Mary Olson

Experience

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  Montana State University Billings

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1983

  Accountant

  Responsible for student accounts at Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University - Billings).

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  State of Montana

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1989

  IT Planner, Systems Analyst, and Telecommunications Analyst

  Planning and implementing Information technology and communications for State Agencies

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  IBM

  Jul 1989 - Apr 2020

  Responsible for IBM revenue in Cloud & Managed Service Providers in the West. Deliver Education and Public Sector Solutions in US and Canada Global strategy for increasing sales using IBM business partners. Global sales and marketing for uni & 2-way x86 servers. Focus on options, virtualization, and cross brand solutions. Worldwide Sales for System x Global routes to market for System z, System x, and storage. Developed a model of profit impact of sales channels, all lines of business, worldwide. Sales to customers in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Western Washington.

  • Client Executive

    Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

  • Solution Sales Executive

    Dec 2009 - Apr 2015

  • Program Manager, Volume Distribution

    Feb 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Program Manager, System x, High Volume Business Line Managment

    Jun 2007 - Feb 2008

  • WW Sales Executive

    Nov 2005 - Jun 2007

  • Distribution Channels Manager

    Oct 2001 - Oct 2005

  • Business Model Developer

    Jun 2000 - Oct 2001

  • Sales

    Jul 1989 - Jun 2000
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  Capri Hospitality Management

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2011

  Board member

  Board of Directors

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  Oracle

  Apr 2021 - now

  I build executive relationships with Academic Institutions in the United States and Canada. Leading innovation in Higher Education and Academic Research with Oracle technology solutions. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is secure, reliable and the most economical in the market. The HPC environment is a key driver for research initiatives. I help educational institutions across the US and Canada drive needed innovation thru OCI adoption.

  • Industry Executive Director | Education & Academic Research

    May 2023 - now

  • Program Lead, Education and Research

    Apr 2021 - May 2023