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Nicolai Imset

Nicolai Imset

Larvik

Summary

With over 14 years of technical presales experience, currently serving as the Presales Manager at Nutanix, a leader in cloud software and hyper-converged infrastructure solutions, leading a team of 5 highly skilled solution architects in Norway, Finland, and the Baltics. This team supports a diverse range of customers across industries such as banking, retail, healthcare, and education.

The mission focuses on providing technical leadership and guidance to the team, working closely with sales to deliver outstanding customer engagements that result in satisfied, returning clients. The team has successfully navigated the changes brought about by the Dell+EMC merger, leveraging an extensive network across the Nordics and BeNeLux to attract and retain top presales talent. Expertise includes mentoring and coaching new hires and leading extensive sales campaigns for both enterprise and public sector customers. There is a strong commitment to driving value and increasing impact in the field, with a continuous focus on learning and growth. Currently, opportunities are being explored to return to the roots in sales and presales as an individual contributor.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Presales Manager

Nutanix
04.2022 - Current

Leading 5 solution architects in Norway, Finland, and Estonia, focused on helping customers transition to cloud data centers with minimal disruption and reduced costs.

  • Collaborated with sales teams to develop winning strategies for complex deals, resulting in increased revenue.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by delivering tailored pre-sales presentations and demonstrations.
  • Actively sought opportunities for upselling or cross-selling additional products or services during pre-sales engagements.
  • Evaluated customer feedback to identify areas for improvement, leading to a more effective pre-sales process and greater client satisfaction.
  • Participated in industry conferences and trade shows, showcasing company products and expanding brand awareness.

UDS Presales Manager Central and Northern Europe

Dell EMC
02.2020 - 03.2022
  • Providing technical leadership and guidance for Unstructured Data presales resources across Nordics and Alps regions.
  • Coaching team members
  • Tracking skill levels and setting IDPs
  • Working with sales and other presales organizations in Dell
  • helped Grow business in region by double digits year after year
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
  • Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.
  • Spearheaded transition to remote work during global health crisis, ensuring business continuity and employee safety.
  • Organized professional development programs for staff, leading to improved performance and skill sets.

Isilon Presale Manager Europe West

Dell EMC
02.2017 - 02.2020
  • Providing technical leadership and guidance for Unstructured Data presales resources across Western Europe (except Germany, France, and the UK/I).
  • Coaching team members
  • Tracking skill levels and setting IDPs
  • Working with sales and other presales organizations in Dell
    helped Grow business in region by double digits year after year
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
    Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
  • Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.
  • Spearheaded transition to remote work during global health crisis, ensuring business continuity and employee safety.
  • Organized professional development programs for staff, leading to improved performance and skill sets.

General Member Board

SAMEIET EIDGATA 12
05.2018 - Current
  • Elected as a general member of the board at Eidgata 12.
  • Responsible for maintenance of building
  • Reduced cost of yearly maintenance and improved quality
  • Responsible for finances of building
  • Reduced incoming bills by selecting new providers
  • Enhanced Board Member collaboration by organizing and leading regular team-building activities.
  • Championed diversity within the organization by advocating for inclusive policies and practices.
  • Provided guidance on governance issues, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

Advisory System Engineer - Nordics

Dell EMC
10.2016 - 02.2017

Customer facing, technical presale of Scale-out NAS and Scale-Out Object solutions.

  • Worked with largest customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark. Finland, Iceland and Baltics
  • Won business with largest customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmakr, Finland, Iceland and Baltics
  • Trained other presales on products
  • Trained partners on products
  • Presented and spoke at events
  • Presented and designed solutions for Customers
  • Helped grow unstructured storage by double digits every year from 2014 to 2022
  • Actively engaged in continuous learning opportunities to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in technology best practices.
  • Trained junior engineers on best practices for systems engineering, increasing team productivity and skill level.
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather system requirements and translate them into functional specifications that met their business objectives.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction with expert advice on system architecture and design strategies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve overall system efficiency.

Isilon Presales Functional Lead for Europe West

Dell EMC
06.2014 - 02.2017
  • Supporting Isilon sales leaders, responsible for Isilon community activities in Europe West.
  • Providing technical leadership and guidance for Unstructured Data presales resources across Western Europe (except Germany, France, and the UK/I).
  • Coaching team members
  • Working with other presales organizations in Dell
  • Helped Grow business in region by double digits year after year
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.

Senior System Engineer - Nordics

Dell EMC
10.2013 - 10.2016
  • Customer facing, technical presale of Scale-out NAS and Scale-Out Object solutions.
  • Worked with largest customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark. Finland, Iceland and Baltics
  • Won business with largest customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmakr, Finland, Iceland and Baltics
  • Trained other presales on products
  • Trained partners on products
  • Presented and spoke at events
  • Presented and designed solutions for Customers
  • Helped grow unstructured storage by double digits every year from 2014 to 2022
  • Actively engaged in continuous learning opportunities to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in technology best practices.
  • Trained junior engineers on best practices for systems engineering, increasing team productivity and skill level.
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather system requirements and translate them into functional specifications that met their business objectives.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction with expert advice on system architecture and design strategies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve overall system efficiency.

