J. CHRIS BOYD
               jchrisboyd@gmail.com ♦ http://www.linkedin.com/in/jchrisboyd/ ♦ 917.376.6191



                                             EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Globally connected leader specializing in business excellence initiatives to drive world class performance and
customer experience. Signature ability to harness business, technology, and operations perspectives, engage
collaborative resources, and unify organization and teams to breakthrough goals. Blends consultative client focus
with multidisciplinary insights to challenge and expand global delivery capabilities and energize service quality.

                                    EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

TeleManagement Forum, Morristown, NJ                                                                2010-Present
Head of Project Management
TM Forum is the leading industry association drawing together service providers and suppliers to envisage digital
information, communication, and entertainment future scenarios, and exploit emerging business opportunities.
• Built and directed a project management center of excellence overseeing a 20%+ expansion of collaboration
     programs across mobile internet, communications, digital media, defense, cable, and cloud services markets.
• Developed governance and reporting structures for 700+ member companies and partners to create and
     showcase product and service capabilities via online collaboration communities and industry conferences.

Simply Best Practice LLC, Livingston, NJ                                                               2009-2010
Founder and CEO
Entrepreneur, independent consultant, and business advisor connecting people and processes, catalyzing and
building partnerships, and developing trusted client relationships.
• Strategy and business excellence consultant providing leadership training and advice to the voluntary, not for
    profit, education, hospitality and tourism, and human capital sectors.
• Networking participant at Clinton Global Initiative; appointed to Business Advisory Council, Caldwell College.

CIT Group, Livingston, NJ                                                                               2005-2008
Vice President Global Operations
CIT provides diversified trade financing and advisory services across 30 industries in more than 50 countries.
• Achieved annual savings of 38% ($4million) through establishing common process across organization for
    business and technology partners to define and execute an agreed ‘Top 10’ portfolio of strategic projects.
• Utilized Lean and Six Sigma techniques to transform 18 technology operating platforms to one integrated
    system generating $2million annualized cost savings, and instigated controls to mitigate business risks.

The Bank of New York, New York, NY                                                                     2002-2005
Vice President Six Sigma
Created, deployed, and led Six Sigma program as central pillar of the CEO’s bank-wide client service initiative.
• Personally surpassed $1million savings goal in first year of initiating corporate-wide Six Sigma program.
• Achieved 34% cost savings and accelerated plan by 6 months through negotiating innovative third-party
    training alliance that established and deployed internal competency and aligned global ranks to goals.

New York Mercantile Exchange, New York, NY                                                            2001-2002
Vice President Quality
NYMEX is the world’s largest commodity futures exchange, trading both energy and metals options.
• Department Head overseeing and safeguarding more than $1billion of transactions per day.
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•   Enhanced online and trading floor systems accommodating +27% options trading growth and unprecedented
    trading volume in response to 9/11 and Enron business crisis.
•   Achieved 43% annual cost savings by integrating teams of vendors, business users, and technologists and
    introduced automated testing to reduce by over 30% the turnaround time for deployment of new technology.

Spherion (formerly Interim Technology), New York, NY                                                  1997 - 2001
Practice Director and Senior Management Consultant
Led NYC professional services practice of senior technology consultants to ‘Top 5’ national ranking.
• Grew professional services revenue by 22% in financial services, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and media.
• Client - Morgan Stanley: Transformed project management guidelines for Internet web services group,
    streamlining by 28% time and effort expended on data collection, reporting, and analysis of metrics.
• Client - Citibank: Turned around planning process on $13million global trade finance project from audit non-
    compliance to best practice recognized by successive Citibank Operations & Technology conferences.

Motorola, Stotfold, England                                                                           1994 - 1996
Process Coordinator and Systems Development Team Leader
Recognized for leadership in global telecom and automotive R&D, New Product Development, and manufacturing.
• Spearheaded UK automotive manufacturing as software center of excellence and assessed and adjudicated
   CMM best practices throughout 11 sites in 6 European countries and across all 5 major divisions in the US.
• Secretary of European Software Council lauded for executing software initiatives resulting in innovative new
   product launches; accelerated time to market; and increased reliability and customer satisfaction.

Groupe Bull, Hemel Hempstead, England                                                              1992 - 1994
Process Manager
Information Systems arm of French company at the convergence of IT, telecommunications, and media.
Head-hunted by UK R&D Director charged with eliminating bureaucracy and streamlining decision-making.
• Led 80-person team to award of ISO9000 quality registration within twelve months of program initiation.
• Recognized by international panel of experts for industry leading SEI-CMM software process maturity.

