Mike Goetz

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Manager, Data Center Operations at NVIDIA

Manassas, Virginia, United States

Overview

Mike Goetz is a Data Center Operations Manager at NVIDIA with extensive experience in network engineering and infrastructure management, previously holding supervisory roles at Sutter Health. Colleagues describe him as a detail-oriented, driven, and innovative leader who takes initiative and mentors his teams.

He has a background in Computer Science from Sierra College and has completed numerous certifications focused on communication and persuasion.

Mike spearheaded the design, procurement, and deployment of a data center build-out project valued at over $200 million.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Data Center Operations
Manages a 5MW data center for NVIDIA and previously supervised daily operations, new installations, and troubleshooting for Sutter Health.
Leadership Communication
Recently completed multiple courses on effective listening, interpersonal communication, and communicating with executives, indicating a focus on leadership skills.
Network Architecture
Has a background as a Network Engineer, creating engineering plans for data centers and working with enterprise systems like Cisco Nexus and ACI.

Media Appearances

Mike has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2021
Manager, Data Center Operations at NVIDIA
7-2019 - 8-2021
Supervisor, Data Center & Field Operations at Sutter Health
7-2017 - 7-2019
Network Engineer 3, Data Center at Sutter Health
10-2015 - 7-2017
Network Engineer 2, Data Center at Sutter Health
1-2003 - 1-2015
Lead Voice/Data Technician at Ashby Communications

Education

2001 - 2003
Computer Science from Sierra College

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Insights For Selling To Mike

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mike is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mike move?

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

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

You And Mike

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