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Christopher is strongest in enterprise account leadership, service delivery, contract performance, vendor governance, and relationship management across organizational levels and functions\. He has progressed from delivery\-focused roles to Client Partner and Account Executive responsibilities at Atos, following extensive service delivery and Vendor Management Office experience at Johnson & Johnson\. Christopher has taken on troubled accounts by creating clear ownership, accountability structures, and a single point of contact across delivery teams\. His accomplishments include turning around the FMC account through an accountable operating model, leading complex contract\-exit transitions, and delivering $1\.4 million in savings through a global UNIX server\-support RFP\. His background also includes technology\-business liaison work at Merrill Lynch and early experience in hotel operations, conference services, and corporate sales\. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology, with a degree background in Hospitality Management, and is open to remote or hybrid work with up to 30% travel\. ## Highlights - Leads Atos client\-account work spanning renewals, fertilization, new services, revenue and profit growth, automation and AI transformation, digital strategy, customer satisfaction and retention, and global service\-team management\. - Turned around the FMC account by establishing accountability, restoring process discipline, and implementing a governed operating model\. - Managed complex contract\-exit transitions, including legal and operational handoffs\. - Championed AI\-powered ITIL reporting and analytics to enable proactive management and improved decision\-making\. - Established automated RAID management for more efficient service governance\. - Led Innovation Days that identified transformation opportunities and enhanced a client's innovation roadmap\. - Automated quarterly SAP data\-refresh workflows using SAP LaMa, streamlining environment management and reducing operational overhead\. - Managed services for CSL Seqirus, a UK\-based influenza\-vaccine manufacturer, as an Atos Client Manager\. - Supported Sanofi's US\-based Diabetes PE mobile\-application hosting as an Atos Client Manager\. - Served as account subject\-matter expert for FDA audits and IT owner for SOX, HIPPA, NIST, FDA\-audit, and GDPR compliance responsibilities\. - Owned contracts and P&L for global manufacturing clients across chemical, automotive, and fragrances sub\-industries as an Atos Client Partner\. - Provided end\-to\-end contracted\-service\-delivery and business\-operations leadership for Valeant Pharmaceuticals at Xerox ITO and Atos IT Solutions & Services\. - Developed a Supplier Relationship Management program at Johnson & Johnson that improved annual segmentation strategy and IT\-leadership documentation\. - Onboarded Johnson & Johnson's top six enterprise infrastructure suppliers, representing $188 million in annual spend, into a new Supplier Relationship Management program\. - Managed semiannual global reconciliation of $10 million in HP\-supported hardware and support services\. - Led the consolidation of seven portfolio\-performance processes into a single Supplier Management Standard Operating Procedure\. - Partnered with Global Procurement to align a Supplier Management SOP and Executive Scorecard\. - Executed an RFP that delivered $1\.4 million in cost savings for global UNIX server support\. - Implemented Johnson & Johnson Vendor Management Office's quarterly departmental Executive Performance Dashboard\. - Delivered quarterly vendor customer\-satisfaction surveys and contractual\-performance scorecards, and coordinated quarterly supplier and IT vice\-president business reviews\. - Oversaw objectives and development for one FTE in Johnson & Johnson's Vendor Management Office and up to seven FTE in Global Site Services\. - Improved record\-retention compliance with the CISO by adding an employee\-termination checklist covering hard\-drive disposal and litigation\-file storage\. - Managed the migration of Corporate print\-services support from Xerox to Ricoh\. - Negotiated an improved Mercer Airport support model, moving from limited remote support to a standard MSA\. - Represented IT in Johnson & Johnson Corporate Headquarters disaster\-recovery planning and test exercises\. - Reduced costs by transitioning Washington, DC support from full MSA support to project\-based support, reducing NYC technician coverage, and eliminating two part\-time New Brunswick resources through streamlined processes\. - Supported Delta Dental Plan of NJ/CT hosting, application\-development, and website\-redesign projects, and provided client services and project management for AT&T's Customer Connect application\. - Built early career experience in hotel operations, conference services, and