Brent Siglar

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Sr. Solutions Architect | HPC/AI at NVIDIA

Towson, Maryland, United States

Overview

Brent Siglar is a Senior Solutions Architect at NVIDIA with over 20 years of experience in High-Performance Computing and AI infrastructure. He specializes in building premier systems like the DGX SuperPOD, drawing on expertise from roles at Microsoft and Cray. He holds a BS from Wright State University.

He has been acknowledged in academic papers for providing crucial technical support on complex, cloud-based HPC projects for meteorological forecasting.

Interesting fact: As part of NVIDIAs Infrastructure Specialists (NVIS) team, he is responsible for building some of the largest and fastest AI and HPC systems in the world.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Precise

Information Seeker

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

AI Supercomputing
His current role at NVIDIA's NVIS team involves building the world's largest AI/HPC systems, including the DGX SuperPOD.
Hybrid Cloud HPC
Has extensive experience supporting HPC infrastructure both on-premise (Cray, SGI) and in the cloud (Microsoft Azure, IBM).
HPC Storage Solutions
His skill set includes a wide range of high-performance storage solutions like Lustre, BeeGFS, IBM GPFS, and Azure Netapp Files.

Media Appearances

Brent has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Sr. Solutions Architect | HPC/AI at NVIDIA
1-2019 - 6-2024
Sr. Technical Program Manager | Azure Global | HPC at Microsoft
11-2014 - 1-2019
Systems Analyst at Cray Inc.
2-2014 - 10-2014
HPC CloudOps Technical Consultant at IBM
2-2012 - 2-2014
Professional Services Consultant at SGI

Education

2000 - 2004
BS from Wright State University
Education details unavailable from Beavercreek High School

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Insights For Selling To Brent

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brent is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brent

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brent move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Brent take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Brent

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