Dan Donovan

Energizer
DISC Type : I

VP of Technology at LPL Financial

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Overview

Dan Donovan is a Vice President at LPL Financial, leading Cloud Infrastructure and Delivery Engineering. He specializes in transitioning organizations to agile environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to boost ROI. An alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, colleagues describe him as a "go-to problem solver" and "detailed oriented. "

He has a strong focus on building diverse and inclusive teams, achieving impressive workforce retention rates of around 90%.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Believer

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Cloud Infrastructure
He manages teams of Cloud Engineers and DBAs, overseeing solution design and implementation for both on-premises and cloud environments at LPL Financial.
Team Leadership
He is passionate about building inclusive teams and nurturing talent, which has resulted in a highly engaged workforce with 90% retention rates.
Infrastructure as Code
He leverages IaC to deploy scalable, repeatable processes that significantly reduce cycle times and improve efficiency.

Media Appearances

Dan has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2017
VP of Technology at LPL Financial
11-2016 - 8-2017
Technical Delivery Manager at Bank of America
5-2015 - 10-2016
Technical Delivery Manager at Belk
11-2014 - 5-2015
Service Delivery Manager at Bank of America
1-2010 - 8-2014
SVP, Sr. Technology Manager at Bank of America

Education

1995 - 1997
Bachelor of Science (BS) from University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1989 - 1993
Bachelor of Science (BS) from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dan is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dan

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dan move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Dan take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Dan

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