David Blanch Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

- Led cross disciplinary project teams spanning three IBM divisions to launch new Software bundle built on existing capabilities to help clients manage workplace re-entry and safety during Covid-19 pandemic - Worked alongside third party consulting firm to streamline pricing and packaging to alignwith new market buying patterns and conditions caused by Covid-19

Austin, Texas Area

- Leader of product strategy, market messaging, roadmap, and development prioritization for IoT and AI infusion within the IBM TRIRIGA portfolio - Integrated and relaunched standalone solution as part of IBM TRIRIGA with new focus on workplace insights, pivoting away from energy management - Implemented agile practices across product development, design, and offering management. Reduced releases from four months to six weeks- Led global technology partner ecosystem, launching major partnership with leading wireless network provider to scale offering growth - Regular speaker at conferences, webinars, and third-party events

Austin, Texas Area

- Selected as top talent for leadership development opportunity paired with IBM executive with cross disciplinary responsibility of 500M+ annual revenue software portfolio- Delivered new Watson AI assistant offering to market targeting automotive, retail, and hospitality industries helping clients offer branded and personalized conversational experiences - Helped secure development partnership from major GSI for 20 software development headcount, $10M equity investment in corporate venture, and $7.5M investment from IBM Services division to deliver two new applications as part of major IBM growth initiative

Austin, Texas Area

- Created worldwide team to support rapid adoption and growth of IBM’s IoT cloud platform and industry solutions - Led efforts and worked alongside business development team in China to roll out IoT cloud platform support in collaboration with local cloud service provider - Defined centralized and scalable cloud solutions support model after first-of-a-kind (FOAK) IoT engagements in the electronics industry - Led trust based hiring for client facing early professionals on behalf of hundreds of managers across six business units including Watson, Watson Health, Watson IoT, IBM Security, and IBM Analytics

Austin, Texas Area

- First-line people management responsibilities for seven professional employees- Created team of project managers integrated into core offering teams and represented 500+ customer support person organization to ensure client feedback and product quality were addressed in new releases and enhancements

Austin, Texas Area

- Consolidated $100M worldwide services consulting and premium support business - Led fall financial planning exercise for organization- Maintained biweekly interlocks with license sales teams to improve services attach rates- Drove biweekly forecast and pipeline cadence with business leaders from each geography- Managed key operational and financial duties for Software Asset Management team- Prepared cost rate and maximum capacity exercise to look at ways to more efficiently use resources across all geographies- Provided business insight in key strategy discussions

Austin, Texas Area

- Managed more than $100M in worldwide support costs - Contributed to 6 point increase in organizational profitability from FY 2011 - FY 2012 and 8 point increase from FY 2012 - FY 2013 - Worked with team of support managers to create annual domain and financial plans - Prepared competitive market analysis for industry premium support offerings and looked at comprehensive change in go-to-market strategy - Presented quarterly performance to organization executive team - Provided business insight in key strategy discussions - Maintained monthly financial forecast by geography - Provided Ad hoc financial and business trend analysis

Austin, Texas Area