Rob Williams

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Vice President of Business Development @ ZutaCore
San Francisco, CA, US
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About Rob Williams

I’m successful entrepreneur, a technical business executive, engineer and builder with strong business experience and a global network. I’m interested in partnership and business opportunities.Specialties:- Business Development- Partner and Channel Alliances- M&A, Corpdev- Building Complex Ecosystems- US, Taiwanese, Chinese and Japanese business cultures.

Rob Williams's Current Company Details
ZutaCore

Zutacore

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Vice President of Business Development
San Francisco, CA, US
Website:
zutacore.com
Employees:
104
Rob Williams Work Experience Details
  • Zutacore
    Vice President Of Business Development
    Zutacore
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
  • Equinix
    Head Of Alliances & Business Development
    Equinix Mar 2020 - Present
    Redwood City, California, Us
    Equinix's Metal Alliance team builds and maintains our partnerships with the strategic hardware and software companies that power our bare metal cloud. We work closely with large OEMs, Semiconductor manufactures, and ISVs to make sure customers have the most diverse choice of hardware and software to power their cloud applications and workloads.
  • Packet, An Equinix Company
    Head Of Strategic Alliances And Channel
    Packet, An Equinix Company Feb 2019 - Present
    (Acquired by Equinix March 2020)At Packet we are innovating in everything from data center automation to compute supply chain and distribution. The alliance team is working closely with partners who provide, software, systems, real estate, and telecommunications to introduce new business models and new opportunities across the globe.Please reach out to me to discuss how we can work together!
  • Canonical Ltd.
    Director Of Business Development
    Canonical Ltd. Apr 2016 - Feb 2019
    London, England, Gb
    Global sales with named semiconductor accounts. Exceeded quota each quarter. In most recent year, FY18 exceeded quota by over 250%. Closed multiple complex multi million dollar deals and numerous $250k-$500k deals with global semiconductor merchants.
  • Canonical Ltd.
    Director Global Alliances
    Canonical Ltd. Apr 2016 - Feb 2019
    London, England, Gb
    At Ubuntu, I'm responsible for establishing and building the business, technical and marketing partnerships with all the hardware Ubuntu supports. From servers in the cloud to small embedded IoT devices at the edge of the network, we work closely with our hardware partners to make sure Ubuntu is the best OS for their semiconductors and systems! We also work closely to partner on Openstack, Kubernetes and bare metal orchestration for our mutual customers.
  • Brookstream Inc.
    International Business Development
    Brookstream Inc. Dec 2013 - Jan 2017
    M & A, investor, and business partnership guidance. Bridging Asian, American and European companies. As a board member, closed $3M in Series A funding for a semiconductor startup with an international investor. Orchestrated an accusation of a European startup by Microsoft at a value of over $6M. Representing the seller on an accusation of a Taiwanese startup a European multinational for over $60M.
  • Piston Cloud Computing, Inc., Acquired By Cisco
    Vp Business Development And Global Alliances
    Piston Cloud Computing, Inc., Acquired By Cisco Oct 2012 - Nov 2013
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    In the early days of Openstack! Established a channels of hosted private cloud providers and a reseller network for OpenStack based cloud management software. Established, negotiated global reseller and partnership contracts. Built relationships with cloud technology suppliers including Arista, Cisco and Inktank (Redhat) and business service providers. Built ecosystem of cloud certified compute, storage and network hardware partners. Managed customer training program contractors and re-seller training.
  • Microsoft
    Director Partner Ecosystem (Principal)
    Microsoft Oct 2009 - Oct 2012
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    Used unique combination of Business Development, Software, Hardware, and ASIC skills to develop a $1.2B/yr partner ecosystem for Microsoft’s RemoteFX. Owned executive relationships with worldwide partners leading to over 50 products designed for RemoteFX at launch. Coordinated the first generation RemoteFX product and partner product launch and currently moving the RemoteFX ecosystem forward into future versions of Windows, Server, Cloud.
  • Microsoft
    Sr. Lead Program Manager
    Microsoft May 2008 - Oct 2009
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    Lead for Windows 7 Device Connectivity team. Managed the team responsible for Device Web Services, Input, Bluetooth, Network Displays in Windows 7. Managed worldwide Windows partner relationships with tier 1 device and semiconductor suppliers leading to hundreds of logoed Windows devices.
