Dean Forester Email & Phone Number

Ajax, ON, CA

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Ajax, ON, Canada

Available for short and long-term management contracts.Building real-world business outcomes using Technology as a TOOL not the solution. Real results are driven by exceptional TEAMs using the proper TOOLs. Let us help you build exceptional TEAMs to use the appropriate technology TOOLs to DIFFERENTIATE your business. In order to build a solid TEAM an.

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Infrastructure Engineering, Security, and ComplianceDesign and implementation complex IT systems, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and reliability while adhering to industry best practices, security standards, change management and SOC 2 & HIPPA compliance.

Newmarket, On, Canada

Technical Management of the Unity Connect Cloud Communications Platform (UCaas).https://www.myunityconnect.com

Oshawa, ON

* Led development and execution of technology and business strategy, managed vendor agreements, managed plant and fibre network construction builds.* Recruited and trained customer experience, system engineering, network engineering, fibre network design, and outside plant teams* Architected enterprise’s infrastructure strategy designed to offer.

Toronto, ON

* Introduced and promoted little-known data storage product line to distributor partners at a $500M OEM Manufacturer of Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems serving clients in 100+ countries.* Trained technical and sales teams to position product portfolio as market leader for small- and mid-sized businesses’ data storage.

Mississauga, ON

Retained following Oracle’s acquisition of Pillar Data Systems in 2011. Partnered with sales team during Pillar’s high-growth period to gather customers’ business and technical requirements. Trained Oracle’s telecommunications and cable television sales team on Pillar systems and value proposition.

Toronto, ON

• Developed account base and exceeded assigned sales quotas for Canadian Territory in conjunction with Account Executive.
• Created and delivered sales presentations and product demonstrations.
• Increased Canadian install base from 2 to 45 customers in an 18 month period
• Organized and managed VMWare virtual environment for New York Demo centre.
• Administered system installations, customer training, post sales / onsite technical support, system upgrades, software / firmware… Show more
• Administered system installations, customer training, post sales / onsite technical support, system upgrades, software / firmware updates, and storage assessment.

Markham, ON

Earned promotion from Data Communication Specialist (1997 to 1998) to oversee architecture design and infrastructure implementation following acquisition at a $150M broadband network provider. * Built and managed a 18-member team in four offices supporting three regions. * Spearheaded design, development and implementation of new enterprise resource.

Oshawa, On

I established Motor City Computers in 1988. The company began as a small personal venture and quickly expanded to a 20-employee enterprise grossing yearly revenues of over $2.5M. To start, I ran the company from my house building computer systems, selling computer parts, and providing onsite service and repairs while simultaneously continuing my education..

Ajax, ON

Company founder and system architect. Worked with a programmer to build a fully automated billing, administration, and support system. The company grew to approximately 3000 subscribers and was multi-homed in Ajax and Oshawa, Ont. I sold the company in 2001 to a competitor and some remnants are still operating today.

Oshawa, ON

Taught electronics, networking, computer repair, and pc troubleshooting.

Oshawa, On

Performed component and board level repair of computers. Hardware and Software installation on IBM PCs/PS2, Apple II/IIe/IIc/Mac/Lisa, Commodore PC/Amiga/C64/Vic-20/PET