Chris Goumas — Co-Founder
Small and mighty HRIS teams carry complex systems with almost no margin for error. The Workday consulting industry was built for bigger logos. So small teams get fast fixes, narrow scope, and consultants who learn on their dime and leave with the knowledge. Here's the week most small and mighty HRIS teams are actually having. A release drops something nobody caught. Backlog is three weeks behind. The one person who knows where everything is buried just told you they're going on leave. Exec wants answers. And the consulting firm that was supposed to help sent someone too junior, handed your account to someone new, or both. That's the week I built CloudSmartHR to fix, because I've been that exec creating pressure and felt firsthand what the wrong consulting model costs a team. My background is in business leadership. I've been the one asking why the data is wrong, and over time I learned that the better questions are where are we now, where do we want to be, and what's getting in the way. That's where CloudSmartHR starts every engagement. Our billable hours follow your needs, not the other way around. We don't pad engagements to maximize hours. We're here to do what you need us to do. Stabilize the environment, implement a new module, add a new country, clear the backlog. Whatever that looks like for your team. And when your exec starts asking about AI, the teams that get the most out of it are the ones who got the foundations right first. That's what we help clients build toward. Every consultant we staff has a minimum of 8 years hands-on Workday experience. Our average is 10.5 years. No juniors. No bait-and-switch. The same consultants who handle your AMS are the ones who run your projects. We work across hybrid and global environments including multi-country payroll and benefits. Knowledge compounds and stays with your team. We coach when you want to build the skill. We execute when you need speed. Either way your team comes out stronger, not more dependent. If your team is holding too much together with too little backup, that's exactly who we built this for. Let's compare notes. On life outside work: I'm a home chef, wine hunter, soccer obsessive, and elliptical regular. Our two kids are in college living full lives. Feeling lucky we touch base regularly.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert specializing in HRIS and Workday consulting.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 35 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Workday Consulting
- Hris Management
Career Highlights
- Founder of CloudSmartHR, specializing in Workday consulting.
- Expert-only delivery model with 8+ years of experience.
- Focus on empowering small HRIS teams for success.
Work Experience
CloudSmartHR, Inc.
Workday (and Hybrid HRIS) Consulting Services (11 yrs 7 mos)
VE Global Vending Inc. (VEGV)
SVP, Global Operations, Revenue, & Interactive Solutions (2 yrs 7 mos)
Ecast Network
SVP, Marketing & Media Solutions (1 yr 5 mos)
Go Media & Mobile
Founder & Principal Consultant (4 yrs 2 mos)
DPAA (formerly OVAB)
Member, Board of Directors & Chair, Media Operations Committee (3 yrs 2 mos)
Access 360 Media
SVP, Retail & Marketing Solutions and GM - West, GM - Mobile 360 (3 yrs 10 mos)
Premier Retail Networks
Director, Retail Development (4 yrs 6 mos)
Ideas.com
VP, Sales, Marketing & Operations (1 yr 2 mos)
Soccer Sports, Inc
Founder, President & CEO (9 yrs 7 mos)
Education
BS at University of California, Berkeley
at Homestead High School
