Dan Jones
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Tekletics
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Jun 2017 - Present
Tekletics is a services company building information technology resources focused on the technology needs of corporations. Tekletics gives companies a true alternative to offshore development models while building pipelines of American talent for your organization. At a cost-comparable price point to offshore, our American teams, both on-site and/or virtual, are trained on your tech stack and the specific duties associated with your deliverables. Tekletics has access to the largest pipeline of technology resources available by focusing on a pool of resources to include students, veterans and people looking for a career change. Whether you have a large-scale development initiative, big data, cybersecurity, infrastructure, mobile or cloud projects, we can offer a low cost option while creating a pipeline of proven resources. We have developed a strong strategic partnerships with GPEC, ASU/AZNext, , AZ Technology Council, and other organizations. Though we are located in Scottsdale, Arizona, we work with resources and companies all over the U.S. This allows us greater access to high quality talent pools to build a sustainable pipeline of technology resources. We have created a workforce of IT skilled resources that supports a variety of companies in the U.S. at low and affordable costs. Show less
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Oracle
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Representative
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Nov 2015 - May 2017
Work with Oracle Sales Teams to support companies in transforming their business objectives to the Cloud. Provide customers an understanding of how Cloud can solve business initiatives and reduce overall costs by moving current business applications to a SaaS environment. Collaborate with customers to understand how their overall objectives can be solved using cloud technology. Develop cloud roadmaps capable of decreasing current initiative time frames and system requirements. Facilitate customer transitions to a newer and more flexible platform. ■ Managed Oracle sales process for positioning and selling of Oracle cloud applications to key client, supporting their goal of doubling its current business revenue over the next 3 years while reducing its operating cost by 10%. ■ Lead strategic planning efforts for defining a Cloud solution for notable client that would solve business and data issues by moving current financial applications to Cloud. This will facilitate in reducing data integrity issues across all applications. Show less
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Executive Sales
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2014 - 2015
Directed all facets of self-built IT services company working with Arizona companies to create IT career development program aimed at empowering professionals and strengthening talent pool. Developed and implemented custom tracks aligned with requirements for corporations’ IT resource needs across Web Development, BI/Big Data, Mobile Development and aging technologies. Partnered with corporate executives, education administrators and state agencies to advance programming objectives. ■ Spearheaded custom program to offer entry-level web development resources with American Express. ■ Led strategic planning for continuous education training program to bridge college-corporate IT gap. ■ Developed a web training course for MCCCD College and provided trainers to deliver the class to the students. Show less
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Eagle Creek, an Eviden Business
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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VP Eagle Creak Software Services
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2004 - 2014
Handpicked to take a start-up services company from $15M company to $30M project delivery consulting firm. Spearheaded the direction of the company to shift from a staff aug organization to a project driven company delivering full life-cycle projects in BI/Big Data and Applications development delivering projects in Java and .Net. Grew company from 100 to over 300+ resources. Led development and delivery of large data warehouse projects for Fortune 35 customers, both off-shore and near-shore. Collaborated with executive team and external stakeholders to define and drive strategic plan. ■ Nurtured top-tier customer base that included Siebel, Oracle, IBM, Accenture, WellPoint, United Health Care, Arizona State University, University of Arizona and the State of Arizona. ■ Cut WellPoint data warehousing costs from $180/hour to $100/hour via implementation of near-shore model. ■ Personally took over a failing 10M Data Warehouse project and delivered it on time and on budget. ■ Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on state’s IT capabilities and pain points. Show less
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Siebel Corp.
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Denver
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Sr. Practice Manager
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1999 - Nov 2004
Hired to grow a Professional Services organization in the Western Region of the U.S., holding strategic and tactical authority over practice P&L, business development and project / consultancy delivery for large base of clientele. Managed Communication, Media and Energy sectors for West and Central America region. Implemented and promoted Siebel as premier solution to business’ technology issues and application challenges. ■ Sold and delivered the first multimillion dollar implementation at Siebel for Farmers Insurance in 1999. ■ Collaborated with product development to move from horizontal to vertical offerings in communications and insurances. Show less
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Oracle
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Practice Manager
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1997 - 1999
Built a successful data warehouse practice for mountain region of Oracle, driving best practice consulting, software sales and development of data warehouse projects. Led operations affecting customer profiling, data warehouse, meta data design, data cleansing, data warehouse DBMS design, data transformation and movement, methodologies and training. ■ Accelerated revenue growth via support of sales team’s presale efforts. ■ Held authority over Executive Business Analysis Workshop and Data Warehouse Roadmap and Strategies. Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal/Data Management
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1995 - 1997
Founded data management organization within IBM for design and implementation of data and database architectures. Trained, coached and directed 20 staff members in fulfillment of company requirements for implementation of data warehouse and client server development projects. ■ Managed the selling and implementation of one the largest data warehouse projects delivered by IBM with Allstate Insurance. ■ Built positive, ongoing relationships with client leadership to drive high satisfaction and retention. Show less
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Manager
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1994 - 1995
Interfaced with cross-industry clients to deliver customized technology and business solutions. Planned and directed development of technical and data infrastructures, client server architectures and business reengineering. Trained and led team members against aggressive performance metrics. ■ Innovated data warehouse strategy for Ameritech to integrate with existing Bell Core information. ■ Developed four-week, enterprise-wide client server design and implementation class. ■ Collaborated on team charged with building a robust data warehouse methodology. Show less
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Education
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Arizona State University
B.S., CS