Simon Rivett

About Simon Rivett

Relying heavily on strong well-rounded background ranging from core consulting, building…

Experience

1. Technical Solution Manager

   IBM

   Nov 2019 — Present

   Responsible for the development and sales of IBM Strategic Outsourcing solutions directly to clients. Leading multinational, multiple discipline teams of subject-matter experts orchestrate the development of complex, multiple year, custom solutions and associated cost cases, all with the goal to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality services and/or solutions which meet client business and technical requirements. Their leadership provides the foundation of the IBM solution that influences our sales teams and delivery strategies for the engagement. Owning the definition of the services solutions, accountable for the overall success of the engagement and the primary source of IBM Global Services engagement management and solution design around the world and across all product and technical disciplines.

Education

• University of Portsmouth

  MSc, Advanced Engineering / Computer Engineering

  1996 — 1998

• University of Chichester

  (BSc) BTECH HNC, Advanced Manufacturing

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Iaas
• Pre-Sales
• International Sales
• Rfp
• IT Strategy
• Coaching
• Contract Negotiation
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Business Process
• Cost Reduction
• Outsourcing
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sales Management
• Sales Presentations
• Disaster Recovery
• IT Service Management
• Teamwork
• Team Leadership
• Crm
• Itil
• Negotiation
• IT Management
• Price to Win
• Solution Architecture
• Project Planning
• Morale
• Program Management
• Price Optimization
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Saas
• Communication
• Approval Process
• Management