Christian Casebeer
Chief Operating Officer
Portland,OR
Summary
Thorough Chief Operating Officer with track record delivering superior results. Focused leader with 24 years of experience in Operations and Technology management, finding innovative ways to grow revenue and increase margins. Well-versed in managing multi-million dollar budgets with full P&L responsibility, negotiating high-level contracts and building lasting relationships with vendors, clients and partners.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
14
14
Years of executive management experience
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
Bumped, Inc.
Portland, OR
Aug.2018 - Current
- Oversee Operations, Engineering, Legal, day-to-day accounting, and Human Resources. Management of the cap table and quarterly investor relationship reporting.
- Develop business plans to evaluate cost and revenue projections.
- Build organizational structure to consolidate, streamline and delineate necessary functions.
- Establish SOC2Type2 policies to manage software development lifecycle and corporate compliance while also promoting company culture and vision.
- Implement service strategies to support Business and Broker/Dealer operational workflow.
- Negotiate and draft contracts with business partners, clients and vendors.
- Make large-scale financial decisions and supervised company spending to reduce material losses and maximize profits.
Chief Operating Officer
PayRange
Portland, OR
Feb.2016 - Aug.2018
- Managed a company turn-around, reducing costs, improving unit economics, and building the company back up to profitability.
- Hands on implementation of operational processes that allowed us to physically install payment devices at a scale that had never before been accomplished in the laundry and vending industries.
- For the first 18 months of my career at PayRange, managed all software and firmware engineers. As the company grew, I hired a CTO to manage engineering and focused on Operations including customer support, accounting, and the day-to-day operations of the company as we scaled out our device installations.
- Worked directly with our largest customers to ensure their operational success.
- Managed the Bill of Materials and sourcing for our blue-tooth payment devices.
SVP Engineering
InComm Digital Solutions
Portland, OR
Jan.2013 - Jul.2015
- Managed all development and Information Technology infrastructure. We scaled the digital gift card business and system throughput from tens of millions to over a billion dollars annually in less than two years.
- Managed the integration of a sixty-five person team and all technology systems with InComm after the merger/acquisition of Giftango.
Founder/COO/CTO
Giftango
Portland, OR
Dec.2008 - Dec.2012
- Co-founded Giftango Corporation. If you have ever redeemed points for a gift card that was delivered digitally, odds are, that was our company making it happen.
- While my core responsibilities were managing Operations and Technology, I had a hand in everything from setting up the company, to creating a chart of accounts, to building out office spaces.
- We had a successful exit, selling the company to InComm in four years. We returned 10x to original investors.
Technical Project Manager
Microsoft
Jul.2006 - Dec.2008
- Managed Professional Service teams within the Sharepoint organization. My teams were responsible for the implementation of corporate search and transfer technology projects.
Technical Business Analyst
Xerox
Wilsonville, OR
Apr.2004 - Jul.2006
- Data warehouse and business intelligence analyst supporting Sales and Marketing organizations.
- Managed the design, development, and rollout of all strategic reporting services supporting Sales and Marketing for the wax color printing organization.
Manufacturing Engineer/Analyst/Software Engineer
Tektronix
Beaverton, OR
Jun.1998 - May.2003
- Began my professional career as a software engineer where I managed reporting services for worldwide repair centers for test and measurement products.
- Designed, coded, and rolled out a cycle counting program to assist with worldwide inventory management. After writing the software, I was asked to move into Operations. I then traveled to all worldwide repair depots, train staff, and implement cycle counting.
- At the end of the successful implementation of the inventory management program that significantly reduced costs and optimized inventory movement worldwide, I moved into the Manufacturing organization as an Industrial Engineer.
Education
Master of Science - Management of Science And Technology
Oregon Health Science University
Portland, OR Sep.2001 - Jun.2005
Bachelor of Science - Management of Information Systems
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR Sep.1993 - Jun.1998
Skills
Planning and execution
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
Bumped, Inc.
Aug.2018 - Current
Chief Operating Officer
PayRange
Feb.2016 - Aug.2018
SVP Engineering
InComm Digital Solutions
Jan.2013 - Jul.2015
Founder/COO/CTO
Giftango
Dec.2008 - Dec.2012
Technical Project Manager
Microsoft
Jul.2006 - Dec.2008
Technical Business Analyst
Xerox
Apr.2004 - Jul.2006
Master of Science - Management of Science And Technology
Oregon Health Science University
Sep.2001 - Jun.2005
Manufacturing Engineer/Analyst/Software Engineer
Tektronix
Jun.1998 - May.2003
Bachelor of Science - Management of Information Systems
Oregon State University
Sep.1993 - Jun.1998
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