System Engineer

Dell
08.2011 - 09.2013
  • Customer facing, technical presale of Enterprise solutions to large and complex customers.
  • Customer facing, technical presale of Dell Datacenter portfolio
  • Worked with largest customers in Norway
  • Won business with largest customers in Norway
  • Trained other presales
  • Trained partners
  • Presented and designed solutions for Customers
  • Actively engaged in continuous learning opportunities to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in technology best practices.
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather system requirements and translate them into functional specifications that met their business objectives.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction with expert advice on system architecture and design strategies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve overall system efficiency.

Board Member

Søndre Auli Vel
03.2011 - 02.2013
  • Responsible for playgrounds at Aulifeltet.
  • Rebuilt several playgrounds that had been abandoned
  • Repurposed equipment from abandoned playgrounds
  • Secured playgrounds according to regulations
  • Found alternative ways of building playground items to save cost

Chairman of the Board

SØNDRE AULI GRENDEHUS SA
03.2011 - 02.2013
  • Overall responsibility for the Grendehus.
  • Championed corporate social responsibility efforts, fostering a culture of ethical leadership and community engagement.
  • Strengthened company''s financial performance with diligent oversight of fiscal management and risk mitigation.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment on key business objectives and priorities.
  • Promoted effective communication among board members, fostering collaboration in decision-making processes.
  • Planned and oversaw meetings in accordance with governing documents.
  • Maintained impartiality and objectivity during meetings and decision-making.

Inside Product Specialist

Dell
04.2008 - 08.2011
  • Inside technical presale for public customers
  • Technical presale of Dell Datacenter portfolio
  • Presented and designed solutions for Customers
  • Actively engaged in continuous learning opportunities to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in technology best practices.
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather system requirements and translate them into functional specifications that met their business objectives.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction with expert advice on system architecture and design strategies.

Owner & Windows Consultant

Imset IT Consulting LTD
03.2007 - 09.2010
  • Designing and implementing IT solutions for collection agencies and plumbing companies
  • Migrating to newer infrastructure
  • Deplinyg mail solutions for new customers

Operational Consultant / Technical Account Manager

Logica
05.2007 - 03.2008
  • Customer account reporting
  • Customer facing meetings
  • Windows Server management
  • Customer account management
  • Datacenter migrations
  • Mail management
  • Windows client support
  • Solution design

Senior Consultant

SystemPartner Norge AS
11.2006 - 04.2007
  • Building an ASP Central for small/medium-sized Collection agencies.
  • Building datacenter
  • Designing Datacenter
  • Designing and implementing virtual infrastructure
  • Migrating and Implementing Collection agencies

Senior Consultant

Siemens Business Services
05.2001 - 10.2006
  • Windows Server management
  • Datacenter migrations
  • Mail management
  • Windows client support
  • Solution design

Consultant

Cicerone AS
09.1996 - 05.2001
  • Support for server/client and databases.
  • Implemnentation of server/client and databases.
  • Sales of server/client and databases.

Education

none - Information Technology

NKI Datahøgskolen

none - Miljøingeniør

NKI ingeniør Høgskolen

PASSED - High school equivalent

NKI Forkurs

PASSED - Information technology

Nærinsakademiet

Skills

  • Sales Presentations
  • Product Demonstration
  • Problem Solving
  • Value-based selling
  • Customer Trend Analysis
  • Sales Reporting
  • Customer Portfolio Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • New Business Development

Certification

  • MCP Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
  • MCP Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • CCA (Citrix Certified Administrator)
  • MCP Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Languages

English
Bokmål, Norwegian
Nynorsk, Norwegian

Timeline

Presales Manager

Nutanix
04.2022 - Current

UDS Presales Manager Central and Northern Europe

Dell EMC
02.2020 - 03.2022

General Member Board

SAMEIET EIDGATA 12
05.2018 - Current

Isilon Presale Manager Europe West

Dell EMC
02.2017 - 02.2020

Advisory System Engineer - Nordics

Dell EMC
10.2016 - 02.2017

Isilon Presales Functional Lead for Europe West

Dell EMC
06.2014 - 02.2017

Senior System Engineer - Nordics

Dell EMC
10.2013 - 10.2016

System Engineer

Dell
08.2011 - 09.2013

Board Member

Søndre Auli Vel
03.2011 - 02.2013

Chairman of the Board

SØNDRE AULI GRENDEHUS SA
03.2011 - 02.2013

Inside Product Specialist

Dell
04.2008 - 08.2011

Operational Consultant / Technical Account Manager

Logica
05.2007 - 03.2008

Owner & Windows Consultant

Imset IT Consulting LTD
03.2007 - 09.2010

Senior Consultant

SystemPartner Norge AS
11.2006 - 04.2007

Senior Consultant

Siemens Business Services
05.2001 - 10.2006

Consultant

Cicerone AS
09.1996 - 05.2001

none - Information Technology

NKI Datahøgskolen

none - Miljøingeniør

NKI ingeniør Høgskolen

PASSED - High school equivalent

NKI Forkurs

PASSED - Information technology

Nærinsakademiet

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Honors Awards

  • Dell Silver Award for EqualLogic sales
  • Dell Gold Award, TSR of the Year nomination
  • Dell Gold Award, Big win of the year
  • Awarded "Best TSR Regional/Nordics"
  • Isilon Cluster Award
Nicolai Imset