Chris Barker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director, IT Post-merger Integration at Cortland Capital Market Services LLC

  • Education

    • William Fremd High School

      1994 - 1998

      Activities and Societies: Volleyball, Varsity Club

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      1998 - 2002
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Management Information Systems

      Activities and Societies: club volleyball

  • Experience

    • Switchfast Technologies

      Oct 2003 - Jun 2018

      - Strategic planning with client management teams to review business growth and challenges. Work with internal teams to develop IT solutions based on client feedback.- Create client annual IT budgets based on current operating expenses and proposed operating/capital expenses. Budgets developed for 3 years and reviewed quarterly with clients.- Maintain client relationships with customer service being the highest priority.- Currently manage accounts that total over 25% of company revenue.- From 2010 - 2014, responsible for new client sales. Responsibility shifted to focus on current client planning and relationship. Show less

      • Virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO)

        May 2010 - Jun 2018
      • Network Engineer

        Jun 2005 - Apr 2010
      • Support Technician

        Oct 2003 - May 2005
    • Cortland Capital Market Services LLC

      Jun 2018 - now
      Director, IT Post-merger Integration

      - Integration of business applications and infrastructure.- Oversee ongoing IT infrastructure operations in the US.- Evaluate IT security to identify vulnerabilities and maintain compliance.

  • Licenses & Certifications