Prior to joining Extreme, he served 15 years at Avaya (formerly Nortel and Bay Networks through acquisitions) as a Customer Service Account Manager, Senior Professional Services Engineer, and Systems Engineer. Prior to joining Bay Networks, Eric served as a Systems Engineer at Network Systems Corporation (formerly Vitalink Communications), a Senior Consultant for KPMG Management Consultants, and Network Development Engineer at Shared Medical Systems.Eric keeps it real and embraces difficult conversations in a constructive way. He aims to be honest in all his communications and avoid sugar coating, while also being respectful of his peers.Each of us has a unique view about what is happening, helping, or hurting our performance. So, Eric shares his perspectives with others, not assuming others know what he knows, to spread knowledge and increase awareness.It’s our company. Eric has skin in the game. He invests the time and energy to make the changes that get the best outcomes for his customers, shareholders, the Company, and himself. He is accountable. Higher intelligence drives higher performance. By asking questions, committing to learning more, and looking for best practices, Eric stays ahead of the competition. That’s the Extreme way.The strength of a team is more powerful than the individual. Eric works together to drive improved performance by pulling his weight, giving others credit, pushing peers to raise their game, and celebrating success!By challenging dominant voices to listen and non-dominant voices to speak up, Eric gains valuable perspective that drives better decision making, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or religion.
Listed skills include Voip, Switches, Cisco Technologies, Data Center, and 46 others.