David Nicholas Email & Phone Number

Newark, New Jersey

Owner of the best Caribbean restaurant in New Jersey

Greater New York City Area

New Jersey/Greater New York City Area

New Jersey/Greater New York City Area

• Direct and Manage Pre-Sales Engineers and QA employees.• Coordinate, plan and perform all pre-sales Systems Engineering tasks including customer requirements, server virtulization, application and storage design.• Build and maintain customer and partner relationships.• Design and conduct proof-of-concept testing with strategic partners and customers.• Maintain and build the QA environment for functional and performance testing.• Create and execute software test plans, cases and scripts to uncover, identify and document software problems and their causes.• Conduct VMware VAAI certification tests for Symbolic storage arrays with ESXi.• Develop and compose technical white papers and reference architectures.• Work with Developers and Core Engineering teams to test and enhance Symbolic IO products.• Office Manager in the absence of CEO and COO.• Conduct all employment interviews.

• Microsoft Solutions expert that provide technical leadership to pre and post-sales teams.• Design large-scale Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and SharePoint infrastructures.• Lead consultant responsible for major project management and/or the technical development of divisional practice staff members. • Quantify operational, financial, and business advantages of EMC Solutions to senior management.• Primary interface between corporate engineering/development and the field.• Manage the architecture, planning, design and implementation of projects during the life cycle from pre-sales to post-sales implementation.• Initiate product definition and marketing direction for Microsoft Windows based solutions and products.• Anticipate technology and/or market trends and provide guidance to customers on their applications.• Leverage existing sales processes, clients and relationships to drive the penetration of the solutions broader and deeper into the account base.• Work with the Delivery teams to drive consistent, predictable and scalable delivery of solutions and services and to ensure successful completion of client engagements as well as overall client satisfaction.• Conduct training seminars for EMC employees, partners and customers.• Presenter for EMC sponsored Forums and seminars.• Present technical information to customers and field personnel in the form of demos, conference calls and executive briefings.

• As a member of the IT staff, performed duties of Senior Systems Analyst.• As a Senior Wage Analyst, performed and evaluated clerical and technical job audits for fifteen thousand employees in bargaining unit titles.• Administered performance evaluations for fifteen thousand employees.• Recruited, conducted employment interviews and final decision for hiring into clerical and technical positions.• As a Senior Engineering Technician, provided engineering designs for the steam and gas distribution systems.• As an Operating Mechanic, performed daily maintenance tasks related to the efficient operation of fossil fuel power plants.

Advanced Certificate In Energy Management, Energy Management

Bs, Information Systems

Aas, Mechanical Technology