Todd Putnam

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Director, Battery Control Systems and HV Architecture at Rivian

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Process Oriented

Status Quo Seeker

Unexpressive

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

6-2023 - 5-2024
Director, Battery Control Systems and HV Architecture at Rivian
5-2019 - 6-2023
Sr. Manager, Battery Management Functional Safety and Systems Engineering at Rivian
6-2017 - 5-2019
Sr. Systems Engineer at Rivian
4-2016 - 6-2017
Sr. Systems Engineer at Gentherm
11-2013 - 3-2016
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer at International Rectifier an Infineon Technologies Company

