Micro Focus provides innovative software that allows companies to develop, test, deploy, assess and modernize business-critical enterprise applications.Pre-Sales Engineer for Micro Focus:- Supporting the Sales process to help with account planning and strategy initiatives- Aligning solutions from product sets to business and technical problems or pain points with focus on successful outcomes- Preparation of meetings and tailoring communications to address business needs of potential clients as part of the Pre-Sales process- Development and delivery of product demonstrations and / or PoC to customers and at field events such as conferences and seminars- Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs- Collaborate with Product Managers and Development teams to understand details of product direction and design- Responsible for staying abreast of product roadmap as well as understanding the scenarios, features and functions within each of the products and how these are applied to address business and technical problems

F5 is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking and provides strategic points of control throughout the IT infrastructure, enabling organizations to scale, adapt, and align with changing business demands and drive business forward on a solid foundation of IT agility.- Pre-Sales Engineer focused on Supporting the Sales process – key to identifying new and strategic opportunities, whilst generating tactical (project-based) opportunities. - Aligning business requirements with technical account strategies.- Consultative guidance for customer opportunities (Proof of Concept).- Channel Partner Sales support, Channel Partner Enablement with Education and Training including technical content delivery at Industry Events and Conferences.

Gen-i is an Australasian company that brings together IT and Telecommunications services to provide converged ICT solutions for businesses across New Zealand and Australia, with revenues of over $1.5 billion and clients that span more than 3000 public and private sector organizations on both sides of the Tasman. My role focused on Product and Service Development leadership for Cloud Services, including Service Development and Solution to Market responsibility. I looked after Vendor relationships for existing and new products plus innovation (Concept). Provided Pre-Sales support to the Service Line and Sales teams and was also the Product Marketing Manager for Remote Access Services.

Telecom is New Zealand's largest publicly listed company. TNZ provides products and services through multiple business units: Telecom Retail - fixed line, mobile and internet services. Gen-i – converged technology and telecommunications solutions. International - worldwide calling and managed data network services. Wholesale – next generation wholesale network connectivity. Chorus - physical local and national access network. Level 3 Technical Support for major 24 x 7 Security Operations Centre. Maintain and promote Security awareness. Technical Project assistance for Design, Build and transition into BAU Operations. Supporting Problem and Change Management process. Mentoring and Recruitment.

Telecom is New Zealand's largest publicly listed company. TNZ provides products and services through multiple business units: Telecom Retail - fixed line, mobile and internet services. Gen-i – converged technology and telecommunications solutions. International - worldwide calling and managed data network services. Wholesale – next generation wholesale network connectivity. Chorus - physical local and national access network. Level 2, 24 x 7 Technical Support. Network and Firewall SME. Recruitment of new technical support analysts.