Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) #2793 with 20+ years of covering Southern CA and Southwestern US customers, vendors and partners. Deep and extensive experience in the key technologies related to TCP/IP data protocols and IP routing and switching technologies. Excellent Pre-Sales Systems Engineering (SE) leadership and customer skills, with a very strong focus on customer satisfaction. Self-motivated team player, highly driven to exceed revenue/stretch/aspiration goals. Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills. Ability to easily and comfortably interact with individuals of diverse positions and backgrounds. Long and successful track record in disarming and displacing competitors. Proven ability to ascertain sales opportunities and gather appropriate internal resources to assist in closing the sale. Ethically driven.
Specialties: Pre-Sales Systems Engineer
Channel Systems Engineer
Certified Technical Trainer
SECRET Security Clearance (currently inactive)
Systems Engineer/Channel System Engineer @ Responsible for Technical Training and Certification of Partner Systems Engineers/Solutions Architects for all Brocade Channel Partners in the Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico Regions. From June 2010 to Present (5 years 7 months) Senior Systems Engineer @ Responsible for Pre-Sales Systems Engineering, focusing on the Top 25 Named/Global Accounts in Southern California. From 2008 to 2009 (1 year) Senior Solutions Consultant @ Pre-Sales Technical Lead supporting the Northern and Southern California geographic regions. From 2006 to 2007 (1 year) Systems Engineer III - Channel Systems Engineer @ Pre-Sales Technical Lead for BT Infonet, a large Multinational Service Provider based in Los Angeles. Responsible for working collaboratively with and training the 25 Channel Partners in the Los Angeles Commercial and South Coast Public Sector Regions of Southern California and Las Vegas. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) Consultant - Senior Engineer @ Strategic Consulting, including designing and converting recording studios from legacy analog recording platform to digital. Worked with Major Studios and Entertainment Companies in the Los Angeles Area. From 2001 to 2004 (3 years) Systems Engineer III @ Pre-Sales Systems Engineering, working with customers in Enterprise, Service Provider, Government/Educational/Municipal and Channel. CCIE #2793 in June of 1997. From 1996 to 2001 (5 years) Engineer @ Consulted at Los Angeles Cellular Company (LA Cellular). Worked with a team to develop a Network that processed all Cellular activations. From 1990 to 1992 (2 years)
Certificate in Christian Studies (CCS), Systematic Theology, The Gospels, Theology and Culture, 3.93 @ Fuller Theological Seminary From 2007 to 2010 BS Computer Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Music Theory @ Penn State University From 1976 to 1981 Eric McCarl is skilled in: Pre-sales, TCP/IP, IP, Systems Engineering, Data Center, Virtualization, Brocade, Cisco, Routing, Cloud Computing, Switches, IP Networking, Ethernet, LAN/WAN, Routers