Khalid Ansari

Khalid ansari

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Systems Engineer | Cloud/Data Center Solutions

  • Education

    • Duke university

      2010 - 2016
      Master’s degree liberal studies
    • Osmania university

      1988 - 1991
      Bsc physical sciences
    • University of phoenix

      2008 - 2009
      Masters m.i.s
    • Lamar university

      1996 - 1998
      B.s c.i.s
  • Experience

    • Ibm

      Aug 1998 - Sept 2014

      Above Country Technical Sales Specialist for PureFlex and BladeCenterAssist IBM sales and field technical support specialist with deploying PureFlex and BladeCenter IO solutions, upward integration into existing SAN, FCoE and Ethernet networks. Perform Technical delivery assessment (TDA) reviews, solution validation, technology demonstrations and customer briefings, present at IBM technology conferences, on-site technical support, implement proofs of concept, create technical content and deliver tech talks and perform problem analysis and resolution for post-sale issues. Show less

      • Technical Sales (Advanced Technical Support)

        Mar 2006 - Sept 2014
      • Technical Sales

        Aug 2006 - Nov 2012
      • BladeCenter Pre-Sale Support

        Mar 2002 - Aug 2006
      • SAN Solution Support (Storage Networking Division)

        Feb 2000 - Aug 2002
      • Multiprotocol Swith Support (IBM Network Hardware Division)

        Aug 1998 - Jan 2000
    • 联想

      Oct 2014 - Jun 2020
      Technical sales

      * Design, architect and propose storage solutions based on customer’s business and workload requirements in cognizant of competitive offerings.* Provided consultative support and technical guidance to field technical sales specialists, account executives, inside sales reps (ISR), business partners, professional services and customers.* Engaged by product management teams for technical enablement and demand generation activity for sellers, partners and customers via remote technical briefings, product demos, on-site meetings, partner boot camps and present at executive briefing center and Lenovo Sales Kickoff events.* Designed and proposed storage solutions based on customer’s business and workload requirements in cognizant of competitive offerings. Show less

    • Nutanix

      Nov 2020 - now
      Systems reliability engineer

      Nov 2020 – Present• Work with large Global 2000 enterprise customers to replicate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues on Nutanix clusters hosting AHV, VMware & Hyper-V hypervisors.• Write KB (knowledge base) articles, submit feature requests (FEAT) and open tickets via Jira for product defects and collaborate with Engineering and DevEx teams.• Collaborate with technology partners such as Cisco, Dell/VMware, Lenovo, Veeam, HPE, Citrix & Microsoft to resolve customer issues.• Achieved Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) | • Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI) | • Nutanix Support Specialist (NSS) • VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2022 Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Pureflex technical expert v1

      Ibm professional certification program
      Mar 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • Dcie datacore certified implementaiton engineer

      Datacore software
      Dec 2015
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Charity, Relief, Research, Advocacy and Empowerment

      Issued by Multiple Non-Profit Organizations on May 2006
      Multiple Non-Profit OrganizationsAssociated with Khalid Ansari