About Chris
Pronunciation: Kris Dee-dun
Expertise
Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Project Management, Change Management, Project Controls, Project Services, Commercial and Strategy Development, Organization Development, Project Management Information Systems, Project Recruitment, and Team Building.
My Thoughts
“One thing I have enjoyed most about my time with PTAG is the working relationships and friendships that I have developed, both internally and externally over the years. Our business is all about people and learning about their strengths and ambitions.”
Overview
Chris Deidun is a Business Development Professional with 20 years of experience offering Project Management Services to clients in the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Mining & Metals, Industrial, and Infrastructure Sector. He is a Co-Founder of PTAG and responsible for client relations, commercial, strategic, and sales operations. He has managed client relations across the globe and supported projects on 6 continents.
In his career, Chris Deidun has had the opportunity to work for a family construction company, two business start-ups, and a global project services company. All these experiences have helped shape a client-centric, strategic, and solution-oriented business development professional.
Many of his career highlights include working with dynamic teams and clients to deliver business process transformations in Project Management and Project Controls. He has also worked on complex, small to mega projects including a Nuclear Restart Project, where he led the services for a Workforce Management and Services Contract. He has also been the Commercial and Relationship Lead for a Global Project Management MSA for a leading Mining Company, business development lead for a large US Electric Utility in the NE US, and lead for several Oil & Gas customer relationships.
Early in his career, he quickly established leadership and business development skills working for a family Construction Company, and multi-national project services organization. He has gone on to develop Stakeholder Management, Business Development, Strategy Development, Proposal Management, Change Management, and Project Services Capabilities.
He is most proud of his wife, two children, and helping establish PTAG as an Innovative Project Management Services firm.
Beyond Our Walls
Professional Involvement
Member of Construction Industry Institute (“CII”)
Part of the Power, Utility, and Infrastructure Committee.
Community Involvement
Participant in multiple Road Biking Cancer fundraisers having supported the Ride to Conquer Cancer, and Tour for Kids Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation.
Mentor involved in the STEAM Mentorship Co-op Program in Bruce, Gray, Huron County
Education
Schulich School of Business – Managing Sales Team for Improved Results
University of Texas in Austin – McCombs School of Business & Construction Industry Institute – Executive Leadership Program
Canadian Professional Sales Association – Professional Selling