References

BP

Senior Enterprise Architect

“Chris and I have been colleagues for four years. I was Chris's manager for more than one of those years. During that time I learned to respect, admire, and rely on Chris.

He has a sharp, quick mind that can work both in the abstract and focus on small details. He is a leader and can work equally in small intimate teams and across broad networks. His knowledge of digital architecture is greater than any one I have known and he is relied on my many for his technical knowledge, his practical know-how, and his wisdom Chris would work well in any environment where there is commitment to getting a job done right, and where innovation is a well held value.”

Director

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Chris, whose contribution I valued highly. Chris has a wide range of qualities and gifts. These include a considerable talent for seeing and understanding the big strategic picture plus a sound understanding of a broad range of IT technologies. He also has a rare gift for understanding people. He uses this to overlay a sound people dimension to any business plan or strategy that comes his way. Chris is a thoroughly loyal, reliable and conscientious team member, with a fun loving approach to everything he undertakes. He is someone whom I respect enormously and would trust to the hilt. I have no hesitation in recommending Chris as a prospective employee.

General Manager

BP/Downstream

Senior Technology Consultant

“Chris is a very experienced and extremely good senior enterprise architect. Hard working, dedicated and enthusiastic, he deals well with all levels of business and IT staff and brings a keen strategic mind to the role.

He has had great success in large, complex and global enterprises and brings a real gravitas to any environment. He has worked with me and for me on a number of occasions over the years and is an outstanding practitioner of this very difficult art.

I can highly recommend him for any leadership or senior architecture role in any organisation.”

CTO

National Australia Group

Senior Technical Architect

“Technology people capable of comprehending, analysing, and connecting the critical link between running a business and providing an Information platform are hard to find. Especially hard to find are those who can articulate the business benefits of one technology direction versus another. Chris is one of these people. He has a fantastic blend of intellect, personality, wit, and technical knowledge. His personal dimension radiates a person with strong positive ethics and values.

Chris is a good and honourable person. An active team player, I have witnessed Chris in the face of adversity calmly and rationally argue the benefits of courses of action with a long term insight of the resultant business damage should the "wrong" course be chosen. Hindsight has shown his perception to have been correct in every case.

Chris would be a fantastic addition in a senior technology capacity for any company. I recommend him unreservedly to prospective employers and welcome full reference checks should that be required.”