Christopher McKenzie

About Christopher McKenzie

With over 20 years of experience in senior management roles, I am a seasoned business and technology leader who leads the overall strategy for our Azure Infrastructure and Security team at Inviso. My mission is to collaborate with customers of all sizes and industries across North America and beyond, and help them transform their technology with a focus on security and governance, while gaining significant business value from their investment.As a Principal Cloud Solution Architect and Strategy Lead, I leverage my skills in strategic planning, project management, team leadership, and analytical thinking to identify common industry trends, stay curious and abreast of innovative technology and industry shifts, support customers with robust and repeatable processes, and track essential business metrics. I also mentor and develop a team of talented and compassionate architects, engineers, consultants, and project managers, fostering team collaboration and knowledge sharing. I am proud to have achieved multiple Microsoft Advanced Specializations and Solution Partner Designations, as well as ISO 27001 certification, for Inviso.

Experience

1. Principal Cloud Solution Architect, Strategy Lead

   Inviso

   Sep 2020 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

   Leading the overall strategy for our Azure Infrastructure and Security team. Collaborating with customers of all sizes across North America to transform their technology with a focus on Security and Governance while gaining significant business value from their investment. • Identifying common industry trends that lead to market opportunities for transformation.• Guiding customers through Modernization of their IT operations focusing on scalability, availability, and security.• Staying curious and abreast of innovative technology and industry shifts.• Supporting customers across North America and beyond, Mid-Market and Enterprise segments, Commercial and Public Sector, and across industries.• Track essential business metrics to inform team size and utilization and forecast budgets.• Continuously adjusting to program and funding changes that directly impact budgets and offers.• Providing thought leadership to foster innovation.

Education

• Coding Dojo

  Computer Programming, Web Development

  2016 — 2016

• Seattle Pacific University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2001