Tim Lintner

About Tim Lintner

At Zayo Group, my focus as Channel Director is fostering robust partner relationships and spearheading strategic sales initiatives in the Midwest. My approach is grounded in a deep understanding of Edge Services, and SASE. With expertise honed as a direct & indirect contributor, I excel in enhancing partner business growth and increasing wallet share. Our team leverages market research and analysis to identify opportunities, optimize performance, and ensure our partners thrive in the competitive landscape of global network services.

Experience

1. Channel Director - Central

   Zayo Group

   Sep 2024 — Present · WI, US

   As Channel Director at Zayo, I lead strategic initiatives to empower partners in delivering Zayo’s full solution suite—far beyond traditional fiber offerings. Through recent acquisitions and reintegration efforts, Zayo now provides comprehensive solutions spanning edge, core, and cloud, enabling partners to meet the evolving needs of enterprises of all sizes. Key Contributions & Focus Areas: Portfolio Expansion: Advocated and educated partners on Zayo’s broadened offerings, including Managed Services, Cloud Connectivity, IP & Ethernet, and Data Center solutions, alongside our foundational fiber network. Partner Enablement: Drove awareness campaigns and training to eliminate misconceptions that Zayo “only sells fiber,” ensuring partners confidently position our full suite of enterprise solutions—including voice and managed LAN. Strategic Growth: Supported Zayo’s transformation from a connectivity provider to a comprehensive technology partner, delivering solutions that supplement IT teams and enable digital transformation. Market Leadership: Leveraged Zayo’s extensive network—16.8M fiber miles across North America—and trusted reputation among Fortune 100 enterprises to strengthen channel relationships and accelerate adoption of advanced services. Solutions Delivered: Fiber & Bandwidth (Dark Fiber, Wavelength Services) Cloud Connectivity (Private links to major cloud providers) Managed Services (SD-WAN, NaaS, Firewall, DDoS Protection, Managed LAN) IP & Ethernet

Education

• Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

  Associated Degree, Marketing

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Unified Communications
• Consultative Selling
• Account Management
• Call Center
• Virtual Networks
• Salesforce.com
• Virtualization
• Managed Services
• Disaster Recovery
• Mpls
• Management
• Negotiation
• T1
• Sales
• Leadership
• Telephony
• Vtsp 5 Vmware Technical Solutions Professional
• New Business Development
• Wireless
• Cloud Computing
• Call Centers
• Business Development
• Hybrid Cloud
• Co-Location
• Channel
• Solution Selling
• Pri
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Sales Operations
• Professional Services
• Customer Service
• Networking
• Vsp Vmware Sales Professional
• Voip
• Product Management
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Enterprise Software