Jamie Blackford

Jamie Blackford has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. They began their career as a Consultant at Accenture in 1996 and then transitioned to J.D. Edwards as a Software Services Sales Manager in 1998. In 2003, they joined PeopleSoft as a Senior Sales Manager before being acquired by Oracle in 2004. From 2005 to 2006, they continued their role as a Senior Sales Manager at Oracle after the acquisition. In 2006, they joined Mercury Interactive as a Senior Director of Support Sales and later continued in the same role when Mercury was acquired by HP Software. At HP Software, they ran a 35-person Americas Support Sales organization from 2007 to 2009. In 2009, they joined Precise Software Solutions as a Sales Director after Precise was spun out from Symantec. From 2010 to 2012, they served as VP of WW Renewals, Enablement, and Field Operations at Nimsoft, which was later acquired by CA Technologies. From 2012 to 2015, they held the position of VP of WW Customer Portfolio Management at CA Technologies. Most recently, they have been working at Ivanti, starting as Senior Director of Global Customer Success and Renewals from 2015 to 2017, then being promoted to VP of Customer Success (Global Renewals) until 2021. They currently serve as Senior Vice President of Customer Success (Global Renewals) at Ivanti.

Jamie Blackford has a Master of International Management (International MBA) degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, which was obtained between 1995 and 1996. Prior to that, Jamie attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1987 to 1991 and earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History and Geography. There is no information available about any formal education at CA Technologies. In terms of additional certifications, Jamie has obtained several LinkedIn certifications in various areas such as communication, critical thinking, decision-making, empathy, judgment, listening skills, leadership, and making quick decisions. These certifications were all obtained in August 2021.