Chris Day
About Chris Day
Chris Day serves as the Director of APAC Sales Engineering at Denodo, specializing in partner channel enablement and collaboration. With extensive experience in sales engineering and a strong background in data management, he has worked in various technical roles across multiple organizations since the 1990s.
Work at Denodo
Chris Day has served as the Director of APAC Sales Engineering at Denodo since 2020. In this role, he focuses on partner channel enablement, enhancing collaboration and performance with business partners. His responsibilities include overseeing sales engineering efforts across the Asia-Pacific region, ensuring that Denodo's data virtualization solutions meet the needs of clients and partners.
Previous Experience
Before his current position at Denodo, Chris Day worked as a Principal Sales Engineer at Denodo from 2018 to 2020, covering Australia and New Zealand. His career includes significant roles such as Principal Sales Engineer at MarkLogic from 2015 to 2018 and Information Management InfoSphere Technical Specialist at IBM Australia from 2011 to 2015. He also held positions at Meier Business Systems and The System Works, contributing to his extensive experience in sales engineering and technical support.
Education and Expertise
Chris Day studied Engineering at The University of Queensland in 1989 and pursued Education at Queensland University of Technology from 1990 to 1991. His expertise includes enterprise content management environments, focusing on optimizing data management and accessibility. He has a strong interest in reusing legacy data and systems to address current business challenges, and possesses a deep understanding of data warehouse platforms and reporting architecture.
Communication Skills
Chris Day has developed the ability to effectively communicate the connection between technical capabilities and business challenges to diverse audiences. This skill is essential in his role, as it allows him to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders, facilitating better understanding and collaboration.