corporate sales before moving into IT service management, vendor governance, and executive account leadership\. ## Experience - **Client Account Executive at Atos** (2023\-05\-01–present) — Client Account Executive tasked with navigating and aligning the operational and organizational complexities of Atos and assigned client environments\. Sales targets for Renewals, Fertilization and New Services\. Responsibilities: ~Revenue & Profit Growth\. Ongoing Automation and including AI transformation, Digital Strategy, Customer Satisfaction and Retention\. Global Service Teams Management\. Transformational Programs: ~Championed AI\-powered ITIL reporting and analytics, enabling proactive management and improved decision\-making\. ~Established automated RAID management for efficient service governance\. ~Led Innovation Days driving transformation opportunities and further enhancing the client’s innovation roadmap\. ~Automated quarterly SAP data refresh workflows using SAP \(LaMa\) streamlining environment management and reducing operational overhead\. - **Client Partner at Atos** (2021\-07\-01–2023\-04\-01) — Industry: Manufacturing Contract and P&L owner for global clients in chemical, automotive and fragrances sub industries\. - **Client Manager at Atos** (2015\-08\-01–2021\-06\-01) — Industries: Healthcare and Life Sciences, Manufacturing Client Accounts: ~CSL Seqirus\. Managed services for UK based manufacture of influenza vaccine\. ~Sanofi\. US based pharmaceutical client hosting their Diabetes PE mobile application\. \*Account Subject Matter Expert for FDA Audits\. \*IT owner for Regulatory Compliance \(SOX, HIPPA, NIST\), FDA audits and GDPR assessments\. - **Director of Service Management at Xerox ITO then Atos IT Solutions & Services** (2013\-01\-01–2015\-07\-01) — Industry: Healthcare and Life Sciences Client: Valeant Pharmaceuticals Provides end‑to‑end leadership for contracted service delivery and business operations, driving account growth, ensuring service excellence, and strengthening customer satisfaction\. - **Contract and Performance Manager \- Enterprise IT Sourcing & Supplier Management \(ESSM\) at Johnson & Johnson** (2012\-02\-01–2013\-07\-01) — Principle liaison between enterprise technology strategic suppliers and Johnson & Johnson IT and business unit IT\. • Defined and maintained vendor engagement models, governed strategic programs, and managed the performance and compliance of contractual commitments\. • Developed a new Supplier Relationship Management \(SRM\) program improving annual segmentation strategy and the types of documentation delivered to IT leadership team\. • On\-boarded top 6 enterprise infrastructure suppliers representing annual spend of $188MM into new SRM\. • Managed semi\-annual global asset reconciliation of $10MM HP supported hardware and support services\. • Led an analysis team of portfolio performance process owners to successfully streamline 7 existing processes into a single Supplier Management Standard Operating Procedure \(SOP\)\. • Partnered with Global Procurement, aligning new Supplier Management SOP and Executive Scorecard\. • Partnered with Business Unit IT to educate on enterprise agreements ens - **Performance Manager \- Vendor Management Office \(VMO\) at Johnson & Johnson** (2010\-11\-01–2012\-02\-01) — Managed business engagement and contractual performance of IT enterprise software, hardware and print suppliers\. • Oversaw objectives and development for 1 FTE\. • Led a cross portfolio performance process team ensuring continued improvement of Standard Operating Procedures governing operations and relationship between J&J IT, Business IT and segmented suppliers\. • Implemented the Vendor Management Office’s quarterly departmental Executive Performance Dashboard\. • Delivered quarterly vendor customer satisfaction surveys and contractual performance scorecards\. • Coordinated quarterly business review meetings between Supplier and IT Vice Presidents, reviewing strategic relationship, concentrating on performance, risk, innovation, and account management\. • Mediated development of projects and service improvement programs\. - **Service Delivery Manager \- Global Site Services \(GSS\) at Johnson & Johnson** (2005\-02\-01–2010\-11\-01) — Delivered and maintained customer satisfaction of IT end user services and business projects at assigned US J&J locations\. • Managed executive support, asset security compliance, service and request processes, and critical site events\. • Represented IT on local Information Security, Facility, Human Resource, and Business IT governance teams\. • Oversaw objectives and development for up to 7 FTE\. • Supported Companies: • \* Corporate \(World Headquarters\), IT Services Inc\., \(Enterprise Data Center\), and OCD\. • 2007\-2010 • \* Pharmaceutical Research & Development Northeast sites \(PRD, OMP, Tibotec\)\. • 2005\-2007 • Partnered with