  • Microsoft
    Sr. Windows Network Technology Evangelist
    Microsoft Jul 2004 - May 2008
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    Evangelist for Windows networking technologies. Drove projector, printer, and router industry to build software and semiconductors for new Windows device technology included in upcoming releases of Windows Client and Server. Received Microsoft Gold Star award for turning around a critical partnership.
  • Tnbi
    Co-Founder
    Tnbi 2001 - 2003
    Developed a business to build a consumer entertainment system that wirelessly distributes high definition video and audio throughout a home. This system included self-configuring wireless speakers and wireless displays, an innovative control mechanism and a secure content DVR/PVR device. Completed market and completive analysis for the system. Defined and documented product requirements for each component of the system. Developed distribution, pricing, and launch strategy.Defined protocols for efficient wireless multicast while still coexisting with 802.11a devices. Developed secure wireless transmission protocol. Completed block level software and system design. Built relationships with IP providers for key technologies that required licensing.
  • Blue Coat Systems
    Acquired Founder, Manager, Strategic Technologist, Engineer
    Blue Coat Systems 1999 - 2001
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    Integrated Invertex products into CacheFlow’s product line. After one year, 90% of all units shipped were based on the Invertex platform (Representing over $25M/quarter in revenue). Brought stability to low and midrange products by removing dependence on consumer components. Redefined Invertex products to support Cacheflow’s markets and customers. Altered existing Invertex encryption hardware for emerging SSL acceleration market. Defined product security requirements for Cacheflow’s SSL products.Hired and managed a group of SW engineers to implement SSL and hardware accelerated encryption in the current product line. Hired and provided technical leadership to hardware engineers on PCB design, debugging, long-lead-time component replacement/redesign, DFT, DFM, and volume manufacturing troubleshooting. Assisted contract manufactures ramping up volume production. Worked with Chairman, CTO, and VP of Engineering, to define technological vision for next generation products.
  • Invertex Acquired By Cacheflow / Blue Coat
    Founder
    Invertex Acquired By Cacheflow / Blue Coat 1998 - 2001
    Founded Invertex to supply networking vendors with carrier class hardware. Conceived Invertex’s line of network and security products. Defined product requirements for entire line. Researched market and competition. Forecast sales and set pricing. Managed both company launch and product launch including a product launch at Networld+Interop 1999. Built customer base of top networking vendors and startups in the security, firewall, VPN, SSL Acceleration and NAS markets.Hired and managed engineers working on device drivers, PCB layout and test. Qualified contract manufactures, negotiated contracts, and supervised CMs for entire product line. Managed stock and production schedule. Lead the successful negotiation of a merger with Cacheflow Inc (now Bluecoat Systems, BCSI) in late 1999. This deal was valued at over $20M. Invertex’s hardware platform became Cacheflow’s primary hardware platform for the entire low and mid-range segment.
  • Hifi Inc
    Asic Design Engineer
    Hifi Inc 1997 - 1998
    Design and verification of networking semiconductors. 3DES and RC4 encryption engines and compression engines.
  • Synopsys
    Applications Engineer
    Synopsys 1996 - 1997
    Sunnyvale, California, Us
    AE for Design Compiler. Supported top tier customers and FAEs in logic synthesis and static timing tool flows.

Rob Williams Skills

Cloud Computing Start Ups Product Management Software Development Business Development Distributed Systems Saas Web Services Program Management Software Engineering Security Testing Virtualization Vdi Enterprise Software Strategy Openstack Strategic Partnerships Wireless Scalability Software As A Service Men's Fashion Executive Relationships Corporate Development Entrepreneurship Business Alliances Partner Relationship Management Go To Market Strategy Marketing

Rob Williams Education Details

  • Washington University In St. Louis
    Washington University In St. Louis
    Electrical Engineering
  • Washington University In St. Louis
    Washington University In St. Louis
    Computer Engineering
  • Whittier College
    Whittier College
    Physics
  • National Taiwan Normal University
    National Taiwan Normal University
    Mandarin Chinese

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Rob Williams attended Washington University In St. Louis, Washington University In St. Louis, Whittier College, National Taiwan Normal University.

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