Rod Stevens is a Head of APAC Field Support at NetApp | Digital Services | Customer Success at NetApp. He possess expertise in leadership, information technology, general management, partner management, employee engagement and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked for Rod for four years for Sun and Oracle where Rod's team of approx 100 people supported Sun/Oracle Hardware and software products. During this time Rod displayed some excellent managerial and strategic capabilities which drove a highly successful services business across Australia and New Zealand. Key strengths - Intricate understanding of both Software and Hardware Support business - High level strategic thinking and planning skills - 15 yrs experience working for Global organisations - Key Customer Relationships with large corporates and smaller organisations across ANZ - Excellence in crisis management - Success in leading large teams - Full trust in his direct reports Rod has been a major influence on my career. Dean" and "I have had the pleasure to have known and worked with Rod for over 12 years. As a senior executive at Sun/Oracle, Rod has maintained a great indepth knowledge of the end-end support delivery business. Rod has managed numerous teams during his time at Sun/Oracle, always exhibiting a positive mindset in achieving major strategic outcomes for the business. Rod's understanding of "field support operations" is second to none and this has been reflected in his many achievements along the way. A strong team player across all lines of business, Rod always provided myself 100% support in the roles I myself had at Sun/Oracle. I'd strongly recommend him as a leader in the IT support business with his experience and ability to develop the overall business and his direct reports. ."