Kiril Gerin

Business Development Executive

New York, New York, United States29 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in managing complex data solutions.
Expertise in hybrid cloud infrastructure for enterprise clients.
Strong leadership in professional services and team management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Management and Cloud Infrastructure expert with extensive experience in enterprise solutions.

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Backup SolutionsBusiness ContinuityCloud ComputingClusterDNSData CenterDatabasesDeduplicationDisaster RecoveryEMC StorageEnterprise ArchitectureEnterprise SoftwareEnterprise StorageFibre ChannelHP

About

Proactive Technology Professional with advanced technical knowledge and management experience enjoying an exciting career in a leading Data Management company. In my current role, I provide innovative solutions based on our Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure products to Enterprise customers in the NYC tri-state area. Data is today's Digital Currency and I strive to be a trusted advisor to help you manage your Data wherever it lives. I enjoy traveling, playing tennis, golf and spending time with family.

Experience

Netapp

4 roles

Account Technical Specialist

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · United States

Solutions Architect

Jan 2016 – Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Professional Services Manager

Promoted

Jan 2009 – Jan 2016 · 7 yrs

Responsible for managing a team of professional services engineers and consultants on a wide variety of technical engagements
Responsible for providing Quarterly Business Reviews to senior professional services management to address past performance and future objectives of the major account consultant team
Responsible for providing expense control for IOP (Installation Outsourcing Partner) for projects delivered in the Major Account space
Developed streamlined Engagement Management process involving technology stakeholders for project Level of Effort and Scope
Managed to billable utilization and level of effort measurement objectives
Responsible for the career development of employees to increase capabilities for delivering solutions in major NetApp customers
Working with sales teams and engagement managers to grow professional services opportunities and business across different vertical market segments
Developing controls around expenses and time management to improve margins and efficacy
Completed various essential management training courses and participated in annual Sales Leadership Summits

Professional Services Consultant

Jan 2004 – Jan 2009 · 5 yrs

Contribute to structuring of strategic Professional Services deals in Major Account NetApp customers
Responsible for Professional Services aspects of management of a the JP Morgan Chase NetApp account in the NY Metro Area consisting of over 200 Production Systems
Create technology implementation plans for complex Data Center transformation projects in NAS/SAN customer environments
Work as Consultant and Sales Engineer simultaneously to achieve company objectives
Manage NetApp's second largest customer on the East Coast, JP Morgan Chase
Work with JP Morgan Chase Storage Engineering Group on Certifying NetApp’s latest Software (Ontap 7G) and hardware (FAS3050, V-Series) platforms
Work closely with the Technical Account Manager to provide solutions for resolving storage certification issues within JP Morgan Chase
Successfully completed the requirements to become a NetApp Certified Expert
Completed Harvard School of Business Executive Management Training course

Cohesity

Senior Systems Engineer

Oct 2019 – Oct 2022 · 3 yrs · Greater New York City Area

At&t labs, inc.

Member of Technical Staff

Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 · 2 yrs

Manage, deploy and support Production Environments (GCSM – Global Customer Service Manager and Routing Manager Projects)
Evaluate and recommend storage solutions involving NetApp and HDS (Hitachi Data Systems) to accommodate Production Services growth
Represent AT&T Labs Infrastructure point-of-contact for all Network Appliance communication and escalation processes
Configuration, deployment, maintenance, and upgrade activities of Network Attached Storage (NAS) Platform utilizing 19 Network Appliance 940C and FAS270
Implemented a Network Appliance storage infrastructure for Oracle Database instances over NFS for EFMS (End-to-End Flow-through Management System) Project in Production
Conducted a Storage Benchmark test with products from Sun, Hitachi, and Network Appliance to improve Data Base and Application performance
Implement highly available Production and Development monitoring solution through HP Openview
Responsible for configuration and deployment of server platforms on SunFire 880, SunFire 4800, SunFire 6800 servers.
Successful SLZ (Service Launch Zone) lab point of contact representative for Admin Team
Evaluation of SAN environments using Brocade/HDS Technologies
Configure and manage over 20 TB of storage by using Veritas Volume Manager, Data Fabric Manager, and custom developed tools

Coree networks

IT Manager

Mar 2001 – Aug 2001 · 5 mos

Singly responsible for building (ordering, installing, configuring, and testing) SUN Solaris 7 and Sun Solaris 8 UNIX environment according to schedule at fast paced startup company
Support of hardware and software oriented development environment
Manage three Sun E450, twenty-two Sun Ultra80 servers, and NetApp SAN
Configuration of company-wide DNS server, NIS service, and JumpStart server for SUN Solaris 8
Ensure maximum availability of systems through use of ksh scripts to automate monitoring of file system utilization, processes management, and user environment control
Install, monitor, and configure Oracle DBs
Evaluation of Sun Cluster 2.2 and Veritas Cluster Server 2.0 for resource management
Configure and manage over 1 TB of storage by using Veritas Volume Manager
Manage UNIX and Windows server backups using Veritas NetBackup
Support and configure Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Servers, a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server, and 120 Microsoft Windows 2000 Pro Workstations

Manpower inc.

Network/Application Consultant

Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 · 1 yr

Work based onsite at Pfizer Inc.’s critical production datacenter in Morris Plains, NJ
Part of a team responsible for monitoring and administering Maestro, SAP, and RAS servers
Provide Global IT support for Pfizer consumer sales employees
Manage 24x7 alarm notification processing using HP-Openview in compliance with SLA
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Instruction Documentation for data center processes
Create a proactive plan to improve system availability to 99.999%

At&t labs, inc.

UNIX Systems Administrator

Jan 1997 – Jan 2001 · 4 yrs

Responsible for 30 critical (mostly SUN E5500 and SUN E6500) and general purpose (GP) SUN servers running Solaris 2.3, Solaris 2.5, Solaris 2.6, and Solaris 7
Perform upgrades and customized configurations in an all Solaris-based environment
Resolved short and long-term issues related to NIS+, NIS, FTP, NFS, DNS, and other servers
Install and configured Netscape Enterprise/iPlanet Web servers
Test a Red Hat Linux environment on x86 servers
Consolidate 15 SunOS servers into 2 Solaris servers
Involved in relocation of UNIX labs due to AT&T/Lucent split
Support a production environment storage needs utilizing Veritas Volume Manager
Ensure a problem-free workstation operation for over 150 AT&T developers
Create ksh scripts monitoring entire server base