Forbes Guthrie

About Forbes Guthrie

With over 10 years of Product Management experience and 4 promotions in 7 years at VMware, I am a seasoned leader of many highly successful product teams, both in the data center and cloud computing industry. I have a passion for technology and infrastructure design and I am looking for my next challenge. I am now seeking a new role to leverage my extensive experience in product lifecycle management, competitive analysis, and cross-functional leadership.I excel both as an individual contributor and within leadership positions, and have a deep and broad knowledge of data center and cloud software solutions. I am dedicated to understanding complex business needs and delivering elegant technical solutions, with a proven track record in driving product strategy, roadmap, and release plans for billion-dollar portfolios.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management

   Rancher

   Mar 2024 — Present

   Product Management within the Rancher team responsible for Harvester and Longhorn and SUSE\'s broader virtualization strategy.

Education

• Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

  Commissioning Course, Military and Strategic Leadership

  1997 — 1998

• Royal School of Signals

  Troop Commanders Course, Military Signals Communications

  1998

• Glasgow Caledonian University

  Mathematics for Business Analysis, Computational and Applied Mathematics

  1991 — 1996

Skills

• Storage
• Netapp
• Active Directory
• Nfs
• Architectural Design
• Visio
• Linux
• Blogging
• Dell Poweredge Servers
• Cisco Ucs
• Debian
• Data Center
• Esxi
• Technical Writing
• Storage Area Networks
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Cloud Computing
• Servers
• Itil
• Iscsi
• Hp Server Hardware
• Enterprise Architecture
• Storage Virtualization
• Emc Storage
• Technical Leadership
• San
• Hypervisor
• Product Marketing
• Technical Presentations
• Disaster Recovery
• Vmware
• Virtualization
• Public Speaking
• Product Management
• Private Cloud
• Vmware View
• Microsoft Exchange
• Nas
• Whiteboarding
• Vdi