Nathan Spear is a highly experienced Technical Account Manager with a vast array of expertise in the information technology field. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from Portland State University and completed the Project Management Certificate Program at Cornell University. Nathan's passion for helping people with technology and his background in building, deploying, and maintaining systems led him to work in the start-up software industry as a network administrator's assistant. His experience in Novell Network and Microsoft Windows helped him transition to sales as a channel-facing Sales Engineer with IBM System x. Nathan continued to help people understand, evaluate, and select technology, which drove his success in the IT industry. Nathan has also excelled in customer success principles, providing product advocacy and complex technical advice based on standard methodologies while articulating the value and case for change. Nathan is a trusted advisor and change agent, skilled negotiator with well-developed verbal / written communication and presentation skills. Nathan has broad experience in IT infrastructure solutions, storage, networking, and distributed systems, and his solutions expertise includes DevOps, data center consolidation/migration, public/private/hybrid cloud. Nathan has in-depth knowledge of AWS, Azure, Microsoft, Nutanix, and VMware ecosystems. His interpersonal communication is excellent, making him adept in cultivating relationships with customers, decision-makers, and key stakeholders. Nathan's GALLUP CLIFTONSTRENGTHS PROFILE: Activator - Connectedness - Positivity - Restorative - Relator are strengths that have helped him build strong interpersonal relationships with customers and achieve customer success.