Christine Ruff

Christine Ruff has over 30 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Their most recent position is the Senior Director of Business Development at CREADIS Inc., a global engineering firm specializing in mechanical engineering, electronics, and embedded systems solutions. Christine is responsible for leveraging global talent to provide optimal solutions to complex problems in industries such as renewable energy, industrial engineering, consumer goods, and life sciences.

Prior to their current role, Christine worked as a Senior Business Development Manager at Cyient, where they delivered innovative solutions in full life cycle engineering, electronic manufacturing, and digital/IoT. Christine played a crucial role in helping clients leverage market opportunities and gain a competitive advantage.

Christine also worked at IBM, where they served as a Client Executive Account Manager and a Global Services Sales Specialist. In these roles, they were responsible for selling IBM's portfolio, including hardware, software, and services, to small/medium businesses. Christine exceeded quota for multiple consecutive years and developed excellent customer relationships.

During their earlier career, Christine worked at Compass Marketing Research in various roles such as Assistant Director, Project Manager, and Human Resource Manager. Christine managed and staffed major marketing research projects for a variety of companies, increased new client sales, and implemented successful employee incentive programs.

Overall, Christine Ruff has a diverse background in business development, sales, and project management, with a strong focus on delivering innovative solutions and building strong customer relationships.

Christine Ruff pursued their MBA from 2009 to 2011 at Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business. Christine is currently completing their MBA degree at this institution. Previously, from 1983 to 1987, they obtained their BBA degree in Marketing from the University of West Georgia.