Rob Walton

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adxkna@r.postjobfree.com http://linkedin.com/in/rowalton

Global Product Marketing / Marketing Management

Over three decade’s experience in the practice and management of every facet of marketing and sales management and in the high-tech arena, with special skills in:

Product Marketing / Global Marketing and Sales Planning

Adjunct Faculty - International Marketing and Management

Channel and Partner Marketing / Global Product Planning

Accomplishments

Global Channel and Product Management

Built and managed global product marketing, projects, campaigns and events for companies such as Microsoft, Symantec and StorageCraft. Developed the SMB security options for the Intel Channel. Built and managed partnerships with Dell, Ingram Micro, Tech Data. Taught students at three major universities in global and domestic marketing principles

Employment

Adjunct Faculty / Brigham Young University Idaho / Rexburg, ID / Sept 2019 - present

Marketing Management courses in the BYUI Business School.

Adjunct Faculty / Utah Valley University / Orem, UT / Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

International Marketing course in the Woodbury Business School.

Product Marketing Manager / StorageCraft Technology / Draper, UT / Mar 2016 – Aug 2017

Designed, managed and delivered all internal and market-facing projects and materials for multiple product rollouts and upgrades. Coordinated and delivered technical training to global audiences. Authored market requirements documents and go to market plans.

Product Market Development – Ricoh USA / Idaho Falls, ID /Aug 2014 – Mar 2016

Represented this global organization, building new customer relationships. Designed and proposed document management, IT and security services plans.

Product Marketing Manager – NAVEX Global / Rexburg, ID / Oct 2010 - Apr 2014

Wrote and delivered product marketing materials and programs for the training and awareness group. Designed and developed virtual conferences for customer and prospects. Built new distribution strategies including OEM, system integrator and channel entities in healthcare, financial services, government and other verticals..

Global Sr. Partner Marketing Manager – Symantec, Cupertino, CA / Aug 2003 - Jun 2010

Managed distribution and global partner accounts (Microsoft, Intel, Tech Data, Ingram Micro) to build and execute joint marketing and product development project. Managed the global marketing relationship with Intel, integrating Symantec product lines to include Security, Backup and Recovery, Storage, Server through Intel platforms and systems.

Director of Product and Segment Marketing – Franklin Covey / Salt Lake City, UT/ 2001-2003

Built the market channel and communications groups for the organizational business unit from the ground up. Designed the segment marketing function, supporting various channels domestically and abroad. Delivered marketing and sales support materials for both consumer and corporate groups.

For full history see LinkedIn profile: https://linkedin.com/in/rowalton

Education

International MBA

Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, AZ

Graduate with Honors, MBA curriculum with business emphasis on global marketing and Far East studies. Certified in French, Spanish and Japanese. Completed an advanced post-graduate session in global marketing,

Bachelor of Arts

Weber State University, Ogden, UT

Magna Cum Laude graduate with departmental honors. French major, Spanish minor, with completion of an honors curriculum in multiple humanities subjects.

Languages

Korean (fluency)

Spanish (fluency)

French (conversant)

Russian (working knowledge)

Japanese (working knowledge)