Jason Temkin-Yu

Experience

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  American Power Conversion

  Sept 2008 - Mar 2012

  Inside District Manger

  I managed Information Technology (IT) Sales’ partners and end-user data center projects.I served as group mentor for several entry level inside sales representatives and helped to facilitate their technical acumen and sales proficiencies. Developed sales goals for targeted IT Sales’ partners plus maintained their partner status with trainings through WebEx and recordings.Designed small- and medium-sized data centers, included Uninterruptible Power Supplies(UPS),cooling systems, power and cooling distribution, batteries, environmental monitoring, andInfrastructure asset management servicesInteracted with partners daily on issues and end-user projects Show less

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  SHI International Corp.

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2018

  I am the primary contact for enterprise and commercial sales of APC, including pre-sale technical questions.I assist Account Managers with customer-facing meetings, presentations, and solution design.Work with sales team to qualify opportunities, gather requirements for solutions, understand customer's. Had bigger emphasis on DCIM and software monitoring solutions. Work with other SHI Pre-Sales Engineers to expand hardware opportunities into total solution sales including storage, networking, servers, virtualization, and more. Facilitate training and ongoing education of 500 person+ inside sales force to recognize opportunities,expand sales, and promote tech refreshes Show less

  • Systems Engineer - Fortinet

    Jan 2017 - Sept 2018

  • EMC Pre-Sales System Engineer

    May 2015 - Dec 2016

  • APC Presales Specialist

    Apr 2012 - May 2015
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  Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  Sales Engineer

  Pre-Sales SE covering commercial accounts in the outer boroughs and Long Island

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  Palo Alto Networks

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2021

  Systems Engineer

  Pre-Sales System Engineer supporting NYC SLED market

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  Axis Security

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Solutions Architect

  Lead technical adoption of the Axis Security solution from discovery and demo to close and delivery of customer project(s). The job entails technical acumen aligned with customer environments and solutions architecture - providing pre-sales activities including architectural workshop.

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  Fortinet

  Apr 2022 - Mar 2024

  Sr. Systems Engineer

  • Prepare and deliver technical presentations or demos explaining Fortinet products or services to existing and prospective customers• Work closely with customers and their engineers to assess their needs and to provide cost effective solutions• Collaborate with Fortinet sales teams to understand customer requirements and provide support on the technical side• Recommend new technologies and suggest improvements to existing Fortinet solutions, showing how changes will lower costs or increase security Show less

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  Varonis

  Jul 2024 - now

  Strategic Solutions Engineer