Michael Christie

Experience

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  Lucent Technologies

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Infrastructure Manager

  I oversaw the construction of a Network Operations Centre with 24x7 network surveillance, call centre and technical support facilities. I retained the Infrastructure Manager role at a Senior Manager level for 4 years, responsible for the continuous function of the operations rooms, data centre, communications infrastructure and operational support systems.

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  Alcatel-Lucent

  Sept 2002 - Jun 2008

  Program / Project Director

  I held the positions of Program Manager and Project Director at Alcatel-Lucent and Lucent Technologies. I led cross-functional teams of project managers and engineers providing network and system design, deployment and integration services. I was also responsible for customer relationship management, program governance and financial performance and worked frequently at customers’ executive levels.

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  Cisco Systems

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2015

  Snr Manager, Systems Engineering

  Mentorship, leadership and management of a large team of Systems Engineers. I drove the sales of Cisco’s broad portfolio of technologies through consultative engagements, managing customer relationships, providing trusted advice, proposals and demonstrations and following a rigorous sales process across Public Sector, Enterprise and Service Providers.

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  F5

  Sept 2015 - now

  Head of Solutions Engineering ANZ

  Business value is not created by infrastructure, but by the applications that run on it. Like living organisms, applications must adapt to change, and be available, fast and secure despite the rapid transition to a microservices-architected, API-enabled, agile-developed, cloud-delivered, mobile-consumed world. The market leaders are championing this transition while ensuring applications create real value and minimise risk. F5 ensures the security, visibility and performance of your adaptive applications, wherever they are running. Show less