Tolga Tohumcu

Experience

1. Director of Cloud Interlock, Global Solutions Architects

   Splunk

   Jun 2022 — Present

   As an integral part of the Sales Engineering leadership team, I am accountable for- Successful technical interlock and execution for Splunk’s pre-sales field team to Product Management- I help prioritization, strategy, performance, and development of Cloud solutions across the Sales Engineering org -Working with Partners, Customer Success, IT Strategists, Field PMs, and Technical Enablement teams to drive continuous field improvements -Ensure the CE engagement model is performing optimally in support of the priorities and Sales targets-Define and iterate processes and procedures for developing economies of scale across the global Sales Engineering team-Lead the effort to build high impact communications and collateral delivering scalable success-Ensure expertise and capability across SE (technical readiness), providing recommendations to leadership on resourcing, direction, and technical development to move the Cloud Engineering team forward-Shape customer expectations and thoroughly align outcomes with customer requirements while focusing on business value-Lead a matrixed team across Pre-Sales functions to achieve the aforementioned goals-Provide input into the Field PM organization to influence the technical priorities of our product roadmap-Define the path to success and influence others, in Customer Success and the Sales team to achieve and exceed their performance goals. In addition, my team defines and prioritize Risk and Compliance requirements coming from field to Product Management.

Education

• Suffolk County Community College

  Associate, Computer Science

  1997 — 2000

• State University of New York at Old Westbury

  Bachelors, Computer Science

  2000 — 2002

• New York Institute of Technology

  Masters, Computer Science

  2004 — 2005

• Queens College

  Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Computer Science

  2003 — 2004

• Dokuz Eylul University

  Associate, Geology

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Business Continuity
• Vtl
• Unix
• Storage
• Enterprise Storage
• Linux
• Software Project Management
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Storage Area Networks
• Cloud Computing
• Vsphere
• Product Development
• Testing
• Software Design
• San
• Deduplication
• Fibre Channel
• Solaris
• Software Development
• Servers
• Security
• Storage Architecture
• High Availability
• Red Hat Linux
• Architecture
• Vdi
• Redhat
• Pre-Sales
• Vmware Esx
• Storage Solutions
• System Administration
• Big Data
• Storage Virtualization
• Vmware
• Databases
• Disaster Recovery
• Virtualization
• Backup Solutions
• Corporate Education
• Solution Architecture