Jerry Bassett
Education
Portland State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Management and Operations 1980-01-01 - 1986-01-01Work Experience
Entrust
Current
Entrust
Check Point Software
2018-05-01 - 2021-07-01
Check Point Software
Nordisk Systems, A Converge Company
2016-06-01 - 2018-05-01
Nordisk Systems, A Converge Company
A&G Marketing
2009-04-01 - 2016-05-01
A&G Marketing
Structured Communication Systems
1993-04-01 - 2009-03-01
Structured Communication Systems
Skills
Summary
Energetic, forward thinking, and most of all open minded. Strong background in Network Infrastructure, Cyber- Security, Storage, and Unified Communications. Being in the technology industry for over 20+ years,I have a vast background, and experience in designing, recommending, and selling IT solutions to corporate America. Some have said "I have a visionary angle on the industry"! Being involved during the explosion of IT, understanding the picture and direction of the industry has been a key in my development and growth of knowledge. With security being a main part of my growth it has given me the knowledge to help many customers secure their infrastructures, endpoints to even their databases. Experience includes:VAR/Channel development, Territory Manager, Regional Manager, Business management, Business Development, Direct Sales, ISP development, Secure Network infrastructures sales, Cyber-Security business development and sales( SaaS, IaaS, Cloud), Storage business development and sales (virtualization, hyperconverge, hyperscale, SSD, HPC, etc) Mobility/Wireless. Technical services sales. Cloud sales. Microsoft Office, Salesforce experience I enjoy the outdoors and interaction with people. Father, husband, coach, mentor, teacher. I enjoy golf, fishing, skiing, and scuba diving with certs in underwater photography and Nitrox. I try to do as much as possible with my kids, since they're young only once, coaching Baseball, Basketball since 2005-15 and Golf 2005-2020.
