Adam Ball Email & Phone Number

Erie, Co, Us

Lafayette, Co, Us

Focusing on connecting people through technology with a hands-on approach and focus on people-empowerment. Work with customers to identify and envision better ways to communicate and collaborate within their organizations in order to allow their employees to be more productive in their jobs. Achieving results through the use of workstream technology such as Microsoft Teams and business process automation.Assist customers of all sizes with their journey from legacy PBX deployments to Microsoft Teams Phone System. Have migrated over 100,000 seats to Phone System across the globe.

Since 2011, I have worked with other local UC experts to bring together an amazing community of professionals who want to know more about Microsoft Unified Communications (UC). I organize monthly events and speak to attendees about Microsoft UC solutions.Topics for the group include:• OCS/Lync/Skype for Business• Exchange (2010, 2013, 2016)• Office 365• Teams

Team Lead for the Microsoft Solutions Architects. Design solutions based on customers business objectives and requirements. Evangelize Microsoft solutions such as Skype for Business, Teams, and Azure. Speak at industry events and promote the vision of the modern workplace.Directly influenced over $2 million in sales over a 12 month period. Worked with account managers to develop and grow their Microsoft sales.SPS was acquired in August of 2017. See the announcement here: https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300090766/convergeone-breaks-1b-revenue-barrier-with-purchase-of-avaya-cisco-powerhouse-sps.htm

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

Principal architect for Microsoft solutions ranging from small to large. Day to day responsibilities include evangelizing Microsoft products (such as Skype for Business, Teams, Office 365, Exchange, and Azure), writing Statements of Work, working with sales to close new business, and speaking with senior leaders at customers to understand their business problems and design solutions to help business be more productive.Accomplishments:• Architect for a Skype for Business solution to replace an Avaya PBX for 30,000 users spanning 90 countries• Architect and lead deployment engineer on a Lync 2013 Enterprise Voice project with co-existence with Avaya• Worked with sales to close over $1.5 million in Professional Services in 2016 • Oversight of deployment engineers on projects to ensure customer success• Internal awards: Rookie of the Year (2013), Employee of the Year (2014), Microsoft Architect of the Year (2015, 2016)ExtraTeam was acquired by SPS in March of 2015Press release: http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300075991/sps-broadens-portfolio-with-acquisition-of-extrateam.htmSPS was acquired by ConvergeOne in August of 2017Press release: https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300090766/convergeone-breaks-1b-revenue-barrier-with-purchase-of-avaya-cisco-powerhouse-sps.htm

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

ExtraTeam was acquired by SPS in March of 2015Press release: http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300075991/sps-broadens-portfolio-with-acquisition-of-extrateam.htm

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Lead consultant on infrastructure projects. Work with clients on IT strategy and architecture. Inform Director level and above on how IT can work better for their companies. Mentored and developed junior engineers. Responsible for developing and maintaining departmental standards. Watch for new products/technologies and how they fit into the company's business model. Led Pre-Sales engagements on Unified Communications and Virtualization projects.Accomplishments:• Pre-sale Engineer and Post-sales implementations of Enterprise Voice with Microsoft Lync• Evangelized Microsoft Unified Communications. Ensured PEI was always one of the first Microsoft Gold Partners to be Lighthouse certified in the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP)• Developed and led Virtualization practice utilizing VMware and Hyper-V• Worked closely with account managers, clients and partners to develop new business• Led and managed teams of engineers on projects• Worked with management to help develop core competencies amongst the other engineers

Us

Irvine, California, Us

Design and implement IT infrastructure, Guide and inform Executive level on IT initiatives, Lead and train staff on IT policies and procedures. Stream-lined deployment process of new hardware and software using scripts and Group Policy. Deployed VMware Server to take advantage of under utilized hardware. Evaluated and deployed Open Source software to reduce cost.Accomplishments: * Upgrade Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 * Implemented managed switches and routers to improve network visibility * Designed and setup a backup system that can keep up to 1 year of data * Created company wide IT policies and procedures to standardize systems * Oversight of build out for new data center, including installation of APC site UPS

Westminster, Colorado, Us

Built and Maintained Linux Servers, Support of 400+ Desktop clients, Manage backups for 18 Terabytes of data, Administration of Active Directory, Audit Systems for hardware and software, Team lead for PC Technicians, Work in a 10,000 sq. ft. Data Center, Support of an Enterprise BlackBerry mobile e-mail solution, Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to ensure production system uptime.Accomplishments:• Design and implement a backup system capable of handling 100+ Terabytes• Implemented Active Directory to replace a Windows NT Domain• Maintain and Troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange in a clustered environment• Standardized and documented Linux Desktop build process• Researched, designed and implemented an in-house BlackBerry system• Participated in a multi-million dollar company HQ move along with the Data Center

Us

Created and supported customers Help Desks, Building/Deployment and securing of Microsoft IIS web servers, Network Administration and SecurityAccomplishments:• Interfaced with clients to assess hardware and software needs• Made purchase decisions for all computer hardware

Responsible for all customer service and support, Oversaw all shop activities, Assembly/Troubleshooting/Repair of computer hardware, manage 3 employees.Accomplishments:• Negotiated with vendors for purchasing of all equipment