Experience

Mobly

• United States
• Mobile Computing Software Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Lehi, Utah, United States Sales tech on mobile is bad. We solve that. Mobly is a mobile-first sales & marketing engagement platform designed for field sales & marketing teams. We have started by disrupting lead capture and retrieval at events and then stay sticky by providing tools reps can use to follow up and log all engagement to your CRM or MAP tools.



Jenkins Group

• Owner / GM

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Lehi, Utah, United States Consulting software businesses between 10M-100M in revenue on partner ecosystem GTM, product, engineering, integrations, and more. I have 15 years experience building teams, managing and developing software products, executive leadership, and GTM strategy for partner ecosystems. I help companies scale their businesses through refined GTM offerings, partner programs, and product & engineering leadership.



ON24

• United States
• Software Development
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Global Head of Strategic Alliances & Business Development

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

  Remote Developed ON24’s Partner Ecosystem, Strategy, GTM, and Partner Programs. Grew ecosystem revenue from ~2% partner contribution to ~15% partner contribution. Championed the ON24 Partner Network (OPN) and led team that signed 20+ partners to the ecosystem. Built key strategic alliances, negotiated contracts, and built GTM strategy for ISV, Strategic Tech, and Solutions partners within the OPN.



Utah CTO Show

• United States
• Information Technology & Services

• Creator / Host

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2023

  Lehi, Utah The Utah CTO Show is a podcast of bite-sized interviews with Utah tech leaders with the goal of growing tech leadership in Utah and inspiring developers to launch their product or business.



Adobe

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Director, Strategic Technology Partners (acquired)

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2021

  Lehi, UT As Director of Strategic Technology Partners, Kris was responsible for the global growth of Workfront's strategic technology partnerships across Adobe's Experience Cloud, Creative Cloud and Document Cloud. Kris and team drove initiatives that supported Workfront as the Marketing System of Record for CIO's and CMO's. This work included collaboration with many teams across Adobe for content creation, sales enablement, solution engineering, industry strategy, customer experience, and product… Show more As Director of Strategic Technology Partners, Kris was responsible for the global growth of Workfront's strategic technology partnerships across Adobe's Experience Cloud, Creative Cloud and Document Cloud. Kris and team drove initiatives that supported Workfront as the Marketing System of Record for CIO's and CMO's. This work included collaboration with many teams across Adobe for content creation, sales enablement, solution engineering, industry strategy, customer experience, and product management; often in partnership with systems integrators (Accenture, Deloitte, LeapPoint, IBMiX, Capgemini, etc.) with commitment and innovation towards the future of enterprise work management. Show less



Banyan

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, Product & Engineering (acquired)

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  Orem, Utah Kris was originally brought in as VP of Product Management to lead Banyan product strategy, GTM and digital offerings for marketers in niche healthcare practices. Within 6 months, Kris also took full responsibility for the technical team and inherited several engineers, Dev Ops, Security, QA and Tech Support. With several challenges around technical debt, staffing issues, budget concerns, dated product, and increasing competition, Kris structured the engineering and product strategy that could… Show more Kris was originally brought in as VP of Product Management to lead Banyan product strategy, GTM and digital offerings for marketers in niche healthcare practices. Within 6 months, Kris also took full responsibility for the technical team and inherited several engineers, Dev Ops, Security, QA and Tech Support. With several challenges around technical debt, staffing issues, budget concerns, dated product, and increasing competition, Kris structured the engineering and product strategy that could sustain the right unit economics and lead to an acquisition. As a team, Banyan Product & Engineering were able to retire the technical debt, outsource an Android version of the mobile app and prepare for technical due diligence of the acquisition by Nuvi. Show less



Dynata

• United States
• Market Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Director, Advanced Analytics / Data Science (merger)

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2017

  Lehi, UT SSI’s Advanced Analytics team gives you access to resources capable of guiding you through the entire research lifecycle, from developing a methodology to delivering the results that delight your clients. As Sr. Director of Advanced Analytics, Kris built a team of 16 data scientists, survey programmers and chart builders in the US, India and the Philippines to drive ~16M in new revenue for SSI. Kris brought significant product experience to build software products that supported repeatable… Show more SSI’s Advanced Analytics team gives you access to resources capable of guiding you through the entire research lifecycle, from developing a methodology to delivering the results that delight your clients. As Sr. Director of Advanced Analytics, Kris built a team of 16 data scientists, survey programmers and chart builders in the US, India and the Philippines to drive ~16M in new revenue for SSI. Kris brought significant product experience to build software products that supported repeatable services that could be managed through a subscription model. Although the model never got off the ground, the processes, programs and efforts led to a more product focused organization. SSI Merged with largest competitor ResearchNow and they rebranded to Dyanata. Show less