server, network, PC, Help Desk and printer teams, reviewing service delivery to facilitate improvement programs\. • Collaborated with CISO to improve record retention compliance by adding a checklist to employee termination process to record disposal of hard drive and storage location of litigation files\. • Managed migration of print services support from Xerox to Rico - **Contractor for Johnson & Johnson at CoreTech Consulting Group** (2002\-10\-01–2005\-02\-01) — Contracted by J&J Network and Computing Services to maintain customer satisfaction of IT end user services and oversee IT business projects at Pharmaceutical Research & Development \(PRD\) Raritan, NJ campus\. - **Client Service Analyst / Project Manager at Concurrent Technologies** (2000\-09\-01–2002\-08\-01) — Pre\-sales and sales activities, analysis, definition and documentation of customer system requirements, system delivery and post deployment support\. • Primary Accounts: • Delta Dental Plan of NJ/CT: Hosting and application development projects\. • Redesign of website\. • AT&T: Client Services and PM for “Customer Connect” Project Management application\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science — Rochester Institute of Technology (1984\-01\-01–1989\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Christopher do now? Christopher is an Account Executive and Client Leader at Atos\. He navigates and aligns the operational and organizational complexities of Atos and assigned client environments, with responsibility for renewals, fertilization, new services, revenue and profit growth, automation and AI transformation, digital strategy, customer satisfaction and retention, and global service\-team management\. ### What are Christopher's core strengths? Christopher is skilled in enterprise account leadership, service delivery, contract performance management, vendor management, stakeholder alignment, and relationship management at all organizational levels\. He is particularly effective at taking over troubled accounts, establishing ownership and accountability, and aligning client and delivery teams\. ### How has Christopher progressed at Atos? Christopher's Atos career has included Client Manager, Client Partner, and Client Account Executive roles\. He progressed from delivery\-focused leadership into global client, contract, P&L, and account\-executive responsibilities\. ### What has Christopher done with the FMC account? Christopher has stated that he currently manages the FMC account as a Client Manager within Atos IT Services\. He turned around the account by establishing accountability, restoring process discipline, and implementing a governed operating model\. ### What transformation programs has Christopher led at Atos? Christopher championed AI\-powered ITIL reporting and analytics to support proactive management and improved decision\-making\. He also established automated RAID management, led Innovation Days to advance a client's innovation roadmap, and automated quarterly SAP data\-refresh workflows using SAP LaMa to streamline environment management and reduce operational overhead\. ### What client and compliance responsibilities did Christopher have as an Atos Client Manager? As an Atos Client Manager serving healthcare, life sciences, and manufacturing accounts, Christopher managed services for CSL Seqirus, a UK\-based influenza\-vaccine manufacturer, and supported Sanofi's US\-based Diabetes PE mobile\-application hosting\. He was the account subject\-matter expert for FDA audits and the IT owner for regulatory compliance covering SOX, HIPPA, NIST, FDA audits, and GDPR assessments\. ### What did Christopher do as an Atos Client Partner? As an Atos Client Partner in manufacturing, Christopher owned contracts and P&L responsibilities for global clients in the chemical, automotive, and fragrances sub\-industries\. ### What was Christopher's role with Valeant Pharmaceuticals? As Director of Service Management at Xerox ITO and later Atos IT Solutions & Services, Christopher provided end\-to\-end leadership for contracted service delivery and business operations for Valeant Pharmaceuticals\. His work focused on account growth, service excellence, and customer satisfaction\. ### What did Christopher do at Johnson & Johnson? At Johnson & Johnson, Christopher served in service delivery management and in the Vendor Management Office\. His roles included Contract and Performance Manager in Enterprise IT Sourcing & Supplier Management, Performance Manager in the Vendor Management Office, and Service Delivery Manager for Global Site Services\. ### What were Christopher's responsibilities in Johnson & Johnson Enterprise IT Sourcing & Supplier Management? As Contract and Performance Manager in Johnson & Johnson's Enterprise IT Sourcing & Supplier Management organization, Christopher was the principal liaison between enterprise technology strategic suppliers