Experience

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  Continental Resources

  • East Coast = Virginia - Maine & Chicago

  • VP Sales - IBM Premier Level Business Partner - Managed Services - Cloud Computing - Virtualization

    • Jan 2005 - Present
    • East Coast = Virginia - Maine & Chicago

    Ken Simon is the Vice President of Sales for the IBM division of Continental Resources, a Premier IBM business partner selling the complete IBM brand including hardware, software and services. Established in 1962, Continental Resources is a privately held, family run multi-vendor systems integrator focused on customer satisfaction and total solutions.The IBM division of ConRes, is dedicated to solution selling and is focused primarily on Linux based bundled solutions in the financial, brokerage, Telco, healthcare and life sciences sectors. ConRes has established itself as a leader in the IBM Valuenet & Virtual Network programs, offering customers complete integrated solutions addressing industry vertical solutions.Ken joined ConRes in January 2005 in his present role and has guided their growth in solutions, certification and geographic expansion. ConRes has 6 regional competency centers in NYC, Somerset and Mt Laurel NJ, Beltsville, MD, Chicago, Illinois, and Bedford MA. ConRes HQ is Bedford MA, with an IBM innovation center in Mt Laurel and a ISO 9001 certified integration center in Nashua, NH.ConRes IT Solutions is a Premier Level IBM Business Partner specializing in cloud computing, virtualization, IT managed services, storage, data analytics, networking and high performance computing, and IBM Power and x86 technologies.

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  Mercy College

  • Dobbs Ferry NY

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Sep 1976 - Present
    • Dobbs Ferry NY

    As an adjunct Professor at Mercy College (since 1976) and prior to that position at Lehman College for 4 years, I have lectured on various topics in the computer field. The course I have taught range from architecture, applications, productivity tools and hands on Web development.

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  IBM

  • Channels Territory Executive

    • Jan 1970 - Jan 2005

    Ken enjoyed 35 years of service with IBM with a broad range of technical, sales and management experience. He has held numerous positions in software and network development, systems engineering, sales and marketing management covering large financial accounts, distribution channels and small and medium business.