Simon Black

Senior Manager Evangelism & Technical Enablement @Mendix

As manager of the Evangelist and Technical Enablement team, I ensure that the Mendix product is presented in the best way possible. I manage a team of platform experts who use their expertise to build demos, training material and content to support Marketing, Sales, and RND. During my time as an Evangelist, I\'ve helped ensure that Mendix continues to be a leader in both the Gartner Quadrant and Forrester Waves for Low Code App Development. I help ensure that the platform is showcased in the best way possible to ensure the best possible evaluation. To ensure sales can effectively demo the platform we host, manage and build demo infrastructures such as Kubernetes clusters, Kafka instances, email services, data services, and AWS services. This helps the sales teams demonstrate value easier in front of customer meetings. Since the announcement of the partnership with AWS I\'ve been working closely with the AWS team so that we can showcase both platforms to their fullest potential.