Fred W. Nix Jr.

Profile

Fred possesses a balanced mix of technical expertise and sales acumen, positioning him as a key contributor or leader within any size team. Known for creative problem-solving, guiding and inspiring teams, and consistently exceeding sales quotas with a Customer-focused approach.

Career Highlights

• Achieved annual sales quota every year of his career.
• Pure Storage "Global Rookie of the Year 2021" delivering 250% of quota.
• Performed thousands of technical and sales presentations to diverse audiences.
• Conducted training sessions impacting hundreds of engineers and sellers.
• Public speaking professional with audiences up to 25,000.

Technical Expertise

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Linode

Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible

Skills: Cloud architecture and migrations, containerization, disaster recovery, technical sales.

Professional Experience

Conversant Group - Presales Team Creator (Feb 2023 - July 2023)

• Hired to create and grow a Presales Engineering Team.
• Division shut down; specific details under NDA.

Pure Storage - Enterprise Sales Engineer (Feb 2021 - Feb 2023)

• "Global Rookie of the Year 2021."
• Delivered 250%+ of quota and managed Fortune 100 clients.

Education

Bachelor of Management Information Systems - Auburn University

Military Service

United States Army - Combat Medic (91W) (Jan 1990 - Jan 1998)

Graduated Combat Medical School as second-ranking member of the platoon.

Community Service

Fred has dedicated time to supporting the homeless community in St. Pete, FL, serving over 2,000 hot meals and assisting individuals in overcoming homelessness.