Summary
Chris Beattie is an IT Portfolio Manager with 12 years of experience aligning and delivering complex technology initiatives for Colorado state agencies, including the Departments of Agriculture, Military and Veterans Affairs, and History Colorado. He combines public-sector portfolio governance with hands-on technical roots from roles ranging from systems administration at IBM to campus IT and facilities leadership at Vermont Technical College. Chris brings a disciplined project management perspective backed by an MS in Project Management and a history of cost-saving operational improvements, vendor negotiations, and curriculum development. A former Navy instructor and company commander, he pairs structured leadership and training experience with pragmatic IT delivery. Based in Denver, he is adept at turning policy and compliance requirements into executable, measurable programs that advance agency missions.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Vocational Education Studies, Bachelor of Science, Vocational Education Studies at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Master of Science, Project Management, Master of Science, Project Management at Boston University