Netagen
Ken Martin has a diverse work experience in the field of IT and sales, with a focus on networking solutions. Ken started their career at IBM in 1983, where they worked as a Sales Representative and Systems Engineer, primarily serving the Financial Services and Insurance sector. In 1995, they joined Bay Networks Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer, providing technical and pre-sales support to customers in the financial and manufacturing sectors.
In 2001, Ken joined Nortel as a Senior Systems Engineer, specializing in internetworking and VoIP convergence for enterprise accounts in the Canadian financial services industry. Ken established long-term customer relationships and played a key role in solution presentations, demonstrations, technical proposals, and financial analysis.
From 2010 to 2011, Ken worked at Blade Network Technologies as a Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, responsible for sales support across Canada, focusing on high-performance cluster computing and 10 Gigabit Ethernet server and storage convergence.
Ken then joined IBM in 2011 as a Senior Sales Engineer, working with Blade Network Technologies solutions. Ken supported pre-sales engineering efforts across Canada for various customers such as enterprise clients, business partners, carriers, and internet service providers.
In 2012, Ken transitioned to Cisco as a Systems Engineer - Pre-Sales, where they played a pivotal role in architecture, design, and recommendation of technology solutions to address customer business requirements. Ken consistently exceeded sales targets and contributed to the sales team's success.
Ken joined Softchoice in 2016 as a Solution Architect, focusing on commercial accounts and networking solutions. Ken provided pre-sales engineering support, created accurate statement of works agreements, and supported sales teams and technical implementation engineers. Ken also developed relationships with new clients in the Toronto area, contributing to team growth and increasing service revenues.
Currently, Ken is working at Netagen since 2018 as a Senior Account Manager. Ken brings their expertise in technical solution engineering and works with commercial enterprise accounts. Ken delivers professional services based on solutions from leading networking and unified communication partners, focusing on application service delivery and addressing shifts in infrastructure demands.
Ken Martin attended Wilfrid Laurier University from 1979 to 1983, where they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. Ken'sfield of study included Marketing, Finance, and Computer Science. However, there is no information available regarding any additional degrees or certificates obtained from Right Management or any institutions such as Cisco, Nortel, Bay, or IBM.
Netagen
Combat Networks was founded in July, 2001 and is a wholly Canadian owned and operated Network Solutions Integrator for enterprise Corporate, Government and Defense infrastructures where security, performance and reliability are key to operating mission critical communication networks.Since its inception Combat has provided network design,installation, product sales, support and services to enterprise customers across Canada and abroad.Combat has the essential expertise, dedication and experience to support all legacy Nortel and Avaya customers and prospective clients alike. Unlike many of our competitors, Combat isn’t distracted by competing considerations of which vendor’s equipment to sell or focused in many (often competing) directions when providing pre and post sales support to their customers. With a single vision and core focus, the entire company is “rowing in the same direction”.Everyone at Combat is dedicated to your success by providing a complete lifecycle solution from network planning and project management through to post-sales support and network transition services. Combat has the people, skills and products to work for you at all stages of the network infrastructure lifecycle.Combat Networks is headquartered in Ottawa (Ontario). Their Ottawa-Gatineau headquarters serves as base camp for all corporate, administrative and support functions for the company. Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton regional locations coupled with partnerships across Canada allow us to serve many of the country’s largest Federal and Provincial Government Departments, National Defence Interests and Fortune 1000 companies.