Behdad Ebadifar

Behdad Ebadifar has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Behdad is currently the Director of Sales West at Kong Inc., where they are responsible for securing, managing, and connecting APIs through Kong's Service Connectivity Platform. Prior to this, from 2019 to 2021, they served as the Director of Systems Engineering at ZEDEDA Inc., where they focused on the deployment, management, and security of real-time edge applications leveraging edge virtualization technology.

From 2017 to 2019, Behdad worked at VMware in multiple roles. Behdad started as a Senior Systems Engineer (West Tier 1 Partners), where they built long-term relationships and guided partners into the Software Defined Data Center. Behdad later transitioned to a role in Channel Sales West, where they managed vSAN sales and enabled channel partners.

Before joining VMware, Behdad worked at Violin Memory as a Sales Engineer, where they specialized in providing data center solutions centered on flash storage. Prior to that, they were a Systems Consultant at Dell from 2014 to 2015, where they informed and guided IT staff on the latest technologies. Behdad also served as a Technical Training Senior Advisor at Dell, responsible for delivering job-specific training courses to Dell team members.

Earlier in their career, Behdad held roles at WestPro Communications, Inc. and AMC systems, LLC. At WestPro Communications, they were a Team Lead Engineer, and at AMC systems, they were a Task Supervisor.

Overall, Behdad Ebadifar's work experience showcases their expertise in sales, systems engineering, and technical training, with a focus on technology solutions such as APIs, edge virtualization, and flash storage.

Behdad Ebadifar completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Physics from the University of Oklahoma from 2004 to 2008. During their education, they also pursued international business studies at Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-II) - Clermont-Ferrand from 2005 to 2006. In terms of additional certifications, Behdad Ebadifar obtained an Advanced Architecture Course certification from VMware in May 2018. Behdad also received a vtsp certification from VMware, although the specific month and year are unknown.