Tristan Nicholas Chitty

Pacific Disaster Center

2012 - 2016

Director of Information Technology

• Implemented innovative technology direction for cloud & hosted services for DisasterAWARE platforms worldwide.
• Created and sustained 24/7x365 world-class support services for all clients.
• Developed and executed infrastructure roadmaps and strategies to provide high-availability international services.
• Converted to fully virtualized systems and hybrid cloud failovers.
• Pioneered and implemented Release Management and QAQC processes for DisasterAWARE, which resulted in the successful release of 3 major, and 9 incremental versions of the DisasterAWARE Application, including the EMOPS Dashboard and new subscription-based IOS and Android Apps.
• Engineered new systems architecture to make the DisasterAWARE platform deployable without onsite personnel.
• Transformed research-based teams into teams responsible for live productions systems worldwide.
• Implemented Change Control Plan for production environments to support tracking and increase uptime to 99.98%.
• Sold $2.4 million in fixed cost services for the development of GIS Cloud Node & Cyber I (Cyber intrusion and physical asset situational awareness tool).
• Communicated with partners and vendors to foster collaborative working relationships.

Tunive

2012

Chief Information Officer

• Provided strategic technology direction for a web-based interactive multimedia site.
• Developed infrastructure roadmaps and strategies to provide worldwide streaming media to subscription user base using cloud and PaaS services.
• Acquired funding, budget, and plans for all technology-based initiatives as well as company-wide needs.

Geocontinuum

2008 - Present

Chief Information Officer

• Provided strategic technology consulting.
• Developed, analyzed, managed, and produced business process improvements.
• Supervised, trained, developed, and staffed teams for technology projects and services.

11i Networks

2008 - 2010

Chief Information Officer

• Designed a unique cell phone and radio wave manipulation solutions.
• Obtained and secured funding of $6 million in Series A round of company development.
• Met with and created a single source justification within Homeland Security, NSA, DOD, DOE, DOT, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and ITT that met two Homeland Security Initiatives.
• Developed lucrative investment packages for employees.

Fairwinds Credit Union

2007 - 2008

Vice President, Applications, and Development

• Reduced $9.8 million hard cost in IT by $3.2 million. Generated highest individual revenue and department in the Credit Union.
• Chaired the executive steering committee and Developed a geographically dispersed business continuity plan.
• Established, motivated and focused teams with enhanced knowledge, respect, and cooperation through dedicated personal mentorship and training.

TAC Worldwide

2006 - 2007

National Account Executive

• Created permanent placement solutions, contingent staffing engagements, and exclusive staffing relationships.
• Developed new relationships for CSC (Customer Service Centers), TDS (Technology Deployment Service) and Custom Staffing Solutions.

Heliumflash

1999 - 2006

CEO/Owner

• Secured seed round funding of $1 million and returned principal in 2 years at 18%.
• Maintained company value of $8.5 million with sales averaging $1.2 million annually.
• Directed the creation of software for a niche in technology markets.
• Developed SOAP based OO software that maintained database agnostic CMS & Rapid Development Platform for the enablement of dispersed datasets to create services in geospatial and web protocolled services.