Christopher Wyble

Professional experience

IBM Z Engineering System Test Manager

• Manage a team of more than 25 employees and contractors who test all elements of the hardware and firmware of the IBM Z Systems.

• Serve as an Agile iteration manager for test automation efforts.

• Lead internal communication strategy and execution for an organization of more than 250 people.

Global Industry Sales and Marketing

• Transformed a startup marketing function from traditional methods to an Agile process, providing servant leadership for six squads over 25 two-week sprints, and contributing to over $800 million in revenue.

• Managed a comprehensive web content migration to Drupal, encompassing an 80% reduction in pages and supporting globalization of content into 15 languages for deployment across more than 33 countries.

• Redesigned the digital user journey on ibm.com for visitors in the Travel & Transportation industries, yielding a 50% increase in organic page engagement.

• Designed an organizational change plan to drive increased engagement with social and mobile tools for the global IBM sales force.

Mobility Services & Innovation Program Manager

• Designed and developed future generations of mobility offerings to be delivered by worldwide teams.

• Streamlined and consolidated services offering portfolios in order to accelerate delivery of high-value services to clients.

• Directed content development to support marketing of services to clients.

• Provided operational and program management support for a small team of mobility experts transferring cutting-edge research into IBM Global Technology Services offerings and providing demos and immersive experiences for current and future IBM clients.

Ecosystem Skills Development

• Created and managed skills development offerings targeted at university faculty and students at IBM partner universities worldwide.

• Co-leader and author of the annual IBM Tech Trends study on emerging technology.

• Provided project and program management support for the IBM Academic Initiative.

Group Fitness Instructor

• Lead weekly MOSSA Group Centergy classes, combining yoga, pilates and other forms of mind/body exercise.

Technology Adoption Program Manager

• Managed a program bringing together innovators with a community of early adopters, to accelerate emerging technology adoption.

• Grew the community from 38,000 volunteers to over 150,000 and brought over 275 innovations through the program.

• Delivered a management system including regular written, audio, and video content to drive adoption among program participants.

• Documented a repeatable process for managing technology adoption and demonstrating the value of innovation.

• Participated in the successful transfer of over 50 innovations into IBM products or internal solutions, resulting in a savings of more than 24 person-months of development and testing.

Solution Project Manager

• Managed a portfolio of $1.4 million annually for custom application development projects.

• Coordinated the efforts of up to ten full-time equivalent technical resources, including geographically and culturally diverse team members.

• Led compliance with Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model (SEI-CMM) Level 5 by developing organization-wide project management methods.

• Oversaw successful policy compliance reviews for strategic financial reporting application.

Information Technology Specialist

• Developed and maintained custom Lotus Notes applications based on client requirements.

• Contributed to the development and maintenance of hybrid Lotus Notes and web-enabled applications

• Trained clients to enable them to efficiently use their custom applications.

• Served as a technical leader to coordinate development efforts of other project team members.

Education and certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute (PMI), 2006–present.

• IBM Certified Expert Project Manager, 2010–present.

• M.S. Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2004. Concentration in Management Information Systems.

• B.S. Computer Science, cum laude, from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 2000. Minor in Professional Spanish.

• Professional development courses in Project Management Fundamentals, Financial Management for Project Managers, Contracting for Project Managers, Leadership in a Project Team Environment, Using the Worldwide Project Management Method, and Agile Project Management.

• Leadership development courses including LEADing@IBM Leader Readiness lab (2008) and Leader Foundation self-directed learning (2007).

Awards and recognition

• April 2015: Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Forty Under 40: Shakers award, given annually to 40 people under the age of 40 who have shown a strong commitment to the Hudson Valley, to identify and honor the next generation of local leaders.

• December 2011: IBM Eminence & Excellence award from Vice President for my contributions to the 2011 IBM Tech Trends Report.

• December 2010: IBM Bravo! award from another organization for my assistance in producing a 12-minute video highlighting the value of diversity to IBM.

• August 2008: IBM Bravo! award from Vice President for my contributions to the growth of the Technology Adoption Program.

• March 2007: IBM Bravo! award from Vice President for work providing a scalable and repeatable framework to manage technology adoption.

• December 2003: IBM informal award from organization Director and Vice President for success in a project compliance review.

• November 2002–May 2009: 24 IBM Thanks! awards from peers and colleagues recognizing my assistance or contributions to various projects and efforts.

• July 2002: IBM informal award for successfully conforming to project scheduling constraints while delivering high-quality work.

• February 2002: IBM/Lotus Technical Forum attendee.

• March 2001: IBM informal award for willingness to take on additional billable work, including a mentoring role outside scope of job responsibilities.

• December 2000: IBM informal award for the successful, on-time and on-budget delivery of a Lotus Notes client/web application.

Patents and publications

• C. Wyble, P. Mostachetti, M. Young, and B. Main. US10959059B1, “Providing intelligent content recommendations to groups of people,” granted March 23, 2021.

• C. Wyble, G. Boss, T. Ngo, and S. Monov. US10831518B2, “Over-provisioning cloud resources using dependency maps and utilization triggers,” granted November 11, 2020.

• K. Bhogal, G. Boss, R. Hamilton, and C. Wyble. US10548013B2, “Security of shared credentials in crowdsourced wireless networks,” granted January 28, 2020.

• C. Wyble, P. Mostachetti, and M. Young. “A System for Enhanced Service Request Routing, Response, and Management.” ip.com, August 26, 2015.

• C. Wyble, P. Mostachetti, and M. Young. “Method and System for Predicting and Assigning Emergency Personnel based on Input Sources.” ip.com, October 20, 2014.

• J. Lo, C. Wyble, S. Hupfer. Fast track to the future: The 2012 IBM Tech Trends Report. IBM Center for Applied Insights, 2012.

• J. Lo, C. Wyble. The 2011 IBM Tech Trends Report: Tech Trends for Today. Skills for Tomorrow. IBM developerWorks, 2011.

• A. Chow, B. Goodman, J. Rooney, and C. Wyble. “Engaging a corporate community to manage technology and embrace innovation.” IBM Systems Journal, Volume 46, Number 4, 2007.

• A. Chow, R. Rogers, C. Wyble, and C. Almond. Supporting Innovators and Early Adopters: A Technology Adoption Program Cookbook. IBM Redpapers, December 2007.

• B. D. Goodman, A. Hutchins, J. W. Rooney, and C. Wyble. US Patent application 20090094328, “System and Methods for Technology Evaluation and Adoption,” filed October 3, 2007.

Volunteer experience

March 2021–present, Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra, Rhinebeck, NY, USA

• Member of the Board of Directors.

• Lead business development and corporate sponsorship efforts.

July 2012–June 2020, Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

• Member of the Policy and Governance Committee, providing advice and counsel to the Board of Directors (2012–2020).

• Member of the Volunteer Information Security, Technology & Access Task Force (2013–2014).

December 2011–August 2022, GLSEN Mid-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

• Member of Chapter Board of Directors (2013–2022).

• Chapter Co-Chair (2020–2022).

• Professional Development Coordinator (2013–2022).

• Facilitate diversity, inclusion and anti-bullying workshops for middle school and high school students aged 11-18. Trained over 5,000 students to date.

• Facilitate faculty professional development covering diversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and the Dignity for All Students Act. Trained over 10,000 educators and allied professionals to date.

Additional information

• Proficiency in Spanish and American Sign Language.

• Former (2005-2019) chapter co-chair of the Out@IBM employee resource group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and straight allies.