Bob Kelly Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Bob is responsible for the strategic direction and go-to-market strategy for Juribas Solutions.App Lifecycle and Device Lifecycle (formerly DashWorks) is a digital platform conductor aimed at enterprise application and device use cases with powerful workflow and automation capabilities driving actions like end-user communications and self-service. App Packager and App Tester are integrated packaging and testing solutions aimed at ensuring the success of application owner initiatives and expanding their capabilities to help organizations keep up to date with enterprise application portfolios at scale.

Chartlotte, Nc, Us

Primarily on the subject of systems management and scripting, Bob ran online communities, spoke at industry events, wrote white papers, and articles, performed tech-editing services, and authored books. While these days the products he supports get all of his attention, some past highlights include...In "Deploying and Administering Windows Vista Bible"​, Bob authored the chapters focused on Vista deployment. It covers image management and deployment, unattended installations, Windows Installer, the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and more.The Start to Finish Guide to Scripting with KiXtart (published by: NetImpress) was the first dedicated to the KiXtart scripting language and provides a comprehensive reference with real-world examples and command line alternatives. The Definitive Guide To Windows Desktop Administration (published by: RealtimePublishers) is a free e-book taking readers from OS roll-out options through profile and data management, application deployment, asset management, and the scripting of custom solutions.From 2006 to 2007, Bob authored a regular series of scripting articles for MCP magazine's online website.In 2007 Bob ran an online community for Windows Vista sponsored by RealTimePublishers, where he created a series of podcast recordings, articles and answered questions. Podcast recordings are available at https://app.box.com/shared/kdbtjkyz5e

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Leading product management for Flexera's security offerings, including Software Vulnerability Manager, AdminStudio, and the security capabilities of Flexera One. Coordinates corporate communication initiatives, runs cross-functional strategy meetings, and drives high product sales and satisfaction rates. As a thought leader and product evangelist, he regularly produces internal and external content to communicate the value of products and their regularly released enhancements.

Conceived, designed, launched, and ran AppDetails.com as a resource to share knowledge in managing endpoints and applications, providing insight and guidance on various market solutions. In addition to providing overviews and reviews of available products to address these challenges, recommendation services were offered to gather requirements and deliver recommendations. This leaning on his vast knowledge of the space and understanding of customer needs, he could apply his market research to the needs of small versus large enterprise customers. To monetize such an offering, he made arrangements for referral fees by forging trusting relationships and rapport with over a dozen product and service-focused companies in the endpoint management and packaging space.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Conceptualized, designed, and deployed the ITNinja.com site from scratch to replace the former AppDeploy.com community while serving as a Product Owner. Promoted corporate growth by supporting commercial product offerings and the community at large, leading a product management team. Propelled innovation by overseeing the Endpoint Systems Management division of Dell SoftwareLead a daily operational process involving sales, training, engineering, and customer services while also providing prompt remediation to client issues and prioritizing assigned projects to boost the effectiveness of the products globally.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

KACE was acquired by Dell in Feb 2010.Bob's role was that of Product Owner for the online community ITNinja.com. He was active in all aspects of the site, from administration and operation to support and feature/bug prioritization. He maintained a long-term roadmap and managed the product team to ensure those tasks with the highest business value were addressed while working toward the vision of the community to become the premier resource for IT professionals, specifically systems administrators.Bob was also responsible for product management and marketing activities for application virtualization efforts and several Dell KACE free tools. Responsible for the product roadmap, competitive research, media, and analyst communication, customer communications, running beta programs, authoring white papers, and conceiving new products and product features. Bob also handled the marketing of managed products, including the development of materials such as papers, videos, and presentations.In his previous role as the sole operator of AppDeploy.com, he managed the day-to-day operation and content management for the online community and developed specialized content feeds for Dell KACE products as a feature called AppDeploy Live. For four years, Bob was completely responsible for the community with responsibilities that included moderating content submissions, monitoring site communications, developing lead generation materials, administering the site’s infrastructure, and reporting on statistics and trends.

Successfully owned products from conception to completion while also executing the go-to-market strategy for projects focused on delivering valuable tools for the IT Professional, including the award-winning Admin Script Editor.Solicited, reviewed, and took action upon customer feedback and was responsible for coordinating the overall marketing efforts geared toward promoting business success.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Bob was primarily focused on the operation and development of the AppDeploy.com online community. Bob also took on additional product management roles for other areas of the product in addition to the community itself.He conceived and oversaw the development of multiple community tools. He continually refined and expanded the site to improve its usefulness to the community. He produced and delivered webinars, videos, papers, and freeware products to increase site traffic and lead generation. He drove the integration of key content from the site with the company's endpoint management solution to provide contextual, technical, and community assistance in the deployment of third-party applications.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Generated valuable documentation and training programs and offered exceptional support in utilizing Group Policy, Altiris, Remote Installation Services (RIS), AdminStudio, PackageStudio, VBScript, KiXtart, and AutoIt for designing and launching an automated application and Windows operating system deployments after the company acquired Integrated Data Systems. Recognized for expertise in driving the entire build process and logon scripts for a 30,000-seat worldwide classified government network.

An after-hours project, Bob provided sole management and development activities for AppDeploy.com. Web programming, content management, author of reviews and market research content. Handled all marketing and advertising tasks. With visitor counts exceeding half a million per month, the success of AppDeploy led to its acquisition by KACE Networks, Inc. in May of 2007 (which was later acquired by Dell).

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Fueled business development opportunities by forging solid relationships with prospective agencies as subject matter expert, project manager, and technical lead. Strategized and executed multiple deployment and automation projects to propel several government agencies, including the DIA, JWAC, OPM, U.S. Navy, and the White House.

Specially selected for position as System Administrator, Communications Center Supervisor and Vice Presidential Trip Leader. Maintained a Windows NT LAN and VAX mainframe, which ensured a system availability and reliability rate of 99.8 percent. On call 24 hours to answer questions and solve problems. Researched, selected and installed all software and hardware upgrades. Instrumental in Defense Messaging System (DMS) for the agency in preparing briefs and participating in related working groups.

Washington, Dc, Us

Insured optimum efficiency and availability of the Navy’s Streamliner messaging system, a worldwide secure mainframe network. Managed communications staff and coordinated troubleshooting, upgrades, and repairs. Produced documentation and training for personnel at sea in the operation of temporary communications facilities.

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as sole operator of communications system which provided all critical messages for the Commander, United States Naval Forces in the Philippines. Within first three months of employment, was fully qualified and selected to work alone maintaining the center and providing message delivery and notifications.