Crystal Dowds

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Vice President Architecture, Engineering and Technology at Lumen Technologies

Portland, Oregon, United States

Overview

Crystal has no verified overview

Personality Overview

Fast But Thoughtful

Early Adopter

Direct & Assertive

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Crystal has no verified topics they care about

Media Appearances

Crystal has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2022
Vice President Architecture, Engineering and Technology at Lumen Technologies
7-2020 - 12-2022
Director of Product Management at Lumen Technologies
8-2016 - 12-2021
Chief Financial Officer at Alaska Direct Fish
3-2019 - 7-2020
Sr Manager Operational Support at CenturyLink
11-2017 - 6-2018
Director of Systems & Process Excellence - Consumer at CenturyLink

Education

LEAN Applied to Business from Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services from North Central State College

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 25 Location : Portland, Oregon, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President Architecture, Engineering and Technology at Lumen Technologies
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Crystal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Crystal is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Crystal

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Crystal move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Crystal take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Crystal

Personality Compatibility


Other Lumen Technologies Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.