Andrew Orthun

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Lead Systems Admin at Altice USA / Cablevision Systems Corp.

Commack, New York, United States

Overview

Andrew is a Senior Platform Engineer with extensive experience in IT infrastructure for major corporations like Altice USA and JPMorgan Chase. He specializes in virtualization, VDI, and Windows server administration, holding MCTS certifications. A former colleague noted he is self-directed and adept at handling challenging, 24x7 workloads.

He has shown an interest in helping emerging professionals by actively recommending junior developers for opportunities.

Andrew has hands-on experience supporting large-scale corporate mergers, including the historic merger between Chemical Bank and Chase.

Personality Overview

Perfectionist

Soft Communicator

Process Focused

They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Virtualization Platforms
Has over a decade of experience administering VMware vSphere and Horizon View infrastructures, virtualizing a majority of physical servers in a previous role.
Enterprise Infrastructure
Managed platform operations for a 20, 000-employee enterprise, including server upgrades, disaster recovery, and migrations from legacy systems.
Microsoft Server Tech
Holds multiple MCTS certifications for Windows Server and has a stated interest in Microsoft technologies.

Media Appearances

Andrew has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2000 - 12-2017
Lead Systems Admin at Altice USA / Cablevision Systems Corp.
1995 - 2000
Technical Officer at JPMorgan Chase
1990 - 1995
LAN Specialist at Citibank, GFNA
Technical Officer at JPMorgan Chase
LAN Specialist at Citibank, GFNA

Education

Andrew has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Andrew

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions
  • Share whitepapers or case studies that showcase measurable results instead of just telling customer stories
  • Use phrases like 'results based on data', 'measurable proof', 'X% growth' etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Andrew is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andrew

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Andrew move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Andrew take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Andrew

Personality Compatibility


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