Chris Arft

Experience

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  Savvis

  Nov 1998 - Jan 2011

  Director, IT

  Led the IT Engineering, Operations and Support organization of a 2,400 global employee technology environment. The team was included Systems Engineering and Administration, Network, Telecommunications, Application Support, Desktop Services and the IT Service Desk.

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  Suddenlink Communications

  Jan 2011 - Oct 2016

  Vice President, IT

  Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the IT Infrastructure organization in a 6,500 employee environment operating in 17 states and over 200 offices. The Infrastructure team consists of Data Center Platform Architecture and Administration, Systems Engineering, Database Management, Operations, Desktop Services and the IT Service Desk.

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  Lutheran Hour Ministries

  May 2017 - Dec 2020

  Chief Information Officer

  Senior leader for Lutheran Hour Ministries, a global ministry covering 50 countries and 35 international ministry centers. Responsible for the strategic direction within the Information Technology footprint and ecosystem, executive oversight in technical and non-technical decisions, vision-casting and technical road-mapping, annual and multi-year budgeting alignment with organizational success, mentoring leaders from all backgrounds, strong emphasis within project management, and team development with a significant focus on the customer experience. Show less