A pre-sales & services professional with consulting and training experience, several years in customer facing roles with a variety of enterprise technology companies and clients, including Microsoft Canada, CGI, and the Rational Software division of IBM. Prior to that held a global position with MKS, which was a Canadian company focused on software configuration management and change request management.
Specialties: Windows platforms, Tablet PC & Surface; Virtualization, System Center, Windows Intune, Office 365; Microsoft Office, OneNote, Visio, InfoPath, SharePoint, MS Project, Outlook Business Contact Manager, Communicator, Lync, Visual Studio, Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest, UCM, RequisitePro, RUP; MKS RCS, Source Integrity, Change Integrity, Software Manager, MKS Toolkit, UNIX; VMWare Workstation; ERP & CRM;
Seeking a Pre-Sales or Services Position @ A strong attribute which I can offer an organization is an ability to position technology solutions in a relevant business context. This means that I can effectively deal with both technical practitioners and business managers alike, improving communication during the sales cycle, and customer success after deployment. I have received positive reviews from both co-workers and clients regarding my polished presentation skills and ability to appropriately handle objections, both of which provide value to vendors and clients. From January 2015 to Present (10 months) Technical Sales Advisor, Microsoft Holiday Store @ Launch Team for the new Microsoft Holiday Store, Toronto Eaton Centre, for the release of Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface! From October 2012 to January 2013 (4 months) Toronto, ONTechnology Sales Representative @ Outbound call centre sales of hardware, software, licensing, and technology services. From 2013 to 2013 (less than a year) Mississauga, ONTechnical Solution Sales Professional @ Microsoft Canada @ Supporting the sales of cloud services, productivity & development tools, and systems management solutions; From February 2011 to February 2012 (1 year 1 month) Mississauga, ONMicrosoft Partner Account Manager & Windows Intune Ranger @ National Windows Intune Ranger for Canada, introducing the new cloud service from Microsoft. From February 2011 to July 2011 (6 months) CanadaTechnical Account Manager @ Wrote and responded to RFI/RFP/RFSO's. From April 2009 to April 2010 (1 year 1 month) Pre-Sales Engineer @ Telelogic was aquired by IBM in 2007. From May 2006 to December 2006 (8 months) Systems Analyst @ Contract for client site and project. From November 2005 to May 2006 (7 months) Technical Consultant (Insourced) @ Dedicated on-site SDLC consulting contract from CGI. From November 2005 to May 2006 (7 months) IT Specialist @ At IBM via acquisition of Rational. From January 2003 to April 2005 (2 years 4 months) Technical Engagement Manager @ Rational was acquired by IBM in 2003. From April 2001 to April 2005 (4 years 1 month) Technical Sales Consultant @ Primarily North American coverage, but with frequent international support. From 1997 to 2000 (3 years) Manager @ Individual sales contributer quickly promoted to store manager at Radio Shack. From 1994 to 1997 (3 years)
ITM Certificate, Information Technology Management @ Ryerson University From 2007 to 2008 Queen's University From 1992 to 1994 Daniel Zaborski is skilled in: Pre-sales, Sales Engineering, Sales, Presentations, Training, Demos, Systems Analysis, Pre-Sales Consulting, Technical Sales..., Management, Product Management, Customer Service, Office 365, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Business Intelligence, Software, Cloud Computing, OneNote, SharePoint, Windows Intune, Enterprise Software, CRM, Tablet PC, Channel Partners, Virtual PC, Windows