Richard Stafford

Richard Stafford has an extensive work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Their most recent position was as an Inside Sales Account Manager at Penguin Computing, starting in October 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Branch Account Executive at Sharp Business USA from February 2020 to September 2020.

Richard also has significant experience at NEC Corporation of America, where they held various roles. Richard served as a Channel Account Manager from July 2015 to March 2019, responsible for working with resellers and providing clients with proposals for datacenter technology. Richard also worked as an Inside Sales representative for NEC Storage, servers, and software from November 2013 to July 2015.

Earlier in their career, Richard worked as a Marketing Manager at Synnex from October 2008 to August 2010, where they initiated and executed marketing programs to increase revenue with reseller channels. Richard also held positions at Wintec Industries, Agilysys, Pioneer-Standard Electronics, and SARCOM, gaining experience in product management, marketing, and systems integration.

Overall, Richard Stafford has a strong background in sales, account management, marketing, and product management across various technology companies.

Richard Stafford completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in English from The Ohio State University between 1988 and 1993. In 2011, they obtained a Project Management certification from California State University - East Bay. Additionally, Richard has acquired certifications such as Red Hat Sales Specialist - Platform (2.0) from Red Hat in July 2015 and Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) 1 Associate from Fortinet in October 2018.