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Dan Ballard

Dan Ballard

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Experienced Program Manager and Electronic Document Professional

  • Education

    • University of Kentucky

      1979 - 1983
      BSCS Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Marching Band, Concert Band Upon entering, I desired to be an architect but I was not accepted. I initiated a major change to Music (trumpet) but within a few days, I decided that was not my future career. I enjoyed my membership in several university bands throughout my college years. Then I immersed myself in a computer science major and graduated with B.S. degree.

  • Experience

    • IBM

      May 1984 - Mar 1985
      Contract Programmer

      Dan develops time-saving programs (PLI, REXX) for efficient operations at a Fortune 100 company.

    • PDR

      Apr 1985 - Mar 1996

      Dan manages a group of information development specialists contracted to a Fortune 100 company. Dan maintains an IBM mainframe development environment for 24x7 availability.

      • Manager Online Documentation

        Jun 1989 - Mar 1996

      • System Analyst

        Apr 1985 - May 1989

    • Pitney Bowes

      Apr 1996 - Jul 2004

      Dan manages projects worldwide related to print production engagements for Fortune 500 companies Dan supports worldwide technical engagements related to print production engagements for Fortune 500 companies.

      • Project Manager

        Apr 2000 - Jul 2004

      • Technical Consultant

        Apr 1996 - Mar 2000

    • HP Exstream

      Aug 2004 - Apr 2014

      Dan works worldwide with HP Exstream direct sales team and partners to coordinate their training and monitor certification. Dan is a Product Solution Analyst where he continuously stays up-to-date with the latest features in Dialogue and AFP Studio. Dan assists the HP sales and presales teams at every technical stage of the sales process including answering RFI/RFPs and supporting onsite proof of concepts (POCs).

      • Global Sales Enablement and Partner Training

        Jan 2011 - Apr 2014

      • Product Solutions Analyst

        Aug 2004 - Dec 2011

    • HP

      May 2014 - Mar 2016
      Product Launch Manager

    • OpenText

      Apr 2016 - now

      • Enablement Manager

        Oct 2024 - now

      • Partner Success Manager

        Apr 2016 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Electronic Document Professional

      Xplor International
      Mar 2013