Tom Davis

Strategic Cloud & GTM Leader | Distinguished Architect | Building & Empowering High-Impact SE Teams

Olympia, Washington, United States5.9k followers

Aviatrix

ex-World Wide Technologyex-WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY INC

Past secret clearance Neocloud knowledge - Coreweave, Crusoe, Vultr Challenges with hybrid cloud networking Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI networking Strong knowledge of VeloCloud, Silver Peak SD-WAN and Viptela 9 years experience working with IPv6 5 years experience as…
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a Network Engineer 12 years as a presales engineer/architect Four years in the U.S. Army with an Honorable discharge Proficient in various protocols such as IPv6, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, and VXLAN/EVPN Experienced in VMware virtual networking Strong knowledge in IPv6 concepts, integration, and transition Strong knowledge in Cisco UCS, Nexus, ACI and VMware NSX as well as Cisco DNA + SDA

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AVIATRIXJOB
1. Distinguished CNSF Architect
  4M
2. VP of Industry Solutions
  1Y 1M
3. VP, Global Field Eng
  1Y 10M
4. Dir of Solutions Management
  1Y 1M
5. SE Mgr - West
  7M
6. Sr. Systems Eng
  1Y 10M
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGYJOB
1. Technical Solutions Archit…
  4M
2. Practice Lead - EN GTM
  6M
3. Technology Solutions Archi…
  1Y 7M
4. Consulting Solutions Archi…
  2Y 1M
5. Consulting Systems Eng
  1Y 7M
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGYJOB
1. Technical Solutions Archit…
  1Y 9M
C2C NETWORK SOLUTIONSJOB
1. Co-Founder/IPv6 Network Eng
  8M
CSSS.NETJOB
1. IPv6 Network Eng
  1Y 5M
DEPLOYABLE DATA SOLUTIONSJOB
1. Network Eng
  2Y 3M

