Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas has a diverse and extensive work experience in the technology industry. Mark is currently working at Calligo as the Chief Solutions Architect, a role they started in January 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Global Data Strategist from December 2021 to March 2023. From January 2020 to January 2022, Mark worked as the Vice President of Professional Services at Calligo, where they managed cloud project delivery and was responsible for project methodology and line of business management.

Before joining Calligo, Mark held various roles at Databarracks. From July 2012 to January 2016, they worked as a Solutions Architect, where they developed new IaaS service offerings, formulated the go-to-market strategy, and handled platform design, technical pre-sales, and operations.

Mark also gained experience at Virtustream, where they worked from September 2009 to July 2012. During this time, they served as the Director of Cloud Professional Services, EMEA, and was responsible for datacenter/cloud on-boarding, process development, and delivery methodologies. Mark also held the position of Director of Professional Services, EMEA, from February 2010 to March 2011, overseeing P&L and managing relationships with sales, marketing, and other functional areas.

Prior to their roles at Virtustream, Mark worked at VirtualizeIT from November 1999 to September 2009. Mark held various positions during this time, including Professional Services Director, Professional Services Manager, Consultant, and Developer, gaining comprehensive experience in project management, service delivery, and software development.

Throughout their career, Mark has showcased their skills in cloud technology, project management, product development, and service delivery. Their work experience reflects a strong focus on driving innovation, developing new services, and improving processes to meet the needs of the organizations they have worked for.

Mark Thomas attended Bedford College from 1997 to 1999, where they pursued a BTEC in Computer Studies. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications over the years, including the World Class Manager Course 2 and World Class Manager Course 1 from World Class Manager in 2022 and 2021 respectively. Mark also completed the BigID Professional Course and became a Certified BigID Associate Manager through BigID in 2022. In 2022, they participated in the Matillion Academy for courses on Building a Data Warehouse using Matillion and Migration. Moreover, they acquired the Microsoft INF240x certification on Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Stack in 2017. Mark has several VMware certifications, including the VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) in 2012, VMware certified professional 4 in 2010, and VMware Certified Professional 3 in 2007. Mark also holds the Sophos Certified Sales Consultant certification but its obtained month and year are not specified. Finally, Mark has the Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) Presentation Server XP - XenApp 4 certification from Citrix and the VMXP certification from Veeam Software, though the exact obtained months and years for these two certifications are not provided.