Christopher Roan
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Résumé / AI Operations Specialist

Christopher Roan

Operator who builds AI-powered systems for services and agency environments. Full-stack RevOps experience applied to workflow automation, client operations, and agency-side delivery.

Email
crroan001@gmail.com
Phone
(678) 467-5730
LinkedIn
/in/chris-roan
Location
Atlanta, GA

§ Core Competencies

  • • AI workflow automation & agent orchestration
  • • Client-operations infrastructure for agencies
  • • CRM architecture (HubSpot, Salesforce)
  • • Lead enrichment & routing (Clay, custom ETL)
  • • Process documentation & SOP design
  • • Predictive ML churn & upsell modeling
  • • Reporting: SQL, Looker, Power BI
  • • Cross-functional execution (Sales, CS, Ops)
  • • Partner & vendor operations
  • • Python automation scripting

§ Experience

Rev-Anew, LLC

2023 – Present
AI Operations Consultant · Part-Time
  • • Architected an AI-powered automation in 60 days: reduced a 4-person clerical team to 1 operator + software. $145K/yr savings, 3-month ROI, scales to ~50-agent workload.
  • • Designed and deployed Clay-based inbound lead routing for a law-firm client: 19% conversion lift, zero missed calls, ROI before day 30.
  • • Collaborate with B2B SaaS and services clients ($5M–$30M ARR) on CRM architecture, client-operations workflows, and AI adoption.
  • • Build agency-side operating models: retainer delivery pipelines, client onboarding automation, and reporting layers that make account teams faster.

GotPhoto.com (fotograf.de)

May 2024 – Jul 2025
Head of Revenue Operations · PE-backed B2B SaaS (EQT)
  • • Built a Revenue Operations function from zero. Rebuilt HubSpot, integrated SQL + Looker reporting, implemented Gong for conversation intelligence.
  • • Shipped a predictive ML churn model with automated upsell triggers: 30% churn reduction.
  • • Forecast accuracy: 40%92% in 90 days, held for multiple quarters.
  • • Deal cycle −25%, rep admin time −40%.
  • • Worked directly with EQT consultants on retention and growth initiatives.

CharterUP

Jul 2023 – Mar 2024
Mid-Market Account Executive & Sales Operations Lead
  • • Moved into a quota role to validate revenue infrastructure from the front line. $3.5M closed in six months. #1 Mid-Market producer.
  • • Led a $2M Fortune 50 contract through procurement, legal, and red-line review.

CharterUP

Jan 2020 – Jul 2023
Director of Partnerships & Revenue Operations
  • • Led transformation from manual broker model to automated marketplace. 258% YoY ARR growth, $70M → $250M.
  • • Grew supplier network 75 → 420+ partners. Marketplace adoption 0% → 70% of booked revenue.
  • • Built a team of 4 (2 onboarding, 2 compliance), still operational more than two years after departure.
  • • Reporting frameworks adopted for Tritium Partners' investment thesis.

Vonage

Jun 2019 – Jan 2020
Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise
  • 25% fewer escalations, 20% adoption increase, 25% expansion revenue growth.

Curo

Jul 2018 – Mar 2019
Director of Customer Success
  • $120K annual cost reduction. Built an internal LMS on Udemy for onboarding.

Atcore Systems

Dec 2015 – Nov 2017
Operations Manager & CRM Implementation Consultant
  • • End-to-end SugarCRM and Salesforce implementations. License renewal rate +30%.

HubLogix

Sep 2014 – Oct 2015
Director, Customer Support & Operations
  • • Backlog −62%, resolution time from 9 days to 2 days in four months.
  • • ZenDesk implementation and support workflow rebuild.

Earlier career

pre-2014
Apple · The Aaron's Company
  • • Apple: Technical Support Analyst.
  • • The Aaron's Company: Technical Support Supervisor → Assistant Manager. Team of 16. POS deployment across 2,000+ retail locations.

§ Education

Georgia State University, Perimeter Campus
Business Administration and Management · 2008 – 2010

§ Platforms & Tools

HubSpot · Salesforce · Gong · Clay · Marketo · SugarCRM · ZenDesk · Looker · Tableau · Power BI · SQL · Python · Claude · VS Code