Mike Ross

Advisory Varchitect @Dell Technologies

Houston, TX, US

VCE acquired by EMC, acquired by Dell. Currently DellEMC division of Dell Technologies8-2021: present - Advisory vArchitect with DellEMC Core aligned to DTS/US-Central Core accounts8-2020:8-2021 - Advisory vArchitect with SPSS-Storage Platforms & Services Sales specialty sales organization, aligned to Dell Technology Select (DTS/Global-US-Central) accounts.8-2018:8-2020 - Advisory vArchitect with MDC-Modern Data Center specialty sales organization, aligned to Dell Technology Select (DTS/Global-US-South) accounts.1-2016:7-2018 - Advisory vArchitect with Modern Data Center (formerly CPSD) specialty sales organization, aligned to Houston Enterprise accounts. 1-2015:12-2015 - Sr. vArchitect with VCE, aligned to Houston Commercial Mid-Market accounts.4-2014:12-2014 - Sr. vArchitect with VCE, aligned to Houston Enterprise2 accounts.Advisory vArchitect / Advisory Systems Engineer – Converged, and Hyper-Converged Specialty SalesProvides high-level technical expertise in support of pre-sales activities in the assigned market. Assists in the analysis, design and development of fully integrated technology solutions. Technical emphasis is on hardware capabilities, software requirements and systems integration. Makes technical and sales presentations to customer\'s technical staff and senior management. Understands VCE, EMC, Dell, Cisco, VMWare products and competitive technology / business applications within the assigned market. May assist in the development of responses to customer requests and proposals as required. Conducts research, answers questions and removes objections that arise in a sales campaign. Assigned markets: Global (DTS), Enterprise, Commercial. Member of various thought leadership teams (GVAC, TTL, VScale advisory council) Consistently recognized as a top performer, both as an individual and as a sales team.

Texas Tech University

BSCS