Bryan Christiansen, MBA
Albuquerque,New Mexico
Summary
Multilingual and visionary executive & researcher with 30-year record of driving needed change in business operations to meet changing demands. Strategic problem solver and change manager. Highly skilled at identifying and implementing process improvements to drive efficiency and productivity. Great success leading cross-functional teams in an international context. Results-focused professional with strengths in collaboration, communications, project management. Author of 50 Reference books on business and related subjects.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder
Soluvex, LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
05.2023 - Current
- Co-Founder of own management consultancy focused on technology
- Develop and implement business plans to secure venture capital funding for clients
- Conduct market research to assess potential opportunities for new products or services
- Create strategic plans for launching new products or services into the marketplace
- Research competitors' products and services to identify gaps in the marketplace
- Revitalize business plans and realign company objectives to increase overall profits
- Promote brand awareness for clients by increasing market penetration across multiple markets
Adjunct Professor
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire
03.2022 - Current
- Teach undergraduate business courses entirely online at a US regionally-accredited university
- Recipient of Outstanding Educator Award for 2024
Commissioning Editor & Editor-in-Chief
IGI Global
Hershey, Pennsylvania
07.2010 - Current
- Decide whether Reference books and professional journals are ready for publication and approve final versions
- Recruit captivating authors and contract for contributions within scope and purpose of publication and maintain editorial consistency and exacting quality control
- Enlist high-quality and diverse Open Access journal article manuscripts for submission
- Develop positive relationships with writing, design, and production team members to improve communication and collaboration for production efforts
- Mentor non-native English speaking university professors and graduate students on Reference book and professional journal publication development
President & Startup Founder
PryMarke, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
09.2004 - 03.2021
- Responsible for all Profit-and-Loss (P&L) activities of own management consultancy for clients in various industries
- Revitalized client business plans and realigned company objectives to increase overall client profits and streamline their operations
- Spearheaded initiatives to keep business sustainable during changes in early-growth, mature, and declining industries
- First client was Banco Nacional in Costa Rica to revamp existing computer systems to conform with the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
Education
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - Project Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Newtown Square, PA06-2025
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - General Business (GPA of 4.0)
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN03-2003
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University of The State of New York
Albany, NY11-1996
Skills
- Start-up and Turnaround Operations
- New Business Development
- Cross-functional Team Building & Leadership
- Multilingual Business Analysis
- Project / Program Management
- Research & Writing
- Public Relations / Communications
- Capital fundraising
- Strategic Partnerships
- Operations Management
Additional Information
- Travel to 40 countries; total of 25 years’ long-term residence in seven foreign nations from 1973
- Over 425 citations of published works in articles, books, doctoral dissertations, and master’s theses in Chinese, Czech, English, Greek, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish
- US Foreign Service Eligibility List of Hires (2002, 2007) with Top Secret Security Clearance requiring highly stringent FBI and US Secret Service background investigations for diplomatic duty; Successfully passed Chinese and Spanish language skills tests for Consular career track
Timeline
Co-Founder
Soluvex, LLC
05.2023 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Southern New Hampshire University
03.2022 - Current
Commissioning Editor & Editor-in-Chief
IGI Global
07.2010 - Current
President & Startup Founder
PryMarke, LLC
09.2004 - 03.2021
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - Project Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - General Business (GPA of 4.0)
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University of The State of New York
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