
Business Solutions IT Consultant at RXS Consulting
Guildford, United Kingdom

Business Solutions IT Consultant at RXS Consulting
Guildford, United Kingdom
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Chris is an entrepreneurial, adaptable and results-driven business oriented IT professional with over 12 years international experience of high-profile clients and a track record that covers project and pre-sales consultancy together with business development, team leadership and project management services.
His primary areas of expertise include business case & ROI development, solution proposition & demonstration / proof-of-concept development, business & process analysis, systems analysis & functional design, functional architecture, implementation planning & approach, project scoping & pilot support and RFI / RFP handling. He has applied these skills across retail banking, LP&I, consumer credit, government, telecoms and retail sectors; typically in CRM (customer experience / sales & service), straight-through-processing, Internet and Intranet / Extranet, front office (contact centre / branch / sales force), middle office, back office and data warehousing & business intelligence (inc. Executive dashboard / cockpit) domains.
As a business solutions consultant Chris is experienced in engaging with all levels of stakeholders on both business and technical aspects of a solution from pre-sales / product selection, initial conception & feasibility, business case development and scoping through to user acceptance testing, training and deployment support. He is a highly presentable & adaptable consultant, respectful of organisational cultures and adept at fitting in to new environments and forging relationships.
In addition to his business solutions IT consultancy credentials, Chris has had valuable front-line experience running a small business focusing on the development and distribution of own-brand consumer electronics, sourcing primarily from the Far East.
Chris also holds MBA and BEng Hons. Engineering degrees.
- General solution pre-sales
- Business case, solution proposal & ROI development
- RFP / RFI response handling
- Management and team leadership
- Solution demonstration, scoping & pilot / prototype support
- Business & process analysis
- Functional architecture / design authority oversight
- Systems analysis & design inc. data & object modelling
- Technical architecture, design and testing cross-over / liaison
- Full implementation lifecycle support – traditional / iterative
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
8th June 2009 to Current - Funtional Lead, LTSB Group - Galaxy Programme Release 3 - Retail Internet Integration
(Consumer Electronics industry)
September 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 8 months)
Established and ran a small business focusing on the development and distribution of own-brand specialised consumer electronics sourced primarily from the Far East. Employed and managed a small team of people and was responsible for all aspects of the business including sales, purchasing, marketing, IT and operations.
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
December 2005 — September 2007 (1 year 10 months)
Chris was the senior solutions pre-sales executive reponsible for the support of the CDC Respond finance sector Sales organisation. The responsibilities of this position included the support of the Sales organisation in areas that included:
- Initial business and process analysis
- business benefits & case development
- product positioning
- business and technical fit
- business proposal creation
- demonstration development and presenting
- running executive and functional product and approach workshops & presentations
- completing and managing the creation of RFP & RFI responses
- bid orchestration and management
- defining implementation approach
- implementation scoping and project mobilisation
- implementation planning & estimation
- managing and participating in proof of concepts and pilots
- identification and definition of product enhancements
(Public Company; CHRD; Computer Software industry)
November 1999 — December 2005 (6 years 2 months)
Chris had a number of roles at Chordiant Software including:
Jun 2005 - Dec 2005: Principal Pre-Sales Business Consultant
Nov 2003 - Jun 2005: Manager of Global Implementation Methodologies Group
Jun 2002 - Nov 2003: Principal Pre-Sales Business Consultant
Nov 1999 - Jun 2002: Senior Business Analyst Consultant
(Public Company; ORCL; Computer Software industry)
January 1996 — November 1999 (3 years 11 months)
Chris had a number of roles at Oracle including:
Oct 1998 - Nov 1999: Business Analyst & Designer - Business Intelligence and Warehousing (BI&W) area (Finance & Telco)
Jan 1996 - Oct 1998: Designer, Developer, Test Manager, Tester - Custom Development (CD) area (Finance).