WTW

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Manager of Technology & Analytics, Global Benefits Solutions (merger)

  • Dec 2013 - Jul 2016

  Houston, Texas Area After being acquired by Towers Watson, Kris was the first employee hired to join the Global Benefits team as Sr. Manager, Technology & Analytics. Kris managed the global technology vision, the full product road-map, developed funding requests, prioritized spending, and assisted in operational delivery efforts for the Global Health & Group Benefits technology platform across more than 160 countries. Kris invested significant time, built relationships, and prioritized development in each global… Show more After being acquired by Towers Watson, Kris was the first employee hired to join the Global Benefits team as Sr. Manager, Technology & Analytics. Kris managed the global technology vision, the full product road-map, developed funding requests, prioritized spending, and assisted in operational delivery efforts for the Global Health & Group Benefits technology platform across more than 160 countries. Kris invested significant time, built relationships, and prioritized development in each global region in order to keep the product backlog current with technology and brokerage needs throughout the world. His work supported the expansion into new countries including setting up local operations and brokerage licensing in EMEA, APAC and LATAM. The operating model allowed for global 24 hour support for customers with Centers of Excellence and Software Development being supported in all four regions which was beneficial when Towers Watson merged with Willis and a global platform had to be selected. Ultimately the technology platform Kris owned was selected as the ongoing solution.

• Sr. Carrier Relations Product Manager (acquired)

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2013

  South Jordan, UT As Sr. Carrier Product Manager, Kris led strategy for developing solutions for producers and Insurance carriers to deliver an on-line enrollment experience for Medicare eligible retirees through the largest growth stage for ExtendHealth, through to acquisition. Kris was a key stakeholder for the Carrier partner team for three enterprise agile development projects and project managed product development of OneExchange Access for carrier relationship management. Often tasked with taking on a… Show more As Sr. Carrier Product Manager, Kris led strategy for developing solutions for producers and Insurance carriers to deliver an on-line enrollment experience for Medicare eligible retirees through the largest growth stage for ExtendHealth, through to acquisition. Kris was a key stakeholder for the Carrier partner team for three enterprise agile development projects and project managed product development of OneExchange Access for carrier relationship management. Often tasked with taking on a variety of projects, Kris led SSAE-16 Audits in preparation for S1 filing, product development managed with HIPAA requirements, built standard operation procedures manual, trained seasonal team, and grew team to 4, full-time associates. ExtendHealth was bought by Towers Watson in 2013 for $465M, now called VIA Benefits.



Best Woods

• Director Of Business Operations (acquired)

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2011

  Orem, UT Kris joined Innovation Woodworks in 2006 and then sold to Best Woods in 2009. Kris was one of two employees managing production, delivery, and sales for boutique home decor wood shop. While going to school, Kris was able to balance, 15+ credits, getting married and having kids while still financially supporting his family through a highly flexible schedule. Kris helped grow the team to 10 employees and helped build the new facility workflow leveraging his experience and training with LEAN… Show more Kris joined Innovation Woodworks in 2006 and then sold to Best Woods in 2009. Kris was one of two employees managing production, delivery, and sales for boutique home decor wood shop. While going to school, Kris was able to balance, 15+ credits, getting married and having kids while still financially supporting his family through a highly flexible schedule. Kris helped grow the team to 10 employees and helped build the new facility workflow leveraging his experience and training with LEAN manufacturing. After selling to Best Woods Kris was quickly promoted to manage the operations budget and served as a operations director. He managed a staff of 5-6, including project managers, operations managers, account managers and sales associates. Along with people responsibility, Kris also managed vendor accounts with Lumber Products, Trimco, Moulding & Millworks, Rocky Mountain West, LJ Stair Parts, Architectural Woodworks, and many more. Kris also chaired the Operations Committee, identified and analyzed internal and external issues affecting the company and worked with management team to develop solutions to address gaps. Kris also started two new product lines and grew those through the recession through new channel strategy. Show less



Fondell Woodwork

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

  Kris started on production line and was quickly recognized for his leadership and communication skills and was promoted to production lead. These experiences led Kris to join Innovation Woodworks which was sold to Best Woods and helped Kris get through his International Business degree through the recession.