Chris Leiner is a seasoned IT leader who specializes in strategic transformations, transition and project governance. He has extensive experience in guiding client teams through the definition, contracting and ongoing management of strategic projects and provider relationships. Chris has deep experience in managing and leading client teams in service transition and digital enablement.

Chris has over 40 years’ experience in advising both Global 100 companies and government agencies in a variety of industries. These include pharmaceuticals, retail, airlines/transportation, media, energy, and financial services. When he joined Integris Applied in 2016, he brought this experience to bear in the public sector, where he led the Georgia Technology Authority’s (GTA’s) strategic transformation of core data center infrastructure including server, storage, and disaster recovery, and cloud brokerage. Chris’ procurement leadership alone has covered more than $12B in total contract value.

Representative Engagements

  • Sigura (Innovative Water Systems): Short term project to transform newly acquired company to meet requirements of their private equity owners. Developed IT strategy, IT policies and critical governance processes.
  • State of Georgia: Led procurement process to source Managed Security Services including a SOC, SIEM and security awareness training. Led the team in creating SOWs, identifying SLAs and creating the entire contract package. Led integration sessions with the new provider and the service integrator. The project resulted in enhanced and standard security services across the state agencies.
  • State of Georgia: Led procurement process to source Server, Storage, Identity Management, Public Cloud Services and Data Center Support. Led the team in creating SOWs, identifying SLAs and creating the entire contract package. Led integration sessions with the new provider and the service integrator. The project resulted in approximately 30% cost reduction and improved services.
  • Global Agrochemical Company: Led all phases of a full infrastructure, end user support and service desk contracting process.
  • Global News and Financial Services Company; Led all phases of a full infrastructure, end user support and service desk contracting process. Over 95,000 users, 125,000 servers and associated storage was in-scope.
  • Largest Bank in Denmark: Led the negotiations a full infrastructure contract.
  • Major US Airline: Supported creation of SOWs and SLAs for a 5 year $2B Infrastructure contract

Education and Credentials

  • Bachelor of Arts in Finance / Real Estate from Georgia State University
  • Kaizen Institute (Yellow Belt Certification) – 2017
  • ITIL 4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management – 2019

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