Chris Ferron

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Vice President. Global Engineering at Onapsis

Dallas, Texas, United States

Overview

Chris is a technology and business executive with over 20 years of experience leading global engineering teams. His expertise spans software, hardware, and infrastructure across diverse sectors like e-commerce, automotive, and aeronautics. Colleagues describe him as strategic, brilliant, and an empowering leader.

Beyond his core professional focus, Chris has a keen interest in the aerospace industry, following organizations like the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Northrop Grumman. He also values soft skills in leadership, holding a certification in "Communicating with Empathy".

His career uniquely combines high-level tech leadership with deep operational experience in specialized fields including logistics, silicon manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Personality Overview

Values Relationships

Achievement-Oriented

Friendly But Fast

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Cybersecurity Strategy
Leads global engineering at a cybersecurity firm and emphasizes making strategic tradeoffs when investing in security products to manage business risk.
Global Engineering
As VP of Global Engineering, he has managed large P&L budgets and is actively involved in recruiting talent for DevSecOps, Data, and SAP security roles.
Aerospace & Aeronautics
His professional background includes the aeronautics industry, and he maintains a personal interest in organizations like NASA JPL and Northrop Grumman.

Media Appearances

Chris has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023
Vice President. Global Engineering at Onapsis
10-2022 - 12-2023
Sr Director - Engineering at Onapsis
7-2021 - 12-2022
Strategic Advisor at Simply Data Now Inc
8-2021 - 9-2022
Sr Director of Platform Development at Urgently
2-2019 - 7-2021
Director of Engineering at Omnitracs

Education

Chris has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Chris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them control of the sales process
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chris is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chris

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chris move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Chris take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Chris

Personality Compatibility


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