Terence Ford

Background

About Terence Ford

Achieved 35+ years of extensive business, management, services solutions sales support, practice development and IT experience in highly technical and complex environments. Led efforts for Fortune 50, 100, 500 and companies within the financial, healthcare, government public sector, service provider, ecommerce, manufacturing, consumer products and technology industries in both domestic and international markets. Performed in various capacities that include systems administration, network engineering, database management, application development, management and project management and services solutions sales. Active member of the Arizona Technology Information Council and key solutions strategist for the AZ COVID-19 Digital Task Force. Former positions include Vice President, Systems Engineer, Systems Analyst, Regional Director, Services Solutions Executive, Network Engineer, Operations Manager and Chief Officer of his personal consulting firm. Specialize in architecture, design, quality assurance, strategy, technology training, project management, career development, disaster recovery/business continuity, management, complex network and systems integrations, vendor management, account planning and strategic solutions/services sales. Developed technical practices, led technical task force teams and mission-critical design/integration efforts that have been recognized in public press releases and Cisco Success Stories. Attained both an Under-Graduate degree and Masters in Computer Information Systems (CIS). Hold several Cisco internetworking certifications in addition to Net-App and Microsoft. Participated in several technical vendor conferences, public speaking conference events that include a state-wide infrastructure strategy to a panel of Senators and House of Representatives.