and Johnson & Johnson IT and business\-unit IT\. He defined vendor engagement models, governed strategic programs, and managed contractual performance and compliance\. ### What were Christopher's major supplier\-management accomplishments at Johnson & Johnson? Christopher developed a new Supplier Relationship Management program that improved annual segmentation strategy and documentation provided to IT leadership\. He onboarded the top six enterprise infrastructure suppliers, representing $188 million in annual spend, into the new program managed semiannual reconciliation of $10 million in HP\-supported hardware and support services streamlined seven processes into one Supplier Management SOP aligned the SOP and Executive Scorecard with Global Procurement educated Business Unit IT on enterprise agreements and executed an RFP that produced $1\.4 million in savings for global UNIX server support\. ### What did Christopher accomplish in Johnson & Johnson's Vendor Management Office? As Performance Manager in Johnson & Johnson's Vendor Management Office, Christopher managed business engagement and contractual performance for enterprise IT software, hardware, and print suppliers\. He oversaw the objectives and development of one FTE, led a cross\-portfolio process team, implemented a quarterly departmental Executive Performance Dashboard, delivered vendor satisfaction surveys and performance scorecards, coordinated quarterly supplier and IT vice\-president reviews, and mediated service\-improvement programs\. ### What did Christopher do as a Johnson & Johnson Service Delivery Manager? As Service Delivery Manager for Global Site Services at Johnson & Johnson, Christopher maintained customer satisfaction for IT end\-user services and business projects at assigned US locations\. He managed executive support, asset\-security compliance, service and request processes, and critical site events, represented IT on information security, facilities, human resources, and Business IT governance teams, and oversaw the objectives and development of up to seven FTE\. ### Which Johnson & Johnson organizations and sites did Christopher support? Christopher supported Johnson & Johnson Corporate World Headquarters, IT Services Inc\., the Enterprise Data Center, and OCD from 2007 to 2010\. He also supported Pharmaceutical Research & Development Northeast sites—including PRD, OMP, and Tibotec—from 2005 to 2007\. ### What service improvements and cost actions did Christopher lead at Johnson & Johnson? Christopher partnered with server, network, PC, Help Desk, and printer teams on service improvements worked with the CISO to improve record\-retention compliance through an employee\-termination checklist managed the transition of Corporate print\-support services from Xerox to Ricoh negotiated an improved Mercer Airport support model and represented IT in Corporate Headquarters disaster\-recovery planning and testing\. He also reduced costs by shifting Washington, DC support from full MSA support to project\-based support, reducing NYC technician coverage through merged Consumer and Corporate work orders, and eliminating two part\-time New Brunswick resources through process streamlining\. ### What did Christopher do at Concurrent Technologies? At Concurrent Technologies, Christopher performed pre\-sales and sales activities, analyzed, defined, and documented customer system requirements, and supported system delivery and post\-deployment operations\. His primary accounts included Delta Dental Plan of NJ/CT, where he supported hosting, application\-development, and website\-redesign projects, and AT&T, where he provided client services and project management for the Customer Connect project\-management application\. ### What was Christopher's CoreTech Consulting Group assignment? As a CoreTech Consulting Group contractor for Johnson & Johnson Network and Computing Services, Christopher maintained customer satisfaction for IT end\-user services and oversaw IT business projects at the Pharmaceutical Research & Development Raritan, New Jersey campus\. ### What was Christopher's experience at Merrill Lynch? Christopher worked at Merrill Lynch as a liaison between technology teams and financial advisors, helping align business needs with technology solutions\. ### How has Christopher's hospitality background informed his career? Christopher began his career in hotel operations, conference services, and corporate sales\. This hospitality background developed customer\-service, communication, and executive\-relationship skills that he has applied in IT services, vendor governance, and account leadership\. ### What is Christopher's education and work\-location preference? Christopher earned a Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology and has described his degree background as Hospitality Management\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/cwclough