Entrepreneurial and driven with 15 years of industry-leading expertise. Working with companies in domestic and international marketplaces. Manager and builder of world-class technology, impact driving operation environments, and business goal oriented teams. Proven ability to grow in both start-up and at scale stages. Communicating effectively at all levels both internally and with clients & vendors. Key Phrases: Customer First, Bring your Data, Think Big!
Joe Kern
Wakeforest, NC 27587
(717) 514.6210
Joe@Joekern.com
GFI Software• Jan 2019 - Present
Own visibility of the market landscape, with insights into the industry, competitors, and customers. Guiding the core messaging to position our product and channel to win
GFI Software• Apr 2017 - Present
Responsible for making Sales, Marketing, and Support operations successful. Leading teams of technical engineers, developers, and business analysts to drive execution. Generating mensurable results and business impact for cross functional teams.
Aurea Software • July 2017 - Present
Responsible for enabling +200 support staff provide best in class service to customers. Designing, executing, and managing operation workflows, data management, and productivity enhancements that drive down costs, and increase customer satisfaction.
GFI Software • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017
Managed multiple product lines vision, and execution of product life-cycle. Gaining aptitude in agile approach to product delivery. Lead integration for multiple product lines into the portfolio. Maintaining and leading internal staff and channel partners in training, product marketing, and content efforts.
GFI Software • May 2013 -Jan 2016
Direct management of product road-maps and execution. Aligning product vision with business objectives including product & marketing systems which drive productivity and effectiveness.
Monitis Inc • Oct 2011 -May 2013
Entrepreneurial spirit, responsible for global sales & support for newly acquired business unit. Providing IT monitoring solutions to over 70,000 organizations worldwide in both commercial and freemium model.
GFI Max • July 2009 -Oct 2011
Starting with <600 customers, kickstarted GFI Max, driving new customers (MSPs) and revenue, and guided operational enhancements to scale. Executing go-to-market for acquisitions of Katharion, Viper Antivirus, Teamviewer into the GFI MAX Remote Management portfolio, Now Solarwinds MSP.
Owner & Systems Architect at Lifelong Learning Technologies• Jan 2009 -Oct 2010
Technical Support Manager at GFI Software• May 2008 -July 2009
Technical Support Rep at GFI Software• Apr 2007 -May 2008
Research Specilist at RTI International (US Military Contractor)• Feb 2006 -May 2008
Bachleors of Science in Management Information Systems • April 2005
Pennsylvania College of Technology, a Penn State affiliate, is a public institution offering degrees that work — grounded in a comprehensive, hands-on technical education — that empowers our graduates for success. Pennsylvania College of Technology, a nationally recognized leader in applied technology education.
Ahhhhhh! I know what you are thinking...
This is a diverse set of skills, and on paper this guy has held roles spanning nearly all departments. Well you are correct, however when you have complex problems to solve that require a Cross Functional Ninja this is what happens. I believe my unique perspective and interactions as, and supporting nearly all major functions is an strength and an advantage.
Welcome to GFI Software, Aurea SMB Solutions. GFI develops right-sized, smartly engineered IT solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Our solutions enable IT administrators to easily and efficiently discover, manage and secure their business networks, systems, applications and communications wherever they exist.
Product Management, Business Systems, Sales & Support
Aurea was founded with the singular vision of helping businesses succeed in today’s complex digital landscape. To achieve that goal, we do things differently. Our customers enjoy access to every product in our portfolio - all of which are cloud-based, enterprise-scale, and easy to use - with one simple subscription. We focus on relationships instead of transactions. And our unique AureaOne operating model and acquisition strategy ensure that our portfolio continues to grow, so we can continue to provide competitive advantage and differentiated results for our customers no matter what the future holds.
Support Operations, Leadership
At SolarWinds® MSP your success is our main mission. We consider it our job to empower you, our MSP partners, to solve today’s toughest IT challenges for your customers by giving you a portfolio of monitoring, security, and business tools that are simple, integrated, and powerful. For 20 years, we have focused on serving technology professionals, aligning with your needs—meeting you where you are—to support your success.
Sales & Support
Monitis™ was founded in 2006 with the goal of providing the best cloud-based, agentless monitoring product on the market. We built a talented team that supports our customer base from offices in the US, Germany and Armenia. Monitis joined the TeamViewer family in 2011. It's founders are now leaders of the hit app PicArt
Sales & Support Management
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