Josh Finke

About Josh Finke

Josh Finke is Senior Vice President - Public Sector @ Lumen. Josh leads Lumen’s multifunctional, customer-facing organization responsible for sales, business development, engineering & architectures, capture management, program management office, and operations, with accountability for the Public Sector team’s overall go-to-market strategy and P&L. The Lumen Public Sector business encompasses the federal government, state and local government, military agencies, K-12 schools, research and education institutions, healthcare, and public safety organizations. I am a results-driven technology leader with 25+ years of progressive executive management, technical, product management, and leadership experience within public and private service providers, capitalizing on a diverse background and breadth of expertise to drive business results.My expertise is leveraging a deep understanding of market demand with solid business acumen and proven leadership in sales, operations and product management to define, design, implement, and commercialize products, driving strategies to penetrate untapped opportunities in the marketplace.I am adept at engaging, empowering and mentoring talent to exceed objectives and sales targets by clearly establishing goals, forging a path forward, removing roadblocks, and supporting through challenges. Key Skills Strategic Planning & Execution Sales Leadership SaaS Cloud Deep technical depth Process & Productivity Optimization Sales Enablement Fundraising/Capital Raising Stakeholder Alignment Investor Relations Project/Program Management Emerging Technologies GTM & Product Launch Cross-Functional Collaboration Complex Problem-Solving Private Equity Expertise FP & A Operations Product Commercialization Lean, Efficient Practices Client Relationships

Experience

1. Senior Vice President - Public Sector

   Lumen Technologies

   Aug 2024 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

   Finke leads Lumen’s multifunctional, customer-facing organization responsible for sales, engineering & architectures, business development, capture management, and the program management office, with accountability for the Public Sector team’s overall go-to-market strategy and profit and loss. The Lumen Public Sector business encompasses the federal government, state and local government, military agencies, K-12 schools, research and education institutions, healthcare, and public safety organizations.

Skills

• Network Administration
• Virtualization
• Routers
• Network Architecture
• Bgp
• Computer Network Operations
• Ip
• Network Engineering
• Ccna
• Dhcp
• Cisco Technologies
• Network Security
• Ccie Voice
• Qos
• Ccnp
• Wan
• Ccdp
• Security
• Cisco Ios
• Cisco Call Manager
• Network Design
• Thought Leadership
• Switches
• Routing
• Telecommunications
• Ospf
• Lan-Wan
• Vmware
• Video Collaboration
• Management
• Cisco Wireless
• Asa
• Unified Communications
• Cisco Nexus
• Tcp/Ip
• Vpn
• Mpls
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Cisco Certified