Darren McGrandle

About Darren McGrandle

I aim to move from a field SE position into SE management, directly contributing to revenue and sales growth. Utilize both my technical and interpersonal skills in a challenging and rewarding leadership role.

Experience

1. Sr Solutions Engineer

   Riverbed Technology

   Jan 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   One of three finalists in 2024 for Americas SE of the year, showing I continue to make consistent and significant contributions to Riverbed- Work with my sales partners to uncover opportunities for Riverbed Observability products within our accounts- Give detailed technical presentation and whiteboards on our solutions and how they fit into the customer\'s environments- Showcase the Riverbed technologies through customer driven demos that highlight the outcomes that matter most to the customers- Lead the customer through the Proof of Value process, focusing the POV on the value that the customer is trying to achieve with the product(s).

Education

• University of Alberta

  BsC, Computer Engineering

  1986 — 1991

• Red Deer Polytechnic

  1st year, Engineering

  1984 — 1985

• Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School

  High School Diploma

  1982 — 1984

Skills

• Wan
• Dns
• Integration
• Wireless
• Ccie
• Switches
• Riverbed
• Operating Systems
• Technical Competence
• Wireshark
• Routing Protocols
• Wan Optimisation
• Ospf
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Qos
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Management
• Network Administration
• Network Security
• Network Optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Cisco Ios
• Storage
• Tcp/Ip
• Bgp
• Servers
• Ipsec
• Virtualization
• Load Balancing
• Storage Area Networks
• Ips
• Hardware
• San
• Application Performance Management
• Routing
• Mpls
• Programming
• Sales
• Network Design