Jeff Mercier Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Recently, I was assigned the responsibility of creating comprehensive messaging and educational materials, developing action plans, and constructing roadmaps for customers exploring virtualization alternatives. The scope of my role involves conducting a thorough assessment of the customer's current implementation and requirements, evaluating the different hypervisor technologies, complementary products, and cloud-native platforms while also considering the administrative and financial aspects… Show more Recently, I was assigned the responsibility of creating comprehensive messaging and educational materials, developing action plans, and constructing roadmaps for customers exploring virtualization alternatives. The scope of my role involves conducting a thorough assessment of the customer's current implementation and requirements, evaluating the different hypervisor technologies, complementary products, and cloud-native platforms while also considering the administrative and financial aspects that executives need to take into account.Previously, I served as the lead of the global hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) practice, where I was responsible for a range of duties, including customer pre-sales and education, field enablement, technical writing, hands-on labs development, partner management, and solution design. I leveraged technologies such as Nutanix, Dell VxRail, VMware vSAN, Cisco HyperFlex, and others to offer optimized and customized solutions to meet customer requirements.#VirtualizationAlternatives #HCI #Pre-Sales #FieldEnablement #TechnicalWriting Show less

Greater Denver Area

As a pre-sales architect, I demonstrated expertise in leading technical customer discussions, gathering requirements, and optimizing the performance of SimpliVity's hyper-converged platform through precise sizing and design. I was recognized for my ability to educate and evangelize the HCI market, effectively communicating the benefits of SimpliVity's groundbreaking technology to prospective clients.My extensive background in virtualization and storage allowed me to drive technical… Show more As a pre-sales architect, I demonstrated expertise in leading technical customer discussions, gathering requirements, and optimizing the performance of SimpliVity's hyper-converged platform through precise sizing and design. I was recognized for my ability to educate and evangelize the HCI market, effectively communicating the benefits of SimpliVity's groundbreaking technology to prospective clients.My extensive background in virtualization and storage allowed me to drive technical advancement within the company, collaborating with other architects to identify and implement creative solutions that overcome design challenges and technology objections. #HCI #HyperConvergedInfrastructure #PreSalesArchitect #Technology Show less

Englewood, Co

As a Sr. Virtualization Engineer, I was focused on assessing, designing, and implementing VMware vSphere projects for medium to large companies. I was considered a "hybrid" engineer, handling both Pre-Sales and Post-Sales work.I designed vSphere solutions by setting up and running VMware Capacity Planner, analyzing the data, designing the infrastructure based on customer requirements and constraints, and implementing the solution.I gained exposure to various x86 server… Show more As a Sr. Virtualization Engineer, I was focused on assessing, designing, and implementing VMware vSphere projects for medium to large companies. I was considered a "hybrid" engineer, handling both Pre-Sales and Post-Sales work.I designed vSphere solutions by setting up and running VMware Capacity Planner, analyzing the data, designing the infrastructure based on customer requirements and constraints, and implementing the solution.I gained exposure to various x86 server platforms, such as Cisco UCS, HP, Dell, and IBM, and was proficient in designing vSphere solutions using these technologies.I also focused on disaster recovery using VMware's Site Recovery Manager tool and designed and planned disaster recovery solutions and datacenter migrations that met client recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives.Being focused on virtual environments, particularly disaster recovery, I had strong exposure to storage and networking. I implemented disaster recovery solutions on various storage platforms, including NetApp, EMC, XIV, V7000, Compellent, and Equalogic, and also had exposure to Cisco networking. Show less