Kent Blossom

Current

• Vice President, IBM Security Solutions at IBM
• Vice President, Trusted Identity Solutions at IBM

Past

• Director, Strategic Outsourcing at IBM
• Director, Emerging Business at IBM
• Partner at Modern Baking

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Education

• UNC-CH
• Michigan Technological University

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Kent Blossom’s Summary

Over 25 years of Information Technology expertise, with a focus on selling and performing complex services engagements. Multiple patent awards.

Kent Blossom’s Specialties:

Sales, consulting, executive management.

Kent Blossom’s Experience

• Vice President, IBM Security Solutions

  IBM

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

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  I am Vice President, IBM Security Solutions. I lead a global team of experts who develop and sell risk and compliance management solutions based on the entire set of IBM security capabilities, spanning software, hardware and services, represented in the IBM Security Framework.

• Vice President, Trusted Identity Solutions

  IBM

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

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  My prior role was Vice President, Trusted Identity Solutions, on IBM’s Tivoli team. My job was to establish IBM as the global leader in the exploding market for advanced identity management solutions.

• Director, Strategic Outsourcing

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2006 — October 2008 (2 years 9 months)

  Responsible for sales and contract support processes, Six Sigma programs, and Quality Assurance for IBM's Americas SO business.

• Director, Emerging Business

  IBM

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

  January 2002 — January 2006 (4 years 1 month)

  Responsible for developing new and emerging business opportunities, including Homeland Security.

• Partner

  Modern Baking

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2005 (5 years )

Kent Blossom’s Education

• UNC-CH

  MBA , 1988

• Michigan Technological University

  BSChE , Chemical Engineering , 1983

Additional Information

Kent Blossom’s Groups:

•    UNC Alumni
•    Alumni of Michigan Technological University
•    Cape Fear Business Network

Kent Blossom’s Honors:

Patent: US 6,996,408 B2, Mobile Messaging Global Directory
Patent: US 7,443,965 B2 Integrated Voice and Data Interoperability Platform

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