Gary Bixler Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Westborough, MA, US

Lead consulting and research engagements for technology companies building and operating indirect channel strategies. Engagements include partnering strategies, partner program assessments, program design and implementation.

Bixler Enterprises is a global business and strategy consulting firm with a focus on helping technology companies build and execute effective channel strategies. The company has extensive experience in architecting, deploying and managing effective channel programs that can be deployed with global consistency but are still effective at the regional level.

Menlo Park, CA, US

Downers Grove, IL, US

Develop and lead the strategy for member communities globally within CompTIA. Work with technology industry leadership to establish and manage communities that promote networking, collaboration, peer-to-peer insight sharing and learning, and that drive high-impact initiatives within the industry.

Downers Grove, IL, US

Work with CompTIA to develop and deliver industry education content across a number of IT related business areas including: Cloud Computing, Mobility, IT Security and Channel Development and Account Management. Have delivered training courses for technology vendors, distributors and channel partners and am a regular speaker at industry events.

Menlo Park, CA, US

PartnerPath helps companies elevate the impact of partnering by effectively designing, implementing and optimizing channel and alliance models.

Austin, US

Founder, President and CEO at Cache Foundry Inc. We develop software platforms and digital services for enthusiasts, collectors and service providers involved with high-value assets such as classic and exotic automobiles, boats, motorcycles and airplanes.

Santa Clara, California, US

Responsible for the design, development and deployment of the global AMD Fusion Partner Program- Developed a program that is deployed in all regions worldwide based on a consistent program framework that drives centralized efficiency and effectiveness, while allowing required regional flexibility in execution. - Unified 10+ programs within AMD across.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Responsible for all regional marketing execution in the US & Canada- including OEM Direct, Consumer Retail, Commercial and Component Distribution Channel marketing.
• Re-built and re-organized a marketing team that had been de-centralized and disbanded over the prior 2 years.
• Responsible for marketing strategies and execution for all GTM segments
• Lead the development of a new world-class partner portal – AMD Market Builder – for all partners in North America
• Lead integration of channel programs post merger with ATI Technologies including integration of partner portals, partner databases, program membership, marketing funding programs and tiered partner requirements and.
• Managing a direct staff of 14 managers and contributors with annual budget of $100M+ in addition to numerous outsourced agency and contract resources.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Selected to organize and build AMDs first WW Channel organization with responsibility for developing a centralized global channel partner program in order to drive consistency and efficiency in channel partner.
• Worked with 9 AMD regions to understand the unique needs and market requirements for their regional partners then developed and deployed a flexible, tiered partner program framework that allowed the regions to leverage.
• Developed, deployed and measured the effectiveness of go-to-market toolkits in the Commercial and Consumer channel segments. These toolkits contained themed marketing campaigns designed to engage and enable regional.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Responsible for all marketing programs in the US & Canada System Builder channel.
• Lead an effort to re-design and re-launch a world class, tiered channel partner program to support AMD’s System Builder partners in North America.
• Developed go to market strategies for AMD Opteron and Athlon 64 product lines including custom MDF program design & implementation, promotions, channel training and engagement.
• Managed a staff of as many as 12 managers and contributors with annual budget of $10M+

I ran the strategic and product marketing function for an exciting Infiniband silicon startup company.I was responsible for all product branding, positioning, press and industry trade association interaction. Also responsible for product demos, trade shows and partner co-marketing.

Santa Clara, California, US

Various marketing roles including Technical, Strategic, Product and Channel marketing. Was product marketing manager for AMD K5 and AMD K7 microprocessors (became Athlon product brand family).

Austin, Texas, US

Member of the Engineering Rotation Program. Worked as a software and hardware design engineer responsible for the design and productization of development systems for Motorola DSP products. Designed hardware and software for development systems for Macintosh, PC and Sun platforms.

Austin, TX, US

Taught college courses in fully accredited Electronics program including Semiconductors, Digital Logic, Pulse and Digital Circuits and Microprocessors. Microprocessor course include architecture and assembly language programming of both x86 and Motorola 68000 microprocessors.

Mba, Business

Bs, Computer Science

As, Electronics Technology