Patrick Smyth

Energizer
DISC Type : I

VP of Platform Engineering at Clearspeed

Altadena, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Informal

Enthusiastic

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

2-2025
VP of Platform Engineering at Clearspeed
2-2023 - 2-2025
Director of Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure Services at Uniphore
6-2021 - 2-2023
Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Services at Uniphore
3-2020 - 5-2021
Platform Tech Lead at Rollbar
12-2019 - 3-2020
Platform Tech Lead at Rollbar

Education

2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Notre Dame

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Exp : 14 Location : Altadena, California, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : VP of Platform Engineering at Clearspeed
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Insights For Selling To Patrick

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Patrick is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Patrick move?

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

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

You And Patrick

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