J.D. Bell

CEO

Cumming, Georgia, United States29 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Achieved over 150% of quota with an 89%+ close rate.
  • Led enterprise security deployments and application access management capabilities.
  • Developed cloud migration roadmaps for major retailers.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in SaaS security and identity management solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Identity Governance And Administration (iga)Application SecuritySecurity ArchitectureProduct Solutions ArchitectureSales Technical ArchitectureIntegration & SecuritySolution DeliverySolution ArchitectureSecurity Integration

Other Skills

Application ArchitectureArchitecturesBig DataBusiness IntelligenceBusiness ProcessCIO Advisory ServicesCRMChange ManagementCloud ComputingCloud SecurityComputer SecurityConsultingCustomer AcquisitionData AnalysisDistributed Team Management

About

Proven technology and solution sales/delivery leader with successful track record in supporting platform/solution sales and delivery organizations and providing customer trusted advisory expertise around AI pits and pitfalls, cybersecurity, identity governance and compliance initiatives. Specialized focus in enterprise identity management and governance solution architecture (cloud native, on-prem & hybrid), application security, identity and access management, secure identity and authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect) and effective security information event (SIEM) collection practices utilizing log management technologies. and growing expertise in how AI-oriented approaches and solutions can make all the previous better. Member of Cloud Security Alliance. Specialized expertise in modern security architectures incorporating effective authentication and authorization practices in both on-prem and cloud delivery environments, including GCP, Azure and AWS identity management frameworks and services. Focused expertise in customer/prospect advisory services around enterprise solution architectures and compliance best practices. Multiple years experience in application best practices and effective integrations.

Experience

Saviynt

2 roles

Principal Solutions Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos

Senior IGA Solution Engineer, GRC Specialist

Oct 2020Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Saviynt is the leader in enterprise identity management with a converged platform that spans capabilities across the identity and compliance spectrums.
  • Primary focus is pre and post sales enterprise-level opportunity management in IGA, PAM and external identity risk management,
  • Responsibilities include customer use case(s) discovery, technical solutioning design and demonstration and post sale implementation transition support.
  • In 2023. attained over 150% of quota with a 89%+ close rate.
Customer AcquisitionIdentity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Appsian

Senior Security Solution Sales Engineer / Trusted Advisor

Jun 2018Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

  • Notable technologies Appsian offers include tailored application security, identity and access management control and GRC focused logging and auditing capabilities that offer enhanced identity controls at the application and enterprise levels. Appsian technologies incorporate the ability to introduce application level security controls including behavioral access controls, MFA, single sign on, selective data masking and other role and behavioral dictated security controls.
  • Key integrations and customizations arise from utilizing APIs (MS AD, Azure AD, Okta, etc) to generate tailored, security driven access experiences in the application. In addition, integrating with SIEM solutions, such as Splunk, to provide holistic visibility into application behavior.
  • Primary responsibilities include utilizing strong technical and solution sales / delivery skills to identify prospect / client revenue opportunities and appropriate sales strategies. Also responsible for coordinating the delivery of strategic and tactical security initiatives, including enterprise security deployments and application access management capabilities.
  • My role includes supporting enterprise sales efforts (including demos and PoCs), advancing and expanding customer relationships up and down the organization chain, and positioning solution architectures that incorporate compliance and security best practices.
  • I also utilize my deep experience in security technologies and compliance adherence to develop and communicate internal solution innovations to maximize the effectiveness of our security and services offerings.
IT ManagementCustomer AcquisitionApplication Security

Trustwave

Sr. Security Technical Architect & Strategic Customer Advisor

Oct 2017Jun 2018 · 8 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

  • Support sales throughout the customer acquisition process.
  • Utilizing my years of solution design and implementation, integrate Trustwave capabilities into a prospect/customer's strategic and tactical approaches to an effective security posture.
  • Provided comprehensive hands-on demonstrations of all Trustwave capabilities including active threat monitoring and detection, dynamic database and application analysis and endpoint security.
IT ManagementCustomer AcquisitionSecurity Architecture

Ca technologies

2 roles

Sr. Product Solutions Architect

Sep 2016Oct 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Focused on the impact of emerging DevOps and Security technologies on legacy business models, process delivery and IT optimization. Utilizing my background in technical architectural and business level consulting to provide advisory services to the executive and implementation levels of Fortune 300 companies.
IT ManagementCustomer AcquisitionProduct Solutions Architecture

