Chris Ravenscroft

Chris Ravenscroft has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. Chris currently holds the position of Director of Site Reliability Engineering at Convoso, a role they started in April 2022. Previously, they worked as the Senior Director of DevOps at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, starting in January 2020.

Chris's longest tenure was at Alcatel-Lucent, where they held various roles for a total of 24 years. From December 2013 to January 2020, they served as the Director of Switch & Network Management R&D and Competency Leader. In this role, they oversaw a team of about 100 engineers and was responsible for strategic development and managing projects in network management, software-defined networking cloud development, and embedded development.

Prior to this, Chris held positions such as Technical Manager, Lead Software Architect, Manager, and Principal Software Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent. Chris showcased their expertise in software development, management, and technical leadership during these roles.

Before joining Alcatel-Lucent, Chris worked at NESS as the Director of Online Services from July 1993 to June 1996 and at Pressimage as the Director of Online Services from January 1990 to May 1993.

Overall, Chris's extensive work experience in various leadership and technical roles demonstrates their strong skills in software development, team management, and strategic planning.

Chris Ravenscroft obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Control Data in the year 1990. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in Cybersecurity Awareness: Phishing and Whaling from LinkedIn in December 2019, Learning Kubernetes from LinkedIn in April 2019, and Functional Programming Principles in Scala from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in December 2012.