Resume – Dan Marakowski, Jr.

Resume

Experience

May 2022 - Present

Account Executive 3 - Direct

Dell Technologies

Manages 85+ State, Local, and Education accounts in Southern New Jersey.
Develop an understanding of customers’ business and solution requirements.
Run territory and accounts, including account planning, sales forecasting, engaging cross-functional resources, and working with the virtual teams to ensure alignment across the organizations.
Provide sales leadership and experience on large, sophisticated opportunities.
Strong communication, collaboration, negotiation, and executive presentation skills to provide insight and thought leadership to senior/CIO/CXO leadership and the next two levels down.

August 2011 - May 2022

Director of Technology

Clayton Board of Education

Responsibilities include building, managing, and maintaining all technology, systems, and budgets. Utilizes Brocade network infrastructure equipment, 1000+ computers, 104 interactive multi-touch panels, 30 servers, 2000+ Mobile Devices, Cisco Meraki enterprise wireless, Fortigate NGFW, VMware ESXi virtual server infrastructures (Dell EMC VxRail, FX2, VRTX, and Compellent SAN). Other duties include creating and managing 1750+ active directory accounts, device inventory, management, and configuration utilizing Cisco Meraki Mobile Device Management (MDM), JAMF, and Apple Deployment Program (DEP) administration, while planning, developing, and executing new technology initiatives. Manages, oversees, and assigns duties to full-time computer and network technicians. Recently developed, budgeted, managed, and successfully executed a 1-million-dollar technology infrastructure upgrade that included new switches, core routers, firewalls, wireless, interactive panels, data cabling, fiber, and more. Additional ownership of managing and maintaining all security and communication systems including 2-way radios, security cameras, door access control, and phone systems.

January 2014 - May 2022

Founder, Managing Director

NewLink Technologies, LLC

Provided local small businesses with cost-efficient and reliable on-site technology solutions and website development. Focused on building strong customer relationships in order to understand what’s driving their business’ needs and issues. Serviced many mid-size Law Firms and various small businesses throughout the Philadelphia area, providing secure and reliable network infrastructures.

EDUCATION

2008 - 2011

Widener University

Chester, PA

Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies, Information Systems
Graduated with a 3.98 GPA
Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s Honor List (2008, 2009, 2010)
Graduated May 2011

2006 - 2007

Gloucester County College

Sewell, NJ

Associate of Applied Science in Network Management
Graduated with a 3.66 GPA
President’s Honor List (2006, 2007)
Graduated December 2007

Abilities

Proven success in sales, contract negotiations, and project management.
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to create and manage complex technology department budgets to ensure systems to be efficient, reliable, and cost-effective.
Over 8 years of experience managing projects, technical teams, and budgeting.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to learn new material and emerging technology products quickly.
Ready to apply my experience to a challenging new role with room for growth and advancement.

Technical Skills

Hands-on Experience

Cisco Meraki Management
Dell Technologies/EMC Product Portfolio
Fortinet Product Portfolio
Microsoft Active Directory
Virtualization (VMware vSphere, Hyper-V)

Operating Systems

Android/Chrome OS
Apple macOS/iOS/iPadOS
Linux
Windows (XP-11)
Windows Server (2012-2022)

Technological Knowledge

Dell EMC, Cisco, HP, VMware, Meraki

98%
FTP, Telnet, SSH

85%
TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS

95%
VLAN, LAN/WAN

95%

Undergraduate Courses

Advanced Network & Server Technology
Computer-Based Systems
Computer Programming
Exchange E-Mail Server
Information Systems Contracting
Methods of Analysis and Design
TCP/IP Protocol
Windows Server & Network Administration