Christopher Comer
Clermont,FL
Summary
Goal-oriented Process Reengineering Leader experienced in requirements gathering and solution development. Delivered strategic leadership for the development and implementation of technical solutions that drive business transformation. Collaborated with customers, quality assurance, project managers, and developers to create automated solutions that enhance business success.
Overview
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Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Smartsheet Developer / Technical Consultant | PMO
Western Governors University (via Apex Systems)
Remote
09.2022 - Current
- Design, build, and govern the enterprise Smartsheet environment supporting WGU course production and project portfolio management, including approximately 400 Control Center-provisioned course sheets. Translate PMO requirements into scalable blueprints, formulas, automations, intake processes, dashboards, API tooling, and platform standards.
- Key Contributions
- Architected and maintained Control Center blueprints for course intake, task logs, project plans, and handoff processing; deployed structural changes across approximately 400 course sheets through Global Update.
- Engineered Python automation with the Smartsheet API for bulk calendar updates, cross-sheet reference creation, column-formula conversions, and automation-rule inventories beyond native UI capabilities.
- Implemented Project Reimagine enterprise transformation platform to streamline project planning, consolidate workflows, and enhance reporting and analytics across PMO, PEP, production, and course-development.
- Designed and implemented PEP Global Scheduling, a centralized scheduling and capacity-management framework spanning project planning, production resources, SME requests, quality assurance, publishing, and related course-development workflows.
- Optimized cross-sheet references to maintain capacity and reliability within Smartsheet's 25-million-cell limit across a large multi-workspace environment.
- Standardized PMO workflows by creating intake forms, approvals, notifications, schedule controls, dashboards, and portfolio metrics, enhancing leadership visibility.
- Led audits and lifecycle governance for columns, formulas, helper sheets, WorkApps, automation rules, fiscal-year rollover, and archiving; resolved handoff data-integrity issues and integrated Smartsheet with ServiceNow, SharePoint, and Asana.
Engineer Senior | Part-Time Contract
Amgen (via Magnit)
Remote
01.2026 - 07.2026
- Cut analyst processing time from days to minutes, achieving estimated annual savings of $330K.
- Developed Smartsheet solution to centralize workflows, replacing multiple Excel workbooks for analysts.
- Outlined major achievements
Smartsheet Solutions Architect & Admin | Director of Information Technology & Business Systems
Renovation Systems
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01.2013 - 07.2022
- Led Smartsheet design and implementation, including workflow automation, cross-sheet references, reporting, dashboards, and portals. Led the Smartsheet solutions architecture for in-house workflow management projects. Guided dashboard development and management, establishing company-wide dashboards for use by sales, human resources, and company executives. Created and supported data integrations to drive analytics, data visualization, and decision-making.
- Key Contributions
- Led business process design centered on Smartsheet to align with business needs; integrated automated Smartsheet processes across human resources, project management, finance, and procurement.
- Developed solutions to manage workflows companywide, including employee onboarding, expense management, and asset management.
- Designed and built a custom CRM using Smartsheet, WorkApps, MS SQL, Google Sheets, and Zapier (automation).
- Designed and built custom CRM using Smartsheet, WorkApps, MS SQL, Google Sheets, and Zapier to streamline operations.
- Leveraged exceptional interpersonal communication skills to secure over $35K in cost savings in 2022 by steering and executing mobile contract negotiations.
- Consistently produced high-quality results and demonstrated strong leadership skills to achieve multiple rapid promotions; previously served as Director of Business Systems and Client Services (01/2014-08/2016), Information Technology Manager (08/2016-03/2020), Director of Business Systems (03/2020-05/2022).
Director of Business Development
Renovation Systems
Minneapolis, Minnesota
11.2012 - 12.2013
- Delivered strategic leadership across sales management and business development, leading a sales team of 16 in strategic planning and account management. Proactively partnered with customers to identify and understand their business needs and objectives while effectively articulating the value proposition through strategic presentations. Organized and executed training for sales staff on using technologies and apps to drive lead generation and customer prospecting. Leveraged exceptional communication to build and maintain long-lasting customer relationships to support current and future business growth.
- Key Contributions
- Developed and implemented streamlined sales processes, contributing to firm growth from $23M to $25M in annual sales.
- Created and implemented tools and applications for sales team, optimizing reporting, commission management, and solution deployment.
- Championed launch of company's first CRM, Zoho, enhancing due diligence, vendor selection, and requests for proposals.
Senior Account Executive
Renovation Systems
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01.2002 - 10.2012
- Piloted account management throughout sales cycle, fostering relationships with prospective and current clients to drive business development. Preserved and expanded customer base by applying innovative sales strategies and delivering exceptional customer service. Collaborated with internal and external teams to penetrate new and existing markets, generating business opportunities and contributing to revenue growth.
- Pioneered solution selling and strategy development, leveraging strong communication skills to pinpoint client needs to build and maintain a $3.8M business portfolio.
- Demonstrated strong, cross-functional leadership skills to train and mentor 15+ new team members to achieve sales goals and business objectives.
- Trained and mentored 15 new team members on sales techniques and strategies.
Education
Blaine High School
Blaine, MNSkills
- Smartsheet Architecture
- Requirements Gathering
- Project Management
- Dashboard Development
- System Integration
- Workflow Mapping
- Business Analytics
- Process Reengineering
- Agile Development
- MCP integration
- Process Automation
- Data Analysis / Reporting
- Smartsheet Core Application & Premium Apps (Control Center, Resource Management, WorkApps, Data Shuttle, Data Mesh, Dynamic View, Forms, Reports, Dashboards, Automations, Smartsheet API), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft O365 Suite, Lucidchart, Zapier, Power BI, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Lucidchart, AI Integration, Natural Language Processing, MCP Server Integrations
- Smartsheet administration
- Control Center
- Sheet references
- Automated workflows
- Smartsheet solutions
- Data governance
- Systems integration
- Requirements analysis
- Cross functional collaboration
- Stakeholder management
- Analytical thinking
- Process documentation
- Documentation Standards
- API design
Personal Information
Title: Smartsheet Consultant | Smartsheet Solutions Architect
Certification
2022 Core Product Certified, Smartsheet | 2022 System Administrator Certified, Smartsheet
Timeline
Engineer Senior | Part-Time Contract
Amgen (via Magnit)
01.2026 - 07.2026
Smartsheet Developer / Technical Consultant | PMO
Western Governors University (via Apex Systems)
09.2022 - Current
Smartsheet Solutions Architect & Admin | Director of Information Technology & Business Systems
Renovation Systems
01.2013 - 07.2022
Director of Business Development
Renovation Systems
11.2012 - 12.2013
Senior Account Executive
Renovation Systems
01.2002 - 10.2012
Blaine High School