Joel McKelvey

Current

Technical Alliance Manager -- VMware at NetApp

Past

Graduate Student Instructor -- Business Models at Columbia Business School
Business Development & Strategic Alliance Manager at Cisco Systems, Inc.
Strategic Consulting/Business Development at BackSpace.tv

Co-Founder at DigitalPutty.com
Manager of Technical Marketing at Cisco Systems, Inc.
Engineering Lead/DevTest at Cisco Systems, Inc.
Engineering Lead at TGV, Inc.
QA/Engineering Team Leader at Novell, Inc.
Engineering Lead at Borland International

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Education

Columbia University - Columbia Business School
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP)

California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Boulder High School

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Connections

285 connections

Industry

Computer Hardware

Joel McKelvey’s Summary

I am a senior technology strategist with international experience in alliance and corporate marketing. My specialties include the definition and execution of strategic technical initiatives that drive net incremental revenue and high ROI. I've spent most of my career building multi-discipline teams that successfully deliver cross-company integrated solutions to address customer needs. I believe that clear goals, constant focus on the customer, and appropriate metrics help drive successful projects and build market dominance.

Joel McKelvey’s Specialties:

corporate strategy, marketing strategy, strategic alliance management, storage technologies, virtualization technologies, networking technologies.

Joel McKelvey’s Experience

Technical Alliance Manager -- VMware

NetApp

(Public Company; NTAP; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )
Graduate Student Instructor -- Business Models

Columbia Business School

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2009 — September 2009 (1 month)

Served as GSI for computer-based decision models course focused on using simulation and optimization algorythms to aid in decision making.
Business Development & Strategic Alliance Manager

Cisco Systems, Inc.

(Public Company; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

October 2003 — January 2009 (5 years 4 months)
Strategic Consulting/Business Development

BackSpace.tv

(Telecommunications industry)

June 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 7 months)
Co-Founder

DigitalPutty.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

September 2000 — May 2007 (6 years 9 months)
Manager of Technical Marketing

Cisco Systems, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

August 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 3 months)
Engineering Lead/DevTest

Cisco Systems, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

August 1996 — August 1999 (3 years 1 month)
Engineering Lead

TGV, Inc.

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Networking industry)

August 1995 — April 1996 (9 months)
QA/Engineering Team Leader

Novell, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Networking industry)

June 1994 — August 1995 (1 year 3 months)
Engineering Lead

Borland International

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

October 1991 — June 1994 (2 years 9 months)

Joel McKelvey’s Education

Columbia University - Columbia Business School

MBA , 2007 — 2009

Graduation with honors/Dean's Honor List recipient

Activities and Societies:

Beta Gamma Sigma society
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business

MBA, Berkeley-Columbia Executive Program , 2007 — 2008
Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP)

Certificate in Achievement in Alliance Management 2007 — 2007
California Institute of Technology

IRC Certificate , Engineering Management Certificate Program , 2005 — 2005
California Institute of Technology

IRC Certificate , Program for Technology Marketing , 2004 — 2005
California Institute of Technology

IRC Certificate , Program for Technology Management , 2004 — 2005
University of California, Santa Cruz

BA , Biology (physiology/anatomy) , 1987 — 2001
University of California, Santa Cruz

BA , Environmental Studies (entomology) , 1987 — 2001
Boulder High School

1985 — 1987