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Tyler Manning

Meridian,ID

Summary

Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder/CEO

Kipsy
11.2022 - 06.2024
  • Pioneered the development of Kipsy’s product from concept to a fully functional version 1 release ahead of schedule
  • Expanded the company to a team of 6, cultivating a culture of excellence, innovation, and customer focus
  • Secured initial customers and achieved early market traction
  • Led funding efforts, engaging with potential investors, preparing detailed financial projections, and delivering persuasive pitches
  • Oversaw all operational aspects, including budgeting, financial management, and compliance

Director of Customer Success & Sales Engineering

Kloudspot
03.2020 - Current
  • Led cross-functional teams in the design and execution of customer success initiatives, resulting in higher client satisfaction scores
  • Identified root causes of customer churn by analyzing account data, implementing strategies to address specific pain points and win back lost business
  • Managed engineering deployments for over 100 customers globally
  • Led global technical pre-sales and sales engineering activities
  • Collaborated with sales leadership to create a scalable, repeatable sales process and implemented enabling tools
  • Streamlined pre-sales engineering processes, reducing the sales cycle by an average of 2 months

Executive Account Manager & Program Manager

Kloudspot
07.2019 - 02.2020
  • Closed $1.7 million in new account revenue
  • Led engineering teams to deliver the Kloudspot framework software to customers
  • Contributed to the creation of proposals that showcased a deep understanding of prospective clients needs balanced against the Kloudspot's capabilities
  • Implemented organized engineering practices, including Jira adoption and agile development
  • Managed daily engineering scrum activities and prioritized engineering tasks to meet customer needs
  • Developed global strategic channel partnerships in various regions, resulting in 500% year-over-year channel revenue growth
  • Hired as the 7th employee and contributed to the company’s growth to over 100 employees

Software Engineer II

HP Inc.
01.2016 - 06.2019
  • Architected a new certificate framework which worked in transition from Windows CE to Linux OS
  • Designed and implemented new test infrastructure for HP Solutions and printer hardware
  • Collaborated with 3rd party solution providers to ensure comprehensive test infrastructure coverage
  • Managed contract workforce for HP Solutions test architecture
  • Developed and maintained Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) implementation
  • Integrated low-level SMB/CIFS libraries into HP print firmware
  • Consistently met project deadlines by effectively managing time and prioritizing tasks according to importance

Contractor

Oasis Interactive
03.2015 - 04.2016
  • Provided technical support for commercial websites
  • Coordinated with end-clients to build the best website experiences

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Minor in Applied Mathematics -

Boise State University
05.2019

Skills

  • Scalability strategies

  • System Architecture

  • Mentoring and Coaching

  • Software Development

  • Project Management

  • Strategic Planning

  • Technology Integration

  • Machine Learning/AI

  • Stakeholder Communication

  • Project Proposals

References

  • Hunter Thompson, CTO @ Kipsy, thompson.grey.hunter@gmail.com, +1-(669)-292-1284, https://www.linkedin.com/in/testnet/
  • Jeff Ratzlaff, CRO @ Kloudspot, ratzlaff.jeff@gmail.com, +1-(206)-660-2025, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffratzlaff/
  • Steve Jerman, Founder & VP Engineering @ Kloudspot, sjerman@gmail.com, +44-7599-930643, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjerman/

Hobbies

  • Powerlifting/Strongman
  • Chess
  • Reading
  • Skiing

Timeline

Founder/CEO

Kipsy
11.2022 - 06.2024

Director of Customer Success & Sales Engineering

Kloudspot
03.2020 - Current

Executive Account Manager & Program Manager

Kloudspot
07.2019 - 02.2020

Software Engineer II

HP Inc.
01.2016 - 06.2019

Contractor

Oasis Interactive
03.2015 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Minor in Applied Mathematics -

Boise State University
Tyler Manning