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Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Bentonville, Ar

In this role I deliver strong leadership in technical sales for global Walmart account, steering development and implementation of technical solutions strategies. I also coordinate the technical team in the delivery of customized solutions globally. By establishing, building and maintaining positive and productive relationships with customers, I proactively influence business solutions and product development by communicating customer feedback and insight into their needs. Additionally, I effectively communicate NetApp’s technical vision and product direction.✔ Facilitated company in achieving triple digit percentage book of business growth since tenure✔ Successfully recruited and retained top talent, building and expanding team supporting Wal-Mart account✔ Collaborated closely on the development of large and complex enterprise IT solutions addressing constantly evolving and changing needs✔ Rated as most engaging speaker at Technical Account Manager forum at NetApp Insight while using TED talk style format to demonstrate strategic sales methods for software selling✔ Steered Hadoop based platform proof of technology leading collaboration with five partner technologies on transformative retail solutions✔ Recognized for outstanding performance by receiving NetApp Award for Most valuable TAM, Q1 FY14

Bentonville, Ar

In this role, I applied astute product and technical knowledge, to promote and design solutions across NetApp’s data management portfolio. I delivered high standards of service to key accounts across Arkansas, including Wal-Mart, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and JB Hunt, significantly enhancing brand confidence and contributing to business development.✔ Collaborated with project managers, professional services engineers and technical support teams to optimize efficiency and quality in pre-sales/post-sales handover✔ Formulated astute insight and recommendations on technology positioning including VMware, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server and Active Directory and disaster recovery scenarios✔ Worked tirelessly to transform relationships with key accounts, building trust and confidence in the brand resulting in driving account development and revenue growth✔ Succeeded in growing the Wal-Mart account to one of the top enterprise accounts resulting in being appointed by senior leadership to take sole responsibility for its technical account management✔ Received NetApp award for best enterprise solutions with go-to-market partner, FY12

Here, I was initially recruited as a Desktop Administrator and later gained promotion to management position, driving continuous enhancement and operational optimization of business systems, contributing significantly to 800% increase in revenue by end of tenure. I built and led a high performance team, equipping them with tools and skills, together with cultivating a strong cohesive and collaborative work environment. I also worked closely with CEO, CFO, CIO, General Counsel and senior management to define business requirements and identify technical solutions to address them.✔ Acted as Security Officer implementing technology strategies that ensured effective safeguarding of data, conducting rigorous security reviews, penetration and vulnerability tests, identifying risks and formulating solutions✔ Negotiated contracts, including partner SOWs, master agreements, and purchasing agreements✔ Lead effort to assess and recommend changes to applications no longer in use to deliver Opex reduction of 20% ✔ Proactively engaged in budget planning and management, generating forecasts and successfully submitting budget proposals to executive leadership✔ Built and developed role resulting in recruitment of 15+ direct reports, expanding the team over 3 locations✔ Led planning and execution of expansion of enterprise storage technology to handle 1,500% data capacity increase delivering project on time, and with less than 1% in system downtime✔ Successfully project managed server, application and storage initiatives for the enterprise ✔ Researched, devised and implemented disaster recovery, including leading architecture design for all points of DR