Christopher D. Wyble

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Professional profile

Christopher D. Wyble, PMP® is a Program Manager responsible for strategy and execution of a global innovation program within the Chief Information Officer (CIO) organization at IBM. His responsibilities include managing the program’s process lifecycle, quantifying the financial benefit of innovation projects to IBM, and handling marketing and communications functions. He has experience as an application developer, enhancing the function of applications in a variety of development environments, and he has been praised for his application designs and for his work in technical leadership roles. Chris has also worked in the fields of application maintenance, content development, standards compliance and testing. His extensive experience in the use of Web 2.0 tools and new media make him an asset to any organization looking to improve upon collaboration and productivity. He prides himself on his commitment to his clients, teamwork and quality.

Professional experience

June 2006–present, IBM, Somers, NY, USA
Program Manager

Manage 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.
Documented a repeatable process for managing technology adoption and demonstrating the value of innovation.
Participated in the successful transfer of five innovations into IBM products or internal solutions, resulting in a savings of more than 24 person-months of development and testing.

May 2003–June 2006, IBM Global Business Services, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
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 SEI-CMM Level 5 by developing organization-wide project management methods.
Oversaw successful ASCA compliance reviews for financial vital asset.

July 2000–May 2003, IBM Global Business Services, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
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).
M.S. Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Concentration in Management Information Systems.
B.S. Computer Science, cum laude, from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. 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, and Using the Worldwide Project Management Method.
Leadership development courses including LEADing@IBM Leader Readiness lab (2008) and Leader Foundation self-directed learning (2007).

Awards and recognition

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

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.

Additional information

Spanish-language proficiency, which has been used to partner with Global Resources at IBM México.
Proficiency in American Sign Language.
Chapter co-chair of the EAGLE at IBM diversity network group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees.

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