Job: Aviatrix — Distinguished CNSF Architect · 2026-04 – present — Executive Customer Advocacy: Champion the technical requirements and long term vision of our most complex and strategic customers. Collaborate effectively with our CPO and CTO on product roadmap prioritization efforts. Global Technology Partnerships: Lead the identification and cultivation of strategic technical synergies with major cloud service providers and value added resellers. In collaboration with the global alliance organization, I align internal resources to build high impact partner enablement strategies while driving product positioning and securing lighthouse joint opportunities. Thought Leadership: I publish technical blogs and videos with authoritative content that address t…
Job: Aviatrix — VP of Industry Solutions · 2025-03 – 2026-04 — Industry Vertical Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive industry vertical strategy, identifying key target markets (e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Government) and tailoring Aviatrix solutions to meet their specific needs. Market Intelligence: Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, customer requirements, and opportunities for Aviatrix within target industries. Solution Development: Collaborate with product management to define and prioritize industry-specific solutions, ensuring alignment with market demands and customer use cases. Thought Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert and thought leader in relevant…
Job: Aviatrix — Vice President, Global Field Engineering · 2023-05 – 2025-03 — Global Strategy Development - Crafting and executing a global Field Engineering strategy that aligns with Aviatrix’s market objectives and drives adoption of our solutions. Leadership and Mentorship - Leading a worldwide team of Field Engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to foster high performance and continuous professional growth. Customer Engagement - Engaging with key global accounts to ensure our solutions address their specific challenges, providing them with the highest level of expertise and support. Cross-Functional Coordination - Collaborating with other departments such as sales, product, marketing, and customer success to ensure unified, strategic efforts gl…
Job: Aviatrix — Director of Solutions Management · 2022-04 – 2023-05 — Strategic Accounts - Worked closely with the regional sales team to provide technical executive sponsorship to ensure our technology is closely aligned with their business and escalating issues internally where needed. Strategic Partnerships - Worked closely with technology partners to align our technology into better together messaging and joint go-to-market. Strategic Opportunities - Worked closely with regional sales team to ensure we are aligning customer references, we are aligning our technology to their business based on our unique platform differentiators.
Job: Aviatrix — SE Manager - West · 2021-09 – 2022-04 — Team Leadership - Leading and mentoring a team of Solution Engineers to enhance their technical capabilities and ensure they are prepared to deliver the highest level of service to clients. Strategic Planning - Developing and implementing strategic plans that align with company goals and drive revenue growth, while supporting the team in achieving sales targets. Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partnering with sales, product, and marketing teams to ensure alignment in strategies and to effectively address customer needs and market demands. Customer Engagement - Engaging with key customers to ensure their requirements are understood and addressed efficiently, and to build lasting relation…
Job: Aviatrix — Sr. Systems Engineer · 2019-11 – 2021-09 — Technical Presentations: Delivering compelling technical presentations and demonstrations to showcase how Aviatrix solutions address specific customer needs. Customer Requirement Analysis: Engaging with customers to understand their technical and business challenges, then crafting customized solutions that align with their objectives. Proof of Concepts (POCs): Developing and managing POCs to demonstrate the feasibility and value of Aviatrix solutions in real-world scenarios. Solution Design: Designing and architecting robust cloud networking solutions that integrate seamlessly with customers' existing infrastructure. Technical Support: Providing ongoing pre-sales technical support and e…
Job: World Wide Technology — Technical Solutions Architect - Enterprise SDN · 2019-07 – 2019-11 — My primary responsibilities in this role include: 1) Lead Cisco DNA training and workshops 2) Discuss connectivity options between Cisco SDA/Viptela/ACI/public cloud and SaaS 3) Discuss connectivity options between VMware NSX and Velocloud/ public cloud and SaaS 4) IOT Networking (FAN's, IPv6, and NAN) Workshops
Job: World Wide Technology — Practice Lead - EN GTM · 2019-01 – 2019-07 — My current role is to be a team member and lead a team of highly-skilled Technical Solutions Architects to enable WWT field engineers and their customers with deep industry expertise on various OEM solutions and architectures. Within the team, we have expertise covering application delivery and control, mobility, data center networking, SDN, and campus branch solutions to build out architectures around multi-vendor solution from Cisco, VMware, F5, AVI, Cisco, Aruba, and many others. Our teams focuses on assisting organizations decide which solutions addresses their existing challenges as well as their evolving business initiatives and goals through a consultative approach. We also all speci…
Job: WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY INC — Technical Solutions Architect - Digital Networking · 2018-02 – 2019-11 — Primary responsibilities include: -Lead Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) workshops -Assist in developing demos and labs for Cisco DNA -Lead Software Defined Access (SDA) or SD-WAN customer design sessions. -Educate WWT pre-sales engineers on Cisco DNA technologies -Lead 1 day IPv6 workshops and customer IPv6 integration discussions. -Build and maintain relationships with Cisco DNA business units -Explain how SD-WAN enables a multi-cloud architecture and provide reference architectures
Job: World Wide Technology — Technology Solutions Architect - DC Networking · 2016-07 – 2018-02 — Primary responsibilities include: -Lead 1-3 day Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Workshops -Lead ACI and VMware NSX customer design sessions. -Educate pre-sales engineers on Cisco ACI and VMware NSX. -Lead 1 day IPv6 workshops and customer IPv6 integration discussions. -Build and maintain relationships with Cisco and VMware DC networking business units
Job: World Wide Technology — Consulting Solutions Architect-DC Networking · 2014-05 – 2016-06 — Primary responsibilities for this position include: -Conduct 1-2 day Cisco Nexus workshops for USAF customers -Conduct 1 day Cisco UCS workshops -Lead customer design workshops on Cisco Nexus, UCS and VMware virtual networking -Assist pre-sales engineers in DC network designs, which include Cisco technologies such as: LISP, OTV, vPC, VSS, FabricPath
Job: World Wide Technology — Consulting Systems Engineer · 2012-09 – 2014-04 — Primary responsibilities for this role included: -Creating customer bills of materials for Cisco components -Supporting USAF customer in various technology disciplines such as: networking, compute, storage, collaboration and security. -Build and maintain customer and OEM relationships -Lead customer presentations and workshops on various technologies
Job: C2C Network Solutions — Co-Founder/IPv6 Network Engineer · 2012-01 – 2012-09 — C2C Network Solutions is a veteran-owned Information Technology (IT) consulting and training company with an interest in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). My role within the company is primarily technical, ranging from IT consulting and device configuration to providing instruction on a broad range of IT topics.
Job: CSSS.NET — IPv6 Network Engineer · 2011-04 – 2012-09 — I work as a highly adept technical lead of an IPv6 engineering team assisting the USMC's Marine Corps Tactical Systems and Support Activity (MCTSSA) in evaluating tactical systems for IPv6 readiness. My responsibilities cover two spectrums: project management and multi-vendor network engineering. Within the project management tasks my duties include: completing deadline-driven projects within rigid time constraints, providing monthly status reports to the customer, preserving daily correspondence with the USMC project officer, and updating the corporate senior executives on the project status. As the project’s network engineer, I support the development of test procedures to validate a devi…
Job: Deployable Data Solutions — Network Engineer · 2009-01 – 2011-04 — Planned, configured, and installed data and communications networks across the Battle Command Training Center campus and Yakima Training Center to support US Army training events. Assisted in the telephone support and installation in the Pittman Building and simulated Tactical Operation Centers (TOC's) requiring connectivity to provide an effective communications link to the tactical digital phone systems. Managed a Cisco Call Manager in the Pittman Building and VOIP phones as needed. Maintained core and edge switches, routers, and other networking devices. Configured and loaded COMSEC devices, SINCGARS radios, and incorporated them into their applicable training environment. Performed prot…

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