Rob Kossack has over 20 years of experience in various sales roles. Rob currently serves as the Strategic Accounts Director at Faros AI, starting in March 2022. Prior to that, from 2019 to 2021, they were the Director of Enterprise Sales - Central US at Privacera. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as the Director of Sales at Illumio. Before that, from 2016 to 2018, they were involved in enterprise sales at CloudPassage. Rob started their career as a Sr. Account Manager at Rhythms NetConnections in 1998 and has worked in several sales positions at companies such as NetIQ, Radware, Enterasys Networks, Mercury Interactive, and Terabeam Wireless.
Rob Kossack's education history is as follows:
- Rob attended Colorado State University, where they pursued a BA degree in Business Management and Computer Science. The specific duration of their enrollment is not provided.
- From 2014 to 2017, Rob attended Rackspace Cloud University, focusing on Cloud Security. However, no degree was mentioned for this program.
- Rob obtained their High School Diploma from Lake Forest High School. Again, the exact timeframe is not mentioned.
- In 2021, Rob enrolled in the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, specifically in the Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme. The duration of this program is not specified.
- Also in 2021, Rob attended Blockchain University for a program focused on Blockchain Platforms and FinTech Applications. The duration for this program was only one year.
In addition to their formal education, Rob has received several certifications.
- In April 2021, they obtained the Code42 Security Ninja Belt 3.0, both White and Yellow Belts, from Code42.
- In February 2020, Rob earned a certification in Blockchain Security from the Blockchain Training Alliance.
- In December 2019, they obtained a certification in Corda Distributed Ledger Architecture, also from the Blockchain Training Alliance.
- Rob completed a program on Blockchain Platforms for Enterprise from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in April 2019.
- In April 2018, Rob achieved the AWS Certified Business Professional certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Rob obtained the Benefits of Cloud Technology to Business: Getting Started With Migration certification in December 2016, and the Fundamentals of AWS certification in November 2016, both from Cloud Academy, Inc.
- Additionally, in August 2016, Rob achieved the Solutions Architect—Professional Certification for AWS from Cloud Academy, Inc.
These certifications demonstrate Rob's continuous pursuit of knowledge and expertise in fields such as cloud technology, AWS, and blockchain.
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