Nils Norfors

Nils Norfors has a diverse range of work experiences in the technology industry. Nils is currently the Head of Sales at Playground Tech, a position they started in March 2022. Prior to this, Nils worked at Pedab Sweden AB as a Business Developer from February 2020 to March 2022. In this role, they focused on creating channel strategies for distribution, enabling niche competency companies to access public tenders, and helping startups leverage scalable cloud services. Nils also oversaw security service sales for Pedab Sweden.

Before joining Pedab Sweden AB, Nils worked at Atea Sverige AB as a Software & Cloud Specialist from October 2018 to February 2020. In this role, they specialized in software licensing and cloud procurement, managing large/mid-cap and public customers. Nils negotiated licensing agreements, built business cases for IT investments, and assisted customers in procuring public cloud resources from major vendors like Microsoft, VMware, AWS, Oracle, and IBM.

Prior to Atea Sverige AB, Nils worked at Real Time Services as an Account Manager from August 2017 to October 2018. In this position, they sold consultancy services, software licenses, and hardware, while also contributing to business development and the recruitment of new consultants. Nils actively participated in the company's transition to cloud services.

Before joining Real Time Services, Nils worked at Dicom Data AB as an Account Manager from September 2015 to August 2017. In this role, they managed service agreements for midsize companies in Sweden, handling sales and service delivery. Nils gained valuable insights into IT service delivery, migration processes, and effectively communicating the value of outsourced IT on both technical and business levels.

Nils started their career at Pedab Sweden AB as a Software Sales Representative, a position they held from August 2013 to September 2015.

Nils Norfors completed their education in a chronological order. Nils attended Rudbecks Gymnasium from 2004 to 2008, where they obtained a degree in Social Science. In 2005 and 2006, they became a Foreign Exchange Student at Westview Highschool. Nils then pursued higher education at Linköping University from 2009 to 2013, earning a Civilekonomexamen degree in Business/Managerial Economics. In 2012, they also briefly studied at Hawaii Pacific University, focusing on Business/Managerial Economics. Nils has not mentioned any other educational experience or degree from the Edsberg institution, which lacks specific start and end years.

Additionally, Nils Norfors holds several certifications related to various technologies and sales, which include the following:

- AWS Partner: Cloud Economics Accreditation obtained from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in April 2022.

- IBM Security Verify Sales Foundation obtained from IBM in June 2021.

- IBM Certified Associate Administrator - IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 obtained from IBM in May 2021.

- Cloud Pak for Data Sales Foundations obtained from IBM in November 2020.

- IBM Journey to Cloud Sales Essentials obtained from IBM in April 2020.

- VMware Sales 2019 certification obtained from VMware in May 2019.

- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner obtained from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in September 2022.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate obtained from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2018.

- Another AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification obtained from Amazon Web Services in December 2017.

- SE: Campus Networking Credential 2017 obtained from Dell EMC in November 2017.

- SE: Modular Infrastructure 2017 obtained from Dell EMC in November 2017.

- VTSP - HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure 2017) obtained from VMware in September 2017.

- Aerohive AASA certification obtained from Aerohive Networks in June 2017.

- Aerohive AASP certification obtained from Aerohive Networks in June 2017.

- IBM Certified Specialist - Pureflex System Sales V2 obtained from IBM in November 2013.

- IBM Certified Specialist SPSS Statistics Level 1 v2 obtained from IBM in May 2014.