Jay Stortzum

Jay Stortzum has over 30 years of work experience, primarily in sales and account management roles. Jay is currently working as a Global Account Executive at Evolving Solutions since 2021. Before that, they had a long career at IBM, where they held various positions. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Global Client Executive in the Financial Services Sector, leading IBM's penetration and expansion into the Fiserv account. From 2017 to 2020, they served as an IBM Server Solution Specialist, developing relationships and consultative solutions for communications and cloud service providers. Prior to that, from 2013 to 2017, they were a Client Systems Manager, responsible for systems and storage sales for AT&T. Jay also held the position of Consulting Server Sales Specialist for AT&T from 2005 to 2013, directly overseeing System X and BladeCenter technologies. Before joining IBM, Jay worked in various sales roles, including Advisory PC and Server Specialist and Networking Sales Specialist. Jay started their career as a PC Sales Manager, managing a team of collegiate student representatives selling personal computers to universities, colleges, and hospitals. Jay has a strong background in sales, account management, building relationships, and driving client value.

Jay Stortzum completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Management from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, attending from 1987 to 1991. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the "IBM Cloud Pak for Automation - Architect" certification from IBM in January 2022. Jay has also acquired the "IBM Open Data Platform" certification, although the institution, month, and year of obtaining this certification are not specified.