Brendan D.

Co-Founder

Netherlands13 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Generated $6.8M in net-new ARR at Atlassian.
  • Reduced manual job-application preparation time by 70%.
  • Maintained 98% CSAT while managing high-volume escalations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused professional with strong customer success and automation expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

AutomationAi ToolsCustomer SuccessAccount ManagementSaas SalesCustomer SupportUnderwritingRisk ManagementCustomer ExperienceCustomer ServiceInventory ManagementTeamworkLeadership

Other Skills

PrivacySolution ArchitectureBusiness WorkflowsLinuxSolutions EngineeringAccount PlanningBusiness AnalysisCustomer Journey MappingEnterprise Technology SalesCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Strategic CommunicationsTeam ManagementRenewalsCustomer RetentionCustomer Service Management

About

I come from customer-facing commercial roles: customer success, account management, sales, and stakeholder work. That gave me a close view of how teams actually operate under pressure: messy handoffs, manual reporting, unclear ownership, scattered tools, and the gap between what users need and what systems make easy. Over time I became more interested in fixing those problems at the source. I am now retraining seriously in software engineering, backend development, Linux, Git, automation, and DevOps fundamentals, with a focus on practical systems that make work more reliable. My goal is to combine business context with technical execution. I understand customers, workflows, communication, and commercial pressure, and I am building the technical skills to automate, monitor, document, and improve the systems behind them. I am especially interested in backend tooling, DevOps, platform support, workflow automation, AI-assisted development, and technical customer-facing roles where clear communication and practical engineering both matter.

Experience

13 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Project-based professional development

Independent Systems Builder

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr · Netherlands · Remote

  • Built CareerOS, a local-first career operations platform for job tracking, match scoring, resume tailoring, artifact generation, and review-first application workflows, reducing manual job-application preparation time by 70% across repeatable workflows.
  • Designed and tested 8 AI-assisted workflow prototypes across support operations, onboarding, case documentation, job matching, and internal decision support, reducing manual drafting and triage preparation time by 52% in simulated operational workflows.
  • Built a private Linux-based systems lab using containers, local LLMs, dashboards, and governed automation, enabling 100% local/private testing of sensitive workflow patterns before exposing them to external tools or production-style environments.
  • Developed BrowserOS-assisted review flows to capture job pages, extract requirements, generate application packets, and support manual form completion, reducing repetitive copy/paste work by ~70% while preserving human review before submission.
  • Created reusable workflow playbooks, prompt patterns, QA checks, and review gates for AI-enabled operations, improving consistency across resume tailoring, application review, job matching, and support-process documentation.
  • Used this project period to deepen hands-on capability in AI workflow automation, local-first systems, privacy-aware tooling, process design, operational dashboards, and human-in-the-loop automation.
PrivacyAutomationAI ToolsSolution ArchitectureBusiness WorkflowsLinux+1

Clevertap

Senior Customer Success Manager

Jul 2024Jun 2025 · 11 mos · Netherlands · Hybrid

  • Managed and stabilized a EUR 1.5M ARR European portfolio across 40+ accounts by designing health-scoring workflows in Confluence and CRM, improving visibility into churn risk and expansion opportunities.
  • Restructured enterprise onboarding around technical milestones tied to business outcomes, contributing to a 22% reduction in Time-to-Value for new enterprise clients.
  • Improved account-level execution quality by standardizing success plans, onboarding checkpoints, stakeholder mapping, and escalation notes, increasing QBR and account-plan consistency by 30%.
  • Aligned Product, Sales, and Customer Success around clearer expansion workflows, improving retention, expansion consistency, and account-level execution quality.
Customer SuccessAccount PlanningAccount ManagementSaaS SalesBusiness AnalysisCustomer Journey Mapping+2

Atlassian

3 roles

Senior Account Manager (Senior Growth Customer Advocate)

