The Way ForwardYour business has a new shape. It is expanding globally, relying on data and applications in the cloud, and driven by a mobile workforce. It was simple to securely connect the organization when it had static and predictable traffic flows from branches to data centers. Yet, today’s business requirements are radically different.It is time to rethink how we provide a secure, global connectivity for our locations and people for the way business gets done today.Cato Networks is building the new Software-defined WAN, in the cloud, protected by a tightly integrated set of security services. The Cato Cloud connects all business resources including data centers, branches, mobile users and cloud infrastructure into a simple, secure and unified global network. No more costly connectivity services, complex point solution deployments, capacity constraints, maintenance overhead, or restricted visibility and control.By rethinking the enterprise global networking and security architecture from the ground up, and bringing it into the cloud, securely connecting your business is simple again.Cato. The Future of SD-WAN. Today.

Manage a highly skilled Solutions Architect/Systems Engineering team, responsible for integrating customers' network connectivity over the Aryaka Network's performance-enhanced Software Defined WAN services (SD-WAN). Determined focus on customer satisfaction and success. Recruit, hire and retain the right people for permanent assignments. Develop a Solutions Architect team infrastructure that creates an environment for Channel development and builds a closer SA/Channel relationship at all account levels. Plans the technical direction for the team, identifies expertise to grow the team as needed, and facilitates key partnerships between internal and channel organizations.

Promoted to Principal Solutions Architect with primary responsibilities of: - Mentor and escalation point for US-based Pre-Sales Systems Engineers - Acting as a primary technical resource to the team for large, complex implementations - Management of large enterprise and strategic accounts - Develop and present training materials for US-based Pre-Sales Systems Engineers and Aryaka Partners.

Aryaka delivers network performance and application acceleration for the globally distributed enterprise for better collaboration, communication and business productivity. All Aryaka as-a-Service offerings leverage the Internet ecosystem with a private core network, providing web application acceleration and highly reliable, lower cost enterprise networking solutions with consistent high application performance.With a superior alternative to MPLS, Aryaka has a networking gift for every business. We take the hassle out of deploying equipment. You can be up and running in minutes with an optimized WAN. Network performance over your WAN will be immediately improved by leveraging the global Aryaka network. As part of our service model we maintain the WAN Optimization software stack and the network, so that you don’t have to.

• Specializing in the Riverbed Performance Management solutions portfolio which includes OPNET, Mazu and CACE technology legacy products.• Perform demonstrations of various solutions including network performance metrics through packet capture and flow technologies, and application and server performance through proprietary collection of .NET and JAVA appliations and server resources.• Manages and drives goals, tasks and results for all prospect Proof-of-Concepts engagements.• Work as part of a team of SE’s in the southeast region.

Worked as part of the Southeastern US sales team. All pre-sales responsibilities, including first prospect calls, online/onsite demos, installations and technical support. Also assisted sales team in sales strategies with creating closing ideas.

Sr. Sales Engineer for Civilian Federal Accounts for over three years. Also worked in the Commercial group covering the Carolinas. Riverbed Certified Services Professional - WAN (RCSP-W).

Systems Engineer for North and South Carolina.

Subject Matter Expert and Sales responsibility of "Performance Routing" for latency/loss/jitter senstive applications over IP network WAN fabrics. Carried a quota for PathControl/Converged Network Analyzer (CNA) for the eastern US and Europe.

Pre-Sales Consulting Engineer facilitating sales of the PathControl product line, which optimized performance of applications over multiple IP WAN paths. Acquired by Avaya in 2004. While at Avaya, I was responsible for both sales and pre-sales engineering for the PathControl/CNA product line for the eastern US and Europe (carried a quota).

Pre-sales Consulting Engineer facilitating sales for the CacheFlow product line for the Eastern United States and Europe. Was the fourth fourth pre-sales Systems Engineer hired in the company. Sold the first $1M+ deal for CacheFlow. Helped propel sales to go public in Nov of 1999. Promoted to Sr. Consulting Engineer in 1999. Asked to become the SE Manager of Enterprise Sales just before exiting to try another start-up.

Hired by Wellfleet Federal. Employed as a Pre-sales Systems Engineer working mainly DoD accounts. After Wellfleet/Synoptics merger, became a Router Specialist for Federal. Helped start the ISP group in 1996 and grew the group from $4M annually to over $25M within two years. Held the position of ISP Region SE Manager for the US; had approximately 16 SEs reporting to me through two Area SE Managers. Left Bay Networks to do a start-up company.