Rick Schindel

Rick Schindel serves as the Sales Director at VAST Data Federal since October 2024, focusing on driving the VAST Data Platform within the Federal Systems Integrator community. Prior to this role, Rick Schindel held positions at Future Tech Enterprise, Inc. from April 2021 to October 2024, including Vice President of Business Development for Federal Systems Integrator Programs and Senior Vice President of Global Sales, overseeing sales, marketing, and engineering efforts across various commercial sectors. At Rackspace Technology, from November 2020 to April 2021, Rick Schindel contributed as a Senior Account Executive to establish the Federal Systems Integrator business. Spanning a career from November 1997 to October 2020 at Dell, Rick Schindel did significant work as Regional Sales Director for the Federal Systems Integrator business and held the role of Global Account Manager. Earlier positions include Pricing Manager at Zenith Data Systems and Financial Analyst at EDS. Rick Schindel earned an MBA in International Business from the University of Maryland, where studies took place between 1990 and 1992, following a Bachelor’s degree from the same institution completed in 1985.