Paul Walker

Current

• Global Identity Management Architect at Sun Microsystems

Past

• Deployment Engineering Consultant at Sun Microsystems
• Technical Marketing Manager at Sun Microsystems
• Engineering Project Manager at Sun Microsystems

• professional services at JCP Computer Services
• professional services at RCMS

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Education

• Leeds Metropolitan University
• Harry Carlton

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company

Paul Walker’s Summary

Current experience working in technical presales for Sun Microsystems leading Identity Management related solutions assisting top tier Sun account teams throughout Europe and the Middle East.

Previous positions:

Engineering Project Manager
Technical Marketing Manager
Technical Product Manager
Application Developer/Professional Services

Numerous technical specialities in platforms, O/S, databases, programming languages, Internet technologies and infrastructure standards.

Acquired into Sun Microsystems through successful security startup venture (Trustbase/JCP London 2000).

Paul Walker’s Specialties:

Presales, technical architectures, joint customer workshop planning, proof of concept planning and execution.

Paul Walker’s Experience

• Global Identity Management Architect

  Sun Microsystems

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

  July 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

  Strategic account presales, technical field enablement, best practice and proof of concept delivery on Identity Management technologies.

• Deployment Engineering Consultant

  Sun Microsystems

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

  January 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 7 months)

  My current position has three high level goals for the Identity Management business unit: field enablement, deal enablement and capturing customer technical feedback.
  Partnership with Engineering as well as delivering white papers, deployment guides, sizing guides and best practices guides as resource materials.

• Technical Marketing Manager

  Sun Microsystems

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

  January 2002 — January 2003 (1 year 1 month)

  As part of the iPlanet software organization dealing with Identity Management solutions. Reporting into the product management team providing vital support for software partner activities, trade show demonstrations and presentations. Competitive information and supporting the software product lifecycle from a requirements perspective.

• Engineering Project Manager

  Sun Microsystems

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

  January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)

  Had responsibility for producing a 'get well plan' for Sun's Meta-Directory product. Managed product requirements into marketing based on customers urgent escalations. Was deeply involved in managing ongoing customer escalations and ensuring ongoing software releases satisfied the market need. Worked closely with the engineering team in Bangalore bringing the product to market.

• professional services

  JCP Computer Services

  (Computer Software industry)

  1997 — January 2000 (3 years )

  General technical dogs body for successful internet startup that was acquired by Sun Microsystems in Jan 2000. Positions including field consultant, presales support, consultancy lead.

• professional services

  RCMS

  (Computer Software industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years )

  Analyst Programmer position within RCMS performing Oracle and SQLWindows development onsite for clients.

Paul Walker’s Education

• Leeds Metropolitan University

  BSc (Hons) , Computing , September 1991 — June 1995

  Majored in systems analysis & design

• Harry Carlton

Additional Information

Paul Walker’s Websites:

• My Company

Paul Walker’s Groups:

•    JCP Alumni
•    Identity Management Specialists Group
•    Identity & Access Management
•    League of IAM Architects/Consultants
•    Information Security Experts
•    Identity and Access Management (IAM)
•    Youthenticate Identity Services 2.0
•    Sun Microsystems, Inc.
•    Oracle Identity Management
•    LDAP Directory Experts Group
•    Sun IDM
•    On Demand Leaders | IT Professionals
•    Sun-Oracle

Paul Walker’s Honors:

Sun Microsystems "Sun Star Award" for outstanding contribution in 2001 related to trade show activities at the financial SIBOS show.

Sun Microsystems, "Principle Field Technologist" August 2009

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