Chris Whitney

About Chris Whitney

Committed to Delivering Meaningful Impact | Cloud & Infrastructure • Security • OE • AI • Modern Work Platforms • IAM • first engineering leader with extensive experience in driving high-impact cloud infrastructure solutions, identity solutions and modern work platforms across an AI Ops driven environment, including leading large teams to build scalable, secure platforms in hybrid and multi-cloud environments and support organizational digital transformation. Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration to deliver enterprise-grade platforms. Passionate about fostering innovation, automation, and engineering culture in large-scale technical organizations.Areas of Interest: Looking for multi functional engineering and operations leadership roles across core IT services and platforms. I\'m interested in bringing my experience and expertise to help transform operations, innovate and foster an engineering culture to partner with the business and deliver true impact and change against a strategic vision. Areas of Expertise:Technical Leadership | Cloud Engineering | Technical Innovation | Strategic Planning & Direction | Modern Work Platforms | Engineering leadership | Hybrid Cloud | Agile | Process Optimization | Data Privacy | DevOps | Data Center Transformation | Scale & Sustainability | Azure | AWS | Mergers & Acquisitions | M365 Platform | Active Directory | Entra ID| CI/CD | Cloud Migration | Disaster Recovery | Endpoint Security | Identity and Access Management (IAM)| Automation | Observability Tools | Program Management | Security and Compliance | Zero Trust Security | User Provisioning | System and Cloud Architecture | Infrastructure Planning | Network Infrastructure | Infrastructure Projects | Infrastructure Management | Technical Architecture | VMware Infrastructure | Infrastructure as code (IaC)| Data Center Infrastructure | Continuity of Operations | Vendor Management | Data Center Management | Data Center Operations | Software Packaging | IT OutsourcingSolution Architecture | Performance Engineering | Security Operations | Threat & Vulnerability Management | Information Security | Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Outside of work, you can find me restoring classic cars, fishing, and contributing to the tech industry. CONTACT MEI am always happy to share my expertise. Let’s connect!

Experience

1. Senior Vice President of Technology

   Questco Companies

   Mar 2025 — Present · TX, US

   As SVP of Technology at Questco, I lead the technology organization, ensuring secure, reliable operations across our internal systems while driving our customer-facing digital strategy. My expertise spans enterprise applications, generative AI, infrastructure, end-user compute, and software engineering. I’m focused on shaping and executing Questco’s next chapter of technology strategy—advancing our IT playbook to meet future business needs. I prioritize bringing AI and automation into the organization where it makes practical sense, enhancing efficiency and creating meaningful value for both our employees and clients.

Education

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  CTAM Executive Management - Completion Certificate, Executive Leadership

• Colorado State University Global

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Skills

• Microsoft Sql Server
• Solution Architecture
• Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
• Paas
• Enterprise Content Management
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• System Deployment
• Business Intelligence
• Infopath
• Architecture
• Vmware
• Pre-Sales
• System Center Suite
• Saas
• Sharepoint
• Software Development
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• System Architecture
• Cloud Computing
• Windows Azure
• Microsoft Servers
• Portals
• .net
• Eai
• Architectures
• Sharepoint Designer
• Cloud Computing Iaas
• Office 365
• Virtualization