Chris Rooney
Lee’s Summit
Summary
Dynamic technical sales consultant adept at aligning innovative solutions with clients' specific requirements, driving successful project outcomes in both corporate and public sectors. Strong expertise in fostering long-term partnerships and accelerating deal progression by collaborating with cross-functional teams. Committed to improving customer satisfaction through effective training and engaging technical presentations.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Consulting Solutions Engineer
NetApp
Kansas City, MO
08.2012 - Current
- Partnered with Account Executives and channel partners to drive technical sales strategy across commercial and enterprise accounts, supporting both existing customer expansion and net-new business opportunities.
- Served as trusted technical advisor for customers modernizing infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid cloud, and multicloud environments.
- Designed and presented infrastructure solutions spanning SAN, NAS, block, file, backup, and disaster recovery technologies aligned to customer business outcomes.
- Executed technical demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and solution configurations for enterprise storage and data infrastructure platforms to align with customer needs.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, professional services, engineering, and partner technical teams to expedite deal progression and enhance customer outcomes.
- Established and nurtured strategic relationships with VARs, systems integrators, and channel Solution Engineers to increase pipeline and facilitate co-sell opportunities.
- Conducted technical presentations and onsite customer engagements across regional accounts, industry events, and partner workshops.
- Translated complex technical concepts into clear business value propositions for executive stakeholders and technical decision-makers.
Large Enterprise Solutions Consultant
Dell, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
07.2008 - 08.2012
Support Technician / Technical Trainer / Systems Engineer / Enterprise Solutions Consultant
Gateway Computers/MPC Computers
Chicago, IL
07.1995 - 06.2008
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Missouri
Columbia, MOSkills
- Solution design
- Technical selling
- Technical presentations
- Customer engagement
- Problem solving
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic thinking
- Requirements gathering
- Sales support
Timeline
Consulting Solutions Engineer
NetApp
08.2012 - Current
Large Enterprise Solutions Consultant
Dell, Inc.
07.2008 - 08.2012
Support Technician / Technical Trainer / Systems Engineer / Enterprise Solutions Consultant
Gateway Computers/MPC Computers
07.1995 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Missouri