Jarrod Daake

About Jarrod Daake

I’m an experienced technology executive with more than 20 years of experience. Throughout my career I have taken on progressively larger roles starting as an intern and working my way up to the C-Suite. Along the way I\'ve helped multiple companies achieve record growth and profitability. I have a proven track record of both technical engineering and pre-sales engineering in several facets of technology including Microsoft, Citrix, Cisco, HPE Networking, Nutanix, VMware, business continuity, disaster recovery, security, and incident response. As a pre-sales engineer, I’ve been apart of multiple teams that have consistently exceeded company goals and set both annual and quarterly sales records. I also was the key player in growing a new market for a managed service provider. The market grew from $30K/mo in MRR in 2014 to $300K/mo in MRR in 2022. As a leader, I’ve had the opportunity to lead multiple teams including both engineering teams and account management teams. My engineering teams consistently hit KPIs, delivered high levels of customer experience, and high levels of profitability. The sales teams I\'ve lead have consistently exceeded sales and margin goals while ensuring renewals are happening in a timely manner.As an executive leader, I\'ve helped oversee a company turnaround. I was able to grow margins on the existing business by more than 25% and gross sales by over 50% in 2 years. This, along with right sizing expenses, allowed us to grow EBITDA more than 300% in 2 years.Lastly, I serve as a subject matter expert, thought leader, and public speaker for a variety of technology topics including security, staffing, and disaster preparedness.

Experience

1. Chief Technology and Solutions Officer

   Datavizion

   Jan 2024 — Present · Kearney, NE, US

   I currently lead the engineering and pre-sales engineering teams for DataVizion. I\'m responsible for creating the overarching vision for all IT services that DataVizion delivers. I work with our service management teams to ensure we\'re consistently delivering high levels of customer service. I help establish KPIs and create process and procedure to ensure we\'re able to scale smoothly. I also work closely with the professional services team to ensure we\'re executing projects on time and on budget.I work closely with the sales team to help create the sales and marketing strategy to ensure that we\'re meeting company revenue, margin, and growth goals. I set quotas, create comp plans, and directly manage the pre-sales engineering team. I also assist in pre- and post- sales meetings to help move deals forward from an executive level.As an executive leader, I work closely with the CRO and CEO to create the overarching strategy for DataVizion. We ensure that we are meeting weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual targets including MRR growth, revenue, gross margins, and EBITDA.Lastly, I manage the partnership with several OEM partners, negotiating contracts, ensuring partner requirements are met, and strategizing growth opportunities.

Education

• Western Nebraska Community College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Information Technology

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• Team Building
• Networking
• Aruba Airwave
• Cisco Ios
• Aruba Wireless
• Active Directory
• Virtualization
• Wireless Networking
• Firewalls
• Snmp
• Leadership
• Vpn
• Network Security
• Pre-Sales
• Citrix
• Network Administration
• Cisco Routers
• Arubaos
• Vmware
• Consulting
• Microsoft Exchange