Christopher Brookins
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at Vertical Communications, Inc.
Profile
Chris has lead engineering and define product direction for many successful B2B SaaS companies.
He is currently VP Engineering at Appcues, which is revolutionizing the way software businesses improve their product’s adoption and engagement without writing any code.
Chris is passionate about scaling B2B SaaS for SMB and Enterprise customers, building values-aligned, remote-first teams, and has scaled high-performance R&D orgs from 1 to 140 people.
Before leading engineering and product at Appcues, he was CPO & VPE at Help Scout (SMB customer-service SaaS), SVP Engineering at Acquia (SaaS digital transformation platform using open-source), and SVP at Vertical Communications (VoIP PBX and Call Center software), and VP Engineering at Stylus Innovation (developer tools for telephony).
He earned a B.S.
in Computer Science from Lehigh University.
He is married to his wife Lisa (a consumer marketing strategist and eCommerce entrepreneur), and is the father to two teenage boys.
Christopher Brookins active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Companyon Ventures Management LLC
 Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-04-30 |
Vertical Communications, Inc.
 Vertical Communications, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vertical Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of communication platforms and applications. It offers Vertical, Mitel, and 8X8 products. It serves retail, automotive, healthcare, and hospitality indsutry. The company was founded by William Y. Tauscher and Peter H. Bailey in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 1996-01-31 |
Former positions of Christopher Brookins
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Rekener, Inc.
 Rekener, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rekener, Inc. engages in the development of sales scorecard application under the Rekener platform. It transforms the data to make it useful for applications which includes data clean-up, lead to account matching, and data blending. The company was founded by Alexander Laats, Gregory Keshian, Alek Mesarovich, Stephanie Fox, and Dave Casion in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-12-30 |
Easel Corp.
 Easel Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Easel Corp. is an American company that specializes in computer software development. Easel was acquired by VMARK Software, Inc. on June 15, 1995 for $24.65 million. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Acquia, Inc.
 Acquia, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Acquia, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers Acquia cloud site factory services. The firm?s services include learning, professional, onboarding, global support and technical account management services. The company was founded by Dries Buytaert, Michael J. Skok, and Jay Batson in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
Stylus Innovation, Inc.
 Stylus Innovation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Vertical Communications, Inc., Stylus Innovation, Inc. is a developer of computer telephone software. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Krisztina Holly. Stylus Innovation was acquired by Vertical Communications, Inc. on February 13, 1996 for $12.80 million. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
Vertical Communications, Inc.
Vertical Communications, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vertical Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of communication platforms and applications. It offers Vertical, Mitel, and 8X8 products. It serves retail, automotive, healthcare, and hospitality indsutry. The company was founded by William Y. Tauscher and Peter H. Bailey in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Christopher Brookins
| Lehigh University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Vertical Communications, Inc.
Vertical Communications, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vertical Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of communication platforms and applications. It offers Vertical, Mitel, and 8X8 products. It serves retail, automotive, healthcare, and hospitality indsutry. The company was founded by William Y. Tauscher and Peter H. Bailey in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Acquia, Inc.
Acquia, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Acquia, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers Acquia cloud site factory services. The firm?s services include learning, professional, onboarding, global support and technical account management services. The company was founded by Dries Buytaert, Michael J. Skok, and Jay Batson in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Stylus Innovation, Inc.
Stylus Innovation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Vertical Communications, Inc., Stylus Innovation, Inc. is a developer of computer telephone software. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Krisztina Holly. Stylus Innovation was acquired by Vertical Communications, Inc. on February 13, 1996 for $12.80 million. | Technology Services |
Easel Corp.
Easel Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Easel Corp. is an American company that specializes in computer software development. Easel was acquired by VMARK Software, Inc. on June 15, 1995 for $24.65 million. | Technology Services |
Companyon Ventures Management LLC
Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Rekener, Inc.
Rekener, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rekener, Inc. engages in the development of sales scorecard application under the Rekener platform. It transforms the data to make it useful for applications which includes data clean-up, lead to account matching, and data blending. The company was founded by Alexander Laats, Gregory Keshian, Alek Mesarovich, Stephanie Fox, and Dave Casion in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA. | Technology Services |
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