We are so pleased to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Michael Patterson, Director of North American Sales, Scale Computing, as one of the IT channel’s 100 People You Don’t Know But Should for 2021. Every year, this list honors the people working tirelessly behind the scenes to support not only their partners, but the broader channel ecosystem, as well.
Based on feedback from leading solution providers and industry executives, the CRN editorial team compiles the list each year to bring well-deserved attention to the best and brightest who may not be as visible or well-known as some channel executives, but whose roles are just as important
As director of sales in North America for Scale Computing, Patterson manages both the sales engineers and field sales team. He has brought new processes to the organization, streamlining opportunity workflow, improved the enterprise sales practice, and provided additional guidance to reduce sales cycles, making it easier for partners to transact. Patterson also built the edge trial process which allows enterprise accounts to quickly access evaluation equipment. This is a joint program between Scale Computing and a certified channel partner, and has been essential in winning edge computing and enterprise accounts.
Throughout his career Michael has been passionate about working with others to solve complex problems – at multiple stages in the IT value-chain – since his initial systems analyst role at WinCo foods, then many years as a data warehouse and business intelligence consultant and sales professional, especially while selling to large enterprises at Microsoft then Gartner. That experience provided a depth of skills and knowledge that facilitates Michael to coach his salespeople and enable channel partners to work together in solving IT problems for end user clients. Teamwork – this is what Michael Patterson is all about!"
Dave Hallmen, Chief Revenue Officer for Scale Computing, has worked with Patterson several times in previous roles. In response to Patterson earning this recognition from CRN, Hallmen commented, “Throughout his career Michael has been passionate about working with others to solve complex problems – at multiple stages in the IT value-chain – since his initial systems analyst role at WinCo foods, then many years as a data warehouse and business intelligence consultant and sales professional, especially while selling to large enterprises at Microsoft then Gartner. That experience provided a depth of skills and knowledge that facilitates Michael to coach his salespeople and enable channel partners to work together in solving IT problems for end user clients. Teamwork – this is what Michael Patterson is all about!"
The 100 People You Don’t Know But Should will be featured in the October 2021 issue of CRN Magazine and can be found online at www.crn.com/100people.
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