordinate cross company industry analyst program activities across the corporate business groups; integrate the analyst perspective into corporate activities; support the Top Marketing Programs and assist with program development.
Director Strategic Marketing

Lucent Technologies

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Telecommunications industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years)

Brought an industry-wide perspective to Strategic Marketing activities, contributing to top-level corporate messaging, trade show messaging and direction, external communications thorugh industry analyst relations and government affairs.
VP Telecom Infrastructure

Current Analysis

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1998 — 2004 (6 years)

Initially served as an individual contributor covering core data networking technologies. Eventually built-up and lead the Telecom Infrastructure practice; creating an executive consulting service targeting senior management on competitive response, messaging and positioning.
End User Marketing Manager

Visual Networks

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)

Develop and support Push-Pull marketing programs targeted at the end-user segment to help stimulate demand for Visual Networks products.
Senior Analyst

Decisys

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year)

Analyize and provide consulting services to clients on data network vendor competitive positioning and technology implementation plans. Contributed to reference architecture program.
Director of Business Development

Netrix Corporation

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; NTRX; Telecommunications industry)

1989 — 1996 (7 years)

Included stints as Systems Engineer designing and supporting terrestrial and satellite-based data and voice/data networks; marketing support for partners in Asia/Pac and Europe
Various

Tymnet, Inc

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1983 — 1989 (6 years)

Started as Communications Consultant, progressed to Technical Specialist, Technical Instructor and Bids and Proposals work.

Chris Nicoll’s Education

Florida State University

BS , Communications, Marketing, Psych , 1980 — 1982

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Phi Epsilon, DZ Big Brother
Florida Institute of Technology

Environmental Technology 1978 — 1979