David Ferguson

David Ferguson has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. David started their career at DataComm, where they excelled as a Sales Executive, focusing on technology services, consulting, and reselling PeopleSoft Software. David achieved impressive results, such as being the top sales executive in the company and surpassing revenue targets. David'sclients included major organizations like Oakland County, Detroit Medical Center, and Blue Cross of Michigan.

After their time at DataComm, David joined Feron, Inc. as the VP of Sales, leading sales efforts for the company for four years. David then moved on to Accel/Greenpath and AUTOWEB, where they served as a Sales Executive.

David's career took a new direction when they became a founding team member of iDashboards. David played a crucial role in growing the company from a startup to a global provider of business intelligence software. As the Director of Channels, OEM, and International Sales, their responsibilities included building and managing the company's channel organization domestically and internationally. David also handled direct sales outside the US and Canada and was involved in various aspects of the business, including strategy, marketing, and execution.

Following their successful tenure at iDashboards, David joined Abide, Inc. as a Founder/Partner. Abide is a social enterprise focused on helping children in poverty. As one of the founders, David was involved in all aspects of the business.

David then joined OSIsoft, initially as a Global Partner Manager for OEM/ISV, managing existing and potential partnerships with major companies. Later, they transitioned to the role of Global Partner Manager for Cloud, Channels, and Community Team, overseeing high-touch partnerships and potential partnerships in emerging technologies like cloud, IIoT, BI, and machine learning. In their last role at OSIsoft, David served as a Channel Account Manager for System Integrators, Americas for Aveva, after Aveva acquired OSIsoft.

Most recently, David joined MANTA as a Partnerships Manager for the Americas. Overall, their extensive experience in sales, partnership management, and business development has enabled him to thrive in various industries and organizations.

David Ferguson completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Marketing from Western Michigan University between 1990 and 1993. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, including AI Trends, Get Ready for Generative AI, Introduction to Conversational AI, SALES ACCREDITATION v1 from Cloudera Partner Academy, Choosing a Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Mongo, and Cloud, Data Privacy & Information Security V3.2 from Traliant, Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: US Employees Edition V5 from Traliant, Channel Masters from IPED, AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials from Amazon Web Services, AI For Everyone from Coursera, Serverless Concepts from Linux Academy, and Manta End User Training from MANTA. The month and year of obtaining Manta End User Training certification are not provided.