Chris Burrows

Chris Burrows

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  • About me

    Senior Client Solutions Manager - TD Synnex Cloud - SMB Cloud Focus - Technology Concierge

  • Education

    • University of Florida

      1984 - 1986
      Bachelors in Science College of Health and Human Performance

      Activities and Societies: Varsity Football 1984 & 1985

  • Experience

    • Tech Data

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2002
      Vendor Product Representative

      Supervised up to 11 sales reps and sold Hewlett Packard along with other IT products and services.**Managed to over 100M team goals.

    • Marquis Management Solutions

      Sept 2006 - Dec 2012
      Agent

      Life, Health & Annuities for Small to Medium size Groups. Coordinated meetings to handle benefits for Life and Health with other related benefits. Added numerous groups to Marquis porfolio.

    • Vitera Healthcare Solutions

      Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
      Sales Representative

      Sold SW, HW and intangibles to 1 -25 Provider Physicians Offices in Greater NE.

    • ABILITY Network

      Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
      Sr Acount Executive

      Selling Medicare Connectivity SW to Hospitals, Home Health, Hospice and Skilled Nursing Facilities. Increasing proficiencies of Medicare Billing Departments in Hospitals, HHA, Hospice and Skilled Nursing Facilities.

    • OpenText

      Apr 2013 - Jul 2014
      Account Executive - Corporate Sales

      OpenText is the leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM). EIM enables organizations to grow the business, lower costs of operations, and reduce information governance and security related risks. OpenText focuses on the key drivers of business success to improve business insight, strengthen business impact, accelerate process velocity, address information governance and provide security. OpenText strives to...•enrich the way people use information•foster innovation•be trusted in our relationships•be committed to excellence in all that we do•work with our stakeholders, demonstrating honesty and passion towards common goals Our customers’ success lies at the heart of everything we do. As a publicly traded company, OpenText manages and maximizes its resources and relationships to achieve this, helping more than 50 thousand global customers build digital enterprises by unleashing the power of information Show less

    • Tech Data

      Feb 2015 - Apr 2018

      *I was a Cloud Solutions Account Executive traveling to the Northeast US for Tech Data working with Resellers on their Cloud Strategy and Positioning them to be successful in the new frontier! It has been exciting to see some great customers make the transition to Virtual Servers, Backup Plans, Storage in the Cloud, and more. We handle 30 plus vendors that compliment Microsoft Azure, AWS and O365. *Achieved goal every Quarter in Position to date. Team Cloud Goals of up to 150M. *Just achieved AWS Business and Technical Professional Online*Working with some very strategic Fortune 500 Customers along with our Partners. Show less Responsible for the execution of managed business-to-business approach to gather actionable sales intelligence from business prospects. • Manage an assigned territory by maintaining customer relationships, evaluating needs and assessing opportunities for appropriate Microsoft product sales.• Efficiently manage pipeline and maintain strong velocity by driving new and renewal opportunities through the Microsoft Partner channel.• Meet and exceed quotas and performance metrics including calls per day, talk time, number of marketing events sponsored, pipeline totals and revenue/profit growth of account base.• Daily tasks include cold calling, lead qualification, identifying decision makers, determining customer needs, overcoming objections, and leveraging internal/external virtual team members***Solutions Rep of the Year for the Cloud Division for FY16 Show less

      • Solution Account Executive - TD Cloud Solutions

        Dec 2016 - Apr 2018
      • Cloud Specialist for Microsoft

        Feb 2015 - Dec 2016
    • Tech Data

      Sept 2018 - Sept 2021

      i have been building out the NetApp Cloud Business for Tech Data. Working on WVD/ANF POC's, ONTAP Pilots, Funding, Strategy, and direction going forward. Working with Cloud Practice Builder with NetApp Customers on Microsoft Cloud growth. We have gone through the Cloud Practice Builder Program to generate Strategy for customers all over the country. My primary focus is on building out the NetApp Cloud Business for Tech Data. Working on POC's, Funding, Strategy, and direction going forward. This has afforded me the time to work with our NetApp Customers on Microsoft Cloud growth.

      • Senior Client Solutions Manager

        Jun 2019 - Sept 2021
      • Client Solution Manager

        Sept 2018 - May 2019
    • TD SYNNEX

      Sept 2021 - now
      Senior Client Solutions Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Next-Gen Fundamentals Certification

      TD SYNNEX
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Cloud Fundamentals Certification

      TD SYNNEX
      Dec 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
    • StreamOne Ion Vendor Essentials - AWS Specialist

      TD SYNNEX
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Technical Professional Online

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jan 2017
    • Services Fundamentals

      TD SYNNEX
      Apr 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Veeam Certified Sales Professional

      Veeam Software
    • Solutions Fundamentals

      TD SYNNEX
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Cyber-Security Fundamentals Certification

      TD SYNNEX
      Feb 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Business Professional Online

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jan 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chris Burrows
      Cloud Solutions Rep of the Year Tech Data Apr 2016 Highest over goal for FY16
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Football Mentor

      Issued by Cantebury, SPC on Jun 2009
      Cantebury, SPCAssociated with Chris Burrows
    • President

      Issued by Monticello Condos on May 2018
      Monticello CondosAssociated with Chris Burrows