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance                                                                         1992

Harland Simon Automation Systems                                                                    1989 - 1991

British Telecom Applied Technology                                                                  1987 - 1989

UK Defense Procurement Executive                                                                    1985 - 1987

                                       EDUCATION & ACCREDITATIONS

Bachelor’s in Electrical & Electronic Engineering                                   Queen’s University of Belfast

Adjunct Faculty in Business Project Management                                              New York University
Project Management Professional (PMP)                                              Project Management Institute


Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) and Adviser to SSBB Exam                                American Society for Quality
Examiner for Baldrige National Quality Award.                                      US Department of Commerce
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    J. CHRIS BOYD jchrisboyd@gmail.com ♦ http://www.linkedin.com/in/jchrisboyd/ ♦ 917.376.6191 EXECUTIVE PROFILE Globally connected leader specializing in business excellence initiatives to drive world class performance and customer experience. Signature ability to harness business, technology, and operations perspectives, engage collaborative resources, and unify organization and teams to breakthrough goals. Blends consultative client focus with multidisciplinary insights to challenge and expand global delivery capabilities and energize service quality. EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS TeleManagement Forum, Morristown, NJ 2010-Present Head of Project Management TM Forum is the leading industry association drawing together service providers and suppliers to envisage digital information, communication, and entertainment future scenarios, and exploit emerging business opportunities. • Built and directed a project management center of excellence overseeing a 20%+ expansion of collaboration programs across mobile internet, communications, digital media, defense, cable, and cloud services markets. • Developed governance and reporting structures for 700+ member companies and partners to create and showcase product and service capabilities via online collaboration communities and industry conferences. Simply Best Practice LLC, Livingston, NJ 2009-2010 Founder and CEO Entrepreneur, independent consultant, and business advisor connecting people and processes, catalyzing and building partnerships, and developing trusted client relationships. • Strategy and business excellence consultant providing leadership training and advice to the voluntary, not for profit, education, hospitality and tourism, and human capital sectors. • Networking participant at Clinton Global Initiative; appointed to Business Advisory Council, Caldwell College. CIT Group, Livingston, NJ 2005-2008 Vice President Global Operations CIT provides diversified trade financing and advisory services across 30 industries in more than 50 countries. • Achieved annual savings of 38% ($4million) through establishing common process across organization for business and technology partners to define and execute an agreed ‘Top 10’ portfolio of strategic projects. • Utilized Lean and Six Sigma techniques to transform 18 technology operating platforms to one integrated system generating $2million annualized cost savings, and instigated controls to mitigate business risks. The Bank of New York, New York, NY 2002-2005 Vice President Six Sigma Created, deployed, and led Six Sigma program as central pillar of the CEO’s bank-wide client service initiative. • Personally surpassed $1million savings goal in first year of initiating corporate-wide Six Sigma program. • Achieved 34% cost savings and accelerated plan by 6 months through negotiating innovative third-party training alliance that established and deployed internal competency and aligned global ranks to goals. New York Mercantile Exchange, New York, NY 2001-2002 Vice President Quality NYMEX is the world’s largest commodity futures exchange, trading both energy and metals options. • Department Head overseeing and safeguarding more than $1billion of transactions per day.
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    J. CHRIS BOYD 917.376.6191 Page 2 jchrisboyd@gmail.com • Enhanced online and trading floor systems accommodating +27% options trading growth and unprecedented trading volume in response to 9/11 and Enron business crisis. • Achieved 43% annual cost savings by integrating teams of vendors, business users, and technologists and introduced automated testing to reduce by over 30% the turnaround time for deployment of new technology. Spherion (formerly Interim Technology), New York, NY 1997 - 2001 Practice Director and Senior Management Consultant Led NYC professional services practice of senior technology consultants to ‘Top 5’ national ranking. • Grew professional services revenue by 22% in financial services, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and media. • Client - Morgan Stanley: Transformed project management guidelines for Internet web services group, streamlining by 28% time and effort expended on data collection, reporting, and analysis of metrics. • Client - Citibank: Turned around planning process on $13million global trade finance project from audit non- compliance to best practice recognized by successive Citibank Operations & Technology conferences. Motorola, Stotfold, England 1994 - 1996 Process Coordinator and Systems Development Team Leader Recognized for leadership in global telecom and automotive R&D, New Product Development, and manufacturing. • Spearheaded UK automotive manufacturing as software center of excellence and assessed and adjudicated CMM best practices throughout 11 sites in 6 European countries and across all 5 major divisions in the US. • Secretary of European Software Council lauded for executing software initiatives resulting in innovative new product launches; accelerated time to market; and increased reliability and customer satisfaction. Groupe Bull, Hemel Hempstead, England 1992 - 1994 Process Manager Information Systems arm of French company at the convergence of IT, telecommunications, and media. Head-hunted by UK R&D Director charged with eliminating bureaucracy and streamlining decision-making. • Led 80-person team to award of ISO9000 quality registration within twelve months of program initiation. • Recognized by international panel of experts for industry leading SEI-CMM software process maturity. Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance 1992 Harland Simon Automation Systems 1989 - 1991 British Telecom Applied Technology 1987 - 1989 UK Defense Procurement Executive 1985 - 1987 EDUCATION & ACCREDITATIONS Bachelor’s in Electrical & Electronic Engineering Queen’s University of Belfast Adjunct Faculty in Business Project Management New York University Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) and Adviser to SSBB Exam American Society for Quality Examiner for Baldrige National Quality Award. US Department of Commerce