Paul Barker

Paul Barker has over 20 years of experience in various sales and leadership roles within the technology industry. Currently, they serve as the Director of Business Development at Alithya, where they offer strategic consulting for digital transformation. Prior to their current role, Paul was an Azure Sales Specialist at NetApp, leading sales efforts for Azure NetApp Files and Cloud Volumes Ontap in Canada. Paul has also held positions such as Director of Cloud Sales at WatServ, Client Executive at Radiant Communications, and Microsoft Cloud Market Development Executive at Ingram Micro. Paul has a proven track record of driving revenue growth and building successful relationships with clients.

Paul Barker has an Associate's degree in Accounting and Finance from Seneca Polytechnic. In 2014, they received certifications in HP 2014 Converged Infrastructure Solutions Sales and HP 2014 Network Solutions and Solutions Sales from HPE Learning Center. Paul also holds certifications in Dell Sales for Blade and Rack Servers, PS4210, and SC series storage from Dell in 2013. In the same year, Paul obtained the NPSR Nos 3 certification in Nutanix Sales from Nutanix and the VMSP certification in Veeam Certified Sales Specialist from Veeam University. Additionally, they received training in Sales from various sources. In 2013, they obtained the VSP 5.5 VMware Sales Professional certification from VMware University. In 2017, Paul received further training from HPE Learning Centre. Paul participated in the Co Pilot Boot Camp from Microsoft Community in 2023, earning a degree as a Co Pilot and specializing in Azure. Furthermore, Paul has additional certifications such as Microsoft Global Challenger from Microsoft obtained in 2020 and Azure Fundamentals AZ 900 from Microsoft obtained in 2019.