Executive Advisor & Senior Sales Technical Architect

Jun 2014Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Provide thought leadership inside and outside of the solution centers of CA Technologies. Focused on the impact of emerging DevOps and Security technologies on legacy business models, business delivery and IT delivery. Aligned with the CA VP Regional Sales to develop opportunities for new and existing clients.
  • Increased new solution acquisitions by clients above current capacity by developing and delivering new insight and solutions to CIO and VP level executives across a variety of industries in the Southwest. These insights and solutions, revolving around the impact of the current application economy, created new opportunities for account managers to pursue with clients focused on key business initiatives rather than traditional transaction-based negotiations.
  • Increased sales and services revenue via developing additional product capacity for clients by leading business and technical workshops to help them identify gaps in their current strategy and develop implementable plans to close those gaps.
  • Increased both the profitability and closing rate of CA transactions by consulting and providing insight to internal senior leadership on sales, marketing and customer solutions practices for a more rapid adaptation to clients focus on value outside of price.
  • Serve as leader in internal DevOps and Security architect community focused on pursuing improved relationships and increased business with new and existing clients. The collaboration and shared experiences and approaches allowed the team to adapt to the needs of new clients more quickly and to more quickly determine what approaches were successful and which should be abandoned as we pursued new markets.
IT ManagementCustomer AcquisitionSales Technical Architecture

Cpsg partners

Sr. Principal, Integration & Security

Feb 2012Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Primary responsibilities include solution design and implementation leadership in the areas of cloud strategy and platform implementation, service oriented architecture (“SOA”), information security, identity management, and technical integration.
  • Cloud platform implementation and integration expertise in Workday, ServiceNow, Okta and SalesForce.
  • Recent engagement includes leading the architectural design, implementation and integration of the enterprise deployment of security and identity management across the FedEx online infrastructure. Included was the design and implementation of FedEx’s first structured enterprise services framework.
  • Another recent engagement included leading the efforts to develop a comprehensive cloud migration and services roadmap for a leading retailer. The platform roadmap includes deployments of Workday, Okta and ServiceNow.
Customer AcquisitionIntegration & Security

Perficient

2 roles

Director, Solution Delivery

Sep 2008Feb 2012 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Senior management role focuses on technical solution design, solution delivery coordination, and thought leadership in the areas of enterprise architecture implementations, SOA strategic and tactical initiatives, business process re-engineering, system security and integration, and identity management.
  • Current initiatives include working with several major health care entities in the migration to the evolving EDI transaction set standards (4010/5010, ICD10, etc). Also spearheading a Health Information Exchange (HIE) implementation at a major west coast insurer.
  • Recent responsibilities include serving as business process management SME for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Leading a key initiative in an enterprise-level engagement to evaluate foreclosure and bankruptcy processes in various Wells Fargo loan servicing portfolios. Working with WFHM to plot out current processes and strategize on a continuous improvement program implementation.
  • Designed and delivered a multi-stage Smart Grid-enabled enterprise services bus (ESB) implementation at ONCOR Energy (a regulated electric utility that operates the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas) . This ESB is the backbone of multiple ONCOR applications including Advanced Metering (AMS), Mobile Services, and the Energy Market EDI-based Gateway.
IT ManagementCustomer AcquisitionSolution Delivery

Senior Solution Architect

Sep 2008Sep 2009 · 1 yr

  • Perficient designs, implements and delivers business-driven technology solutions that enable our clients to make their businesses more responsive to market opportunities and threats, strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers and partners, improve productivity and reduce information technology costs. Our solutions enable our clients to operate a real-time enterprise that dynamically adapts business processes and the systems that support them to the changing demands of an increasingly global, Internet-driven and competitive marketplace.
  • My role focuses on thought leadership, solution design, and delivery management in the areas of business integration, identity management, and SOA strategic initiatives.
  • Most recent project was the design, test, and implementation of the Smart Texas Automated Meter System (AMS) Release One effort at ONCOR Energy.
  • I spearheaded a team of IBM and Perficient resources to accomplish the AMS SOA-based architecture requirements collection and design, systems integration, testing, and deployment.
  • Currently working on Release Two of Smart Texas, the state's largest Smart Grid initiative.
Customer AcquisitionSolution Architecture

Vitria technology

Director, Security Assessment Specialist

Jan 2002Aug 2008 · 6 yrs 7 mos

  • Responsible for the implementation and project oversight of all services-based efforts in 25+ customer accounts located in North America, Mexico and Australia.
  • Responsible for the marketing, sale, and contract negotiations of over 75% of projects delivered. This has been accomplished via effective and ongoing customer management and the targeting of identified opportunities within those accounts.
  • Responsible for the infrastructure and application design and overall project management of multiple national and international enterprise-level security integration projects incorporating infrastructure security monitoring frameworks, business process management tools, and performance reporting packages.
  • Responsible for the strategic planning, architectural design, and implementation oversight of multiple SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) based enterprise frameworks.
  • Created and managed the Infrastructure Security practice within Vitria Professional Services.

Rare medium

Senior Manager Architecture / Customer Success

Mar 1999Jan 2002 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Customer AcquisitionSecurity Integration

Ibm advanced internet solutions

Application Development / Network Protocol Development

Mar 1997Mar 1999 · 2 yrs

Customer Acquisition

Education

The University of Georgia

Computer Science

Marist

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