Chris Carroll

Experience

Chris is a well rounded professional whose career began as an electronics technician, migrated to the IT field as a technologist and then into the IT executive ranks. In recent years, Chris has specialized in project and program management, including project portfolio management and is certified as a project management professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. He has worked with other executives to implement projects and programs to achieve business objectives which support the organizational strategy. He has also specialized in implementing technology to create operational efficiencies. Chris has extensive experience in the financial services industry as well as records management technology. He also has experience in the oil and gas industry. Before starting at ACC, Chris most recently worked for Access Group in Wilmington, DE as Managing Director of the Program Management Office (PMO). Access Group is one of the largest non-profit student loan companies in the US. The responsibility of the PMO was to help the organization reap maximum benefits from its project portfolio through the application of sound program/project management principles from pre-implementation through post-implementation. Previous to Access Group, Chris was VP, Information Technology at Panhandle-Plains Student Loan Center in Canyon, TX. At PPSLC, Chris directed a staff of IT professionals to provide the organization with technical operations, product development, quality assurance, and project management expertise. He also managed vendors and helped negotiate vendor contracts for all technology purchases, including telecommunications. Before working at PPSLC, Chris worked for Parker & Parsley petroleum (now Pioneer Natural Resources) as computer network specialist and at Comgraphix Inc, a value added reseller for several manufacturers of microfilm and digital imaging technology as well as mail handling equipment.

Education

Chris has an MBA from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he received the 2009 EMBA Alumni Award for Entrepreneurship. He also has a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from University of Phoenix and an AAS in biomedical electronics from Amarillo College in Amarillo, TX. He pursued his Masters’ studies at Texas Tech University and executive education from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.    

Activities and Personal

Chris served his country as a tanker in the US Marine Corps Reserves. 

Contact

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