Engineer Sales
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Menno Vanderlist
Sales Engineer
Citrix Systems
Calgary, AB
Canada
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Objective
Multifaceted, driven, highly motivated and skilled Pre and Post Sales Engineer seeks position with
dynamic organization that welcomes initiative and dedication and demands excellence in consistently
meeting business objectives and exceeding standards. Offering the following qualities:
Enthusiastic, independent worker and dynamic team member
Effective in stressful environments and with short deadlines
Extremely results-oriented
Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills
Exemplary presentations skills
Excellent technical and non-technical communications skills
Work History
Citrix Systems Canada, Inc.
Calgary, AB, Canada 2008 - Present
Sales Engineer
As a Sales Engineer at Citrix, I am involved with all pre sales activities for Western Canada,
including: customer presentations, product demonstrations, proof of concepts, architecture design
and review, etc. As a partner centric organization, my effors are heavily invested in gaining their
mindshare and providing them with the resources required to win new opportunities. I also
participate and present at marketing events and seminars. As lead sales engineer for the
Networking Products group, I was primarily responsible for NetScaler and its capabilities in local and
global load balancing, web acceleration and PCI compliancy. My responsibilities also include our
virtualization products, including XenApp, XenDesktop and XenServer.
Third Brigade, Inc.
Calgary, AB, Canada 2007 - 2008
Sales Engineer
As a Systems Integration Engineer at Third Brigade, I am involved with all pre and post sales
activities, including: customer presentations, product demos, installation and deployment, etc. I also
participate and present at seminars, with speaking engagements on PCI compliance, web
application security, intrusion defense and virtualization. In my role I have gained expertise in
virtualization security and host based intrusion defense systems, as well as integration of security
components into a larger security eco system.
Bell Canada
Calgary, AB, Canada 2006 - 2007
Manager Security Operations
As Manager Security Operations at Bell Canada, I was responsible for the implementation and
maintenance of security infrastructure in Western Canada, including implementation of Intrusion
Defense and Security Infromation Management systems. Within my role I gained knowledge and
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experties in network infrastructure, distributed security systems and security information
management systems.
Axia NetMedia
Calgary, AB, Canada 2005 - 2006
Networks Operations Analyst
As Network Operations Analyst at Axia, I was responsible for the daily monitoring and maintenance
of customer endpoint and customer premises devices, while providing first level support to
customers. In my role I gained expertise in the areas of WAN infrastructure and customer relations.
Education
SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology)
Calgary, AB, Canada 2005 - 2008
Bachelors Applied Information Systems, Network Management
Two year program, of which the second year is work experience, complementing the Network
Engineering Technology diploma. The core courses of the program were primarily focused on
business analysis, project management, business cases and strategic alignment of IT.
The technical courses had their focus around Windows, UNIX and Cisco security.
SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology)
Calgary, AB, Canada 2003 - 2005
Diploma Network Engineering
Graduated in the top 5 percent of the class and graduated with Honours in this two year program
that trained me to be proficient in designing, installing, configuring, maintaining and administering
computer networks. Core focus included:
Microsoft Windows and Linux operatings systems
Cisco Network Infrastructure both CCNA and CCNP
Wired, wireless and emerging technology
Project management, proposals and business communication skills
Trained during the last two semesters for the World Skills competitions in addition to the regular
curriculum provided at SAIT.
Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP 2005 - 2011
(Cisco)
Cisco Certified Network Associate 2004 - 2011
(Cisco)
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