Darren Oakley
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Ricky Milne
From working with Darren in multiple positions over many years, I can confidently say that Darren is an asset to any company. Darren has incredible technical ability alongside being a fantastic relationship builder and trusted advisor. It has always been a huge pleasure working alongside Darren.
Tom Illingworth
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Darren several times over the last 15 years. Both as a colleague and as a trusted partner. Darren is a considered Technical professional whose focus is the success and happiness of the customer. In my experience, Darren is great at presenting to large groups, but equally adept at getting stuck in and troubleshooting alongside a customer or prospect. He is very personable with customers and builds strong and lasting relationships. Darren is skilled at breaking down complicated technical scenarios and solutions so they can be understood by all.
Ricky Milne
From working with Darren in multiple positions over many years, I can confidently say that Darren is an asset to any company. Darren has incredible technical ability alongside being a fantastic relationship builder and trusted advisor. It has always been a huge pleasure working alongside Darren.
Tom Illingworth
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Darren several times over the last 15 years. Both as a colleague and as a trusted partner. Darren is a considered Technical professional whose focus is the success and happiness of the customer. In my experience, Darren is great at presenting to large groups, but equally adept at getting stuck in and troubleshooting alongside a customer or prospect. He is very personable with customers and builds strong and lasting relationships. Darren is skilled at breaking down complicated technical scenarios and solutions so they can be understood by all.
Ricky Milne
From working with Darren in multiple positions over many years, I can confidently say that Darren is an asset to any company. Darren has incredible technical ability alongside being a fantastic relationship builder and trusted advisor. It has always been a huge pleasure working alongside Darren.
Tom Illingworth
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Darren several times over the last 15 years. Both as a colleague and as a trusted partner. Darren is a considered Technical professional whose focus is the success and happiness of the customer. In my experience, Darren is great at presenting to large groups, but equally adept at getting stuck in and troubleshooting alongside a customer or prospect. He is very personable with customers and builds strong and lasting relationships. Darren is skilled at breaking down complicated technical scenarios and solutions so they can be understood by all.
Ricky Milne
From working with Darren in multiple positions over many years, I can confidently say that Darren is an asset to any company. Darren has incredible technical ability alongside being a fantastic relationship builder and trusted advisor. It has always been a huge pleasure working alongside Darren.
Tom Illingworth
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Darren several times over the last 15 years. Both as a colleague and as a trusted partner. Darren is a considered Technical professional whose focus is the success and happiness of the customer. In my experience, Darren is great at presenting to large groups, but equally adept at getting stuck in and troubleshooting alongside a customer or prospect. He is very personable with customers and builds strong and lasting relationships. Darren is skilled at breaking down complicated technical scenarios and solutions so they can be understood by all.
Credentials
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA CySA+ ce Certification
CompTIAMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional – CSAP Stackable Certification
CompTIAMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional – CSAP Stackable Certification
CompTIAMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+ ce Certification
CompTIAFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Synapse360
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Presales Architect
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Feb 2023 - Present
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LG Electronics
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South Korea
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Cloud Technologist
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Mar 2021 - Sep 2022
Sales Engineer working with partners, resellers and customers towards a better more efficient endpoint solution designed for cloud technology. As an LGe technologist working to support business, IT teams and end-users work as they want to, with which the environment allows. Keeping it simple, clean and secure helps maintain a better, more resilient workplace, whether in the office, working from home or on the move. Key responsibilities, consult with partners, reseller and customers, delivering updates and roadmaps. Work as a trusted consultant to ensure that business needs and requirements are met. Show less
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Dell Technologies
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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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Client Solution Technologist
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Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
Responsible for presenting the full range of Dell endpoint solutions. After assessing customer business directives and end user personas, tailor technical roadmaps, services and benefits to complement the customer needs. The extensive portfolio range included security, management tools, MDM, services and peripherals. Delivering presentations, allowed me to open up discussions around the latest technology and how we can support our customers transition. Key responsibilities: listen to the customers, plan for today, workout where they need to be in the future, then help define the solution to best meets their requirements. Understanding VDI and Microsoft offerings is key to the pre sales role. Show less
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Client Solutions Technologist
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Feb 2019 - Feb 2020
Supporting Workstation, Rugged and Wyse Thin Client’s customer conversations. Main focus on Dell Wyse Thin Clients. Responsibility for delivering technical roadmaps, product benefits and identify and deliver solutions based on customer VDI deployments.Thin client infrastructure solutions ranged from Citrix, Microsoft, VMware to AWS. As a CST we engage with customers around the benefits of VDI, Unified Workspace ,Thin Clients and Dell hardware.
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Dell Cloud Client Computing - System Engineer
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Sep 2012 - Feb 2019
Cloud Client Computing (CCC) as a pre-sales technical specialist I was responsible for driving Hyperconverged Infrastructure and technical benefits around virtual desktops with the use of zero and /or thin clients. My main focus was on Dell Hyper Converged Infrastructure VSAN Ready Nodes and VDI complete and Dell Wyse thin clients, a full end to end strategy discussion. Supported existing VDI deployments recommending endpoints to suite a wide range of infrastructures from Citrix, VMWare and Microsoft. Show less
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Wyse Technology
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Bolton, England, United Kingdom
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System Engineer
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Aug 2003 - Sep 2012
Wyse System Engineer, for UK, Ireland and Nordics I supported customer/partners from a pre-sales technical position presenting roadmaps, architecting solutions, training and demonstrating technology using VDI with Wyse offerings. Supported projects during proof of concept phase, resolved issue on site quickly as possible. Work with engineering concerning reporting any bugs and/or enhancement requests found during POC. Take ownership of technical challenges, following the process through to delivery, ensuring communicating with all stakeholders throughout all stages. Responsibilities extended to supporting Marketing events and seminars such as GITEX and iForum, this included setting up and configuring any equipment required. Show less
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Education
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University of Salford
BTEC Higher National Certificate, Business Information Technology