Ben Deaton

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Director of Engineering (AI/ML) at Movable Ink

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Ben Deaton is an engineering leader at Movable Ink, specializing in building large-scale ML systems, data platforms, and distributed infrastructure. He holds a PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is described by colleagues as a capable, visionary, and grounded leader who excels at operationalizing AI to drive business metrics.

Outside of his technical work, Ben is a dedicated musician with a lifelong passion for the violin, having played seriously in orchestras and chamber music. He has recently delved into electronic music, exploring sound creation with synthesizers. He also maintains a blog sharing his personal interests and experiences.

He is a classically-trained violinist who is now exploring electronic music synthesis.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Demanding

ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

ML Systems Design
Leads teams building scalable ML platforms and infrastructure for high-throughput, production-grade workloads at Movable Ink.
AI-driven Personalization
He built and led the teams delivering Movable Ink’s flagship AI-driven personalization engine for enterprise marketers.
MLOps
His teams focus on solving complex MLOps problems, and he has actively recruited for roles with this expertise.

Media Appearances

Ben has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023
Director of Engineering (AI/ML) at Movable Ink
9-2019 - 4-2023
Director of Machine Learning at Shiplify
7-2016 - 9-2019
Data Scientist at Coherent Path
3-2013 - 7-2016
Engineering Consultant at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Lecturer at Georgia Institute of Technology

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Georgia Institute of Technology
Master’s Degree from Georgia Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Ben

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Be crisp while making the pitch

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ben is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ben

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ben move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Ben take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Ben

Personality Compatibility


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