Apr 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Generated $6.8M in net-new ARR, representing 27% of total team output, across 750+ EMEA SMB and Mid-Market accounts through a high-velocity land-and-expand motion.
  • Built internal Confluence-based automation tools, including a cyber-risk mapping framework, reducing sales-cycle friction by 15% and improving qualification speed.
  • Managed a large distributed portfolio of SMB and Mid-Market customers, balancing pipeline generation, expansion strategy, renewal awareness, adoption signals, and technical stakeholder alignment across multiple Atlassian products.
  • Closed a record EUR 280K+ individual expansion deal by aligning technical customer needs with structured value mapping and expansion strategy.
  • Scaled with company from 1,000 employees to 12,000, adapting to rapid process, tooling, segmentation, and operating-model changes while maintaining high individual performance.
Enterprise Technology SalesSaaS SalesAccount ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Strategic CommunicationsCustomer Success+2

Account Manager (Growth Customer Advocate)

Promoted

Oct 2019Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Exceeded annual targets across 2020 and 2021, contributing $2.5M-$2.7M ARR per year, or roughly 28-35% of team revenue.
  • Ranked as the #1 individual contributor for two consecutive years, generating $5.2M in expansion revenue across the period.
  • Introduced health-scoring and adoption-focused customer workflows that reduced churn by 18% and improved customer lifetime value.
SaaS SalesEnterprise Technology SalesAccount ManagementCustomer SuccessRenewalsCustomer Retention

Customer Service Representative (Customer Advocate)

Jul 2018Oct 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Maintained 98% CSAT while managing high-volume B2B and B2C technical escalations across EMEA.
  • Reduced average resolution time by 20% by building onboarding playbooks and peer-coaching modules for new advocates.
  • Improved escalation handling between Support and Sales through clearer internal workflows and better handoff patterns.
Enterprise Technology SalesSaaS SalesCustomer SuccessCustomer SupportCustomer RetentionCustomer Service Management+1

Catawiki

Customer Service Representative

Oct 2017Apr 2018 · 6 mos · The Randstad, Netherlands · On-site

  • Maintained 98% CSAT while managing high-volume B2B and B2C technical escalations across EMEA, supporting customers through product issues, account concerns, and cross-functional handoffs.
  • Resolved ~80–120 customer cases per week across technical support, account issues, and escalation queues while maintaining strong SLA adherence and customer satisfaction.
  • Reduced average resolution time by 20% by building onboarding playbooks, troubleshooting guides, and peer-coaching modules for new advocates.
  • Improved escalation handling between Support and Sales by creating clearer internal workflows, reducing handoff friction and accelerating issue resolution by ~25–35%.
  • Helped strengthen new-hire ramp-up by documenting repeatable workflows, common customer scenarios, and escalation paths for use across the support team.
Customer SupportCustomer ServiceCustomer ExperienceContinuous Process Improvement

Strata community insurance

Account Manager: Official Title: Underwriter

Mar 2015Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Sydney Area · On-site

  • Managed residential strata underwriting portfolios up to $70M Total Sum Insured, balancing risk, pricing, retention, broker relationships, and customer outcomes in a regulated insurance environment.
  • Delivered top-tier sales and retention results by managing broker relationships, reviewing portfolio performance, and negotiating commercially viable premium structures.
  • Maintained ~90–95% renewal retention across assigned strata portfolios by balancing client needs, underwriting discipline, risk mitigation, and long-term broker trust.
  • Collaborated with state managers and B2B brokers to grow market share, strengthen key relationships, and improve conversion across renewal and new-business opportunities.
  • Improved underwriting review quality by creating more structured risk assessments, pricing recommendations, and renewal notes, reducing quote/review turnaround time by ~20–30%.
  • Protected portfolio profitability while sustaining strong renewal outcomes by balancing risk, pricing, claims exposure, customer trust, and broker negotiation in a high-stakes commercial context.
New Business DevelopmentUnderwritingRisk ManagementRisk AssessmentWorking with BrokersInsurance Sales+1

Aami

Senior Sales and Customer Service Representative

Feb 2012Nov 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Sydney Area · On-site

