Scott DeShong

Experience

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  Kemper Technology Consulting

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Network Administrator
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  Monster.com

  Jan 2001 - Apr 2002

  Network Administrator

  Managed global exchange email systems and internal IT monitoring systems.

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  Ryobi Die Casting

  Aug 2002 - Oct 2008

  Network Administrator

  Managed network systems including servers, EMC fibre-channel storage and Cisco networking.

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  Bell Industries

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2011

  Sr. Systems Engineer

  Pre-sales and post-sales implementation engineer for network and virtualization. Multi-vendor disciplined including Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, HP Procurve, Enterasys, and Brocade.

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  Netech Corporation

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2017

  Develop and maintain customer relationshipsEvaluate customer needsEducate customers on new technologies and productsPresent solutions to technical and C-level customersDesign solutions for compute, networking, storage, and virtualization problemsCreate bill of materials, statements of work, and high level designs Post-sales datacenter implementation engineer providing pre-sales support. Responsibilities include implementing:EMC storage solutionsCisco UCS blade solutionsCisco Nexus switchingVMware vSphere and View

  • Solutions Architect

    Aug 2012 - Sept 2017

  • Sr. Systems Engineer

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
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  Presidio

  Feb 2016 - Sept 2017

  Solution Architect
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  VMware

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2023

  As a Staff Solution Engineer I work with state and local governments as well as higher education institutions to provide business outcomes using VMware software. My primary goal is to understand my customers organizational objectives, the metrics for their success, and design a platform to enable effective execution of solutions. Focus on long term engagements with global accountsEvaluate business objectives and determine how VMware products fit to deliver business outcomesUnderstand what VMware products do and how they integrate with partner products to deliver a comprehensive solutionBuild sales pipeline by creating unique and differentiated business solutions comprising VMware and partner productsSupport both sales and architecture team initiatives and special projects to streamline sales operations

  • Staff Solution Engineer - SLED IN/KY

    Feb 2020 - Nov 2023

  • Staff Solution Architect

    Oct 2017 - Feb 2020
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  Broadcom

  Nov 2023 - now

  Staff Solution Engineer

  I am a Solutions Engineer providing pre-sales guidance for customers working with VMware by Broadcom and the extended Broadcom Software Group. My customer focus is State and Local Government and Education (SLED). As an SE I work with customers to drive technical solutions based on desired organization outcomes.