Speaker: Brad Mateski
Position: Solutions Architect, Zones
Background: Brad has more than 10 years of experience leading discovery conversations to gain a deeper understanding of clients' IT environments and determining hardware and software requirements as well as compatibility in order to position complete and accurate solutions. As a Solution Architect for Cyber Security at Zones, Brad delivers solutions to clients that include discovery, design, procurement, warehousing, staging, implementation, and managed services. Before joining Zones, Brad was an information assurance officer for the U.S. Army for more than 10 years.
Speaker: Robert Thompson
Position: VP of Sales, Veritas
Background: As Vice President of Americas East and Canada, Robert T. Thompson is responsible for developing and growing business with Veritas Technologies’ most critical clients and partners. Thompson owns the creation, transformation and execution of the go-to-market strategy while defining the organizational culture and employee development. Thompson has consistently delivered company-leading revenue growth by focusing on the alignment of client challenges with transformative IT solutions. He has over 20 years of experience in technology leadership and his industry expertise in security and information management spans many vertical industries including financial services, healthcare, technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, manufacturing, and insurance.
Prior to joining Veritas, Thompson held various sales and marketing leadership positions at Automatic Data Process and eCredit, Inc. Through these years, Thompson refined his belief in an organizational culture based on entrepreneurial focus, inquisitive thought, and measurable desired outcomes.
Thompson holds a master’s degree in business administration [MBA] from the Yale School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Stonehill College [BS].
Speaker: Dan Rodriguez
Position: Solutions Engineer, Veritas
Background: At Veritas, Dan’s day to day involves helping customers solve complex data problems from Ransomware to Cloud and everything in between. With 15 years of IT experience – spanning roles from Server Analyst, Storage Engineer and Solutions Engineer – he excels in troubleshooting server and network issues, as well as providing end user support that produces the best results, while promoting overall continuity of IT systems. Dan currently resides in New England and holds a bachelor's degree in computer sciences from the University of Connecticut.