  • Consistently ranked as a top performer in sales and service for 18 months, leading CTP and add-on product cross-sales in a high-volume contact-centre environment.
  • Exceeded monthly sales and service targets by 28% through consultative customer conversations, needs-based product recommendations, and strong call-quality discipline.
  • Managed 50 customer calls per day across insurance sales, service, policy questions, and customer issue resolution while maintaining strong QA and customer satisfaction outcomes.
  • Trained and mentored new hires, with 4 team members progressing into top-10 performer rankings after coaching, call shadowing, and practical sales-process support.
  • Recognised at multiple company reward events for customer satisfaction, sales performance, and team leadership.
  • Helped new starters ramp faster by sharing call structures, objection-handling approaches, product knowledge, and customer-service routines that improved confidence and performance consistency.
Customer ExperienceCustomer ServiceCoachingInsurance SalesB2C

Ceracell beekeeping supplies

Senior Storeman and Forklift Operator

Oct 2009Oct 2011 · 2 yrs · Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

  • Coordinated day-to-day warehouse operations across dispatch, inventory control, freight liaison, stock movement, and order preparation for a seasonal, high-volume supply business.
  • Improved order accuracy by ~22% by introducing more structured picking, packing, dispatch, and inventory-control routines.
  • Increased on-time dispatch reliability by 19% through better freight coordination, clearer warehouse workflows, and improved prioritization during peak periods.
  • Trained team members on safe operating practices, forklift routines, stock movement, and practical floor processes, contributing to zero lost-time safety incidents during assigned peak periods.
  • Improved warehouse execution during busy seasons by bringing stronger structure, communication, and consistency to dispatch and stock-control workflows.
Inventory ManagementTeam ManagementCustomer ServiceProcess EfficiencyForklift Operation

Spotless services

Chef De Partie

Sep 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

  • Led high-volume production for a hospital kitchen serving 500 meals per shift under strict hygiene, timing, and compliance requirements.
  • Maintained 100% adherence to food-safety and hygiene standards while supporting consistent output, smooth shift execution, and reliable service delivery during peak production windows.
  • Coordinated preparation, service timing, and station handoffs under pressure, improving team throughput and reducing service disruption during busy shifts.
TeamworkTime ManagementCoachingProcess EfficiencyOrganization SkillsLeadership+3

Kermadec ocean restaurant

Chef De Partie

Aug 2007Sep 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo · Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

  • Ran a kitchen section end-to-end across prep, service, quality control, stock awareness, and junior team support in a fast-paced restaurant environment.
  • Supported 150+ covers per busy service, maintaining consistent output, timing, and quality during peak periods.
  • Trained junior team members on prep routines, station organization, and service standards, improving section consistency and reducing preventable service issues by 20%.
  • Earned multiple internal performance recognitions for reliability, teamwork, service consistency, and execution under pressure.
TeamworkTime ManagementCoachingProcess EfficiencyOrganization SkillsCollaborative Problem Solving+4

Gbs bar and restaurant

Chef De Partie

Mar 2006Aug 2007 · 1 yr 5 mos · Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

  • • Ran a kitchen section end-to-end (prep, service, quality) while supporting stock control and training juniors → improved service consistency during peak periods and earned multiple internal performance recognitions.
TeamworkTime ManagementCoachingProcess EfficiencyOrganization SkillsLeadership+4

Mcdonald's

Crew Member

Mar 2004Mar 2006 · 2 yrs · Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

  • • Delivered fast, consistent customer service in a high-volume environment by mastering station routines and peak-time coordination → maintained strong accuracy under pressure and earned repeat recognition (e.g., Employee of the Month) through reliable performance.
TeamworkTime ManagementCoachingProcess EfficiencyOrganization SkillsLeadership+3

Education

Auckland University of Technology

Culinary Arts

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Self-Directed Learning & Home Lab

Self-Directed Curriculum in SaaS

Jan 2017Dec 2030

AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR

The HR Generalist Certificate — Human Resources Management and Services

May 2024Jun 2024

Coursera Micro-Certifications (Princeton, Edinburgh, UC Irvine, Minnesota, UWA, Harvard)

Certificate — Micro-Certifications

Jan 2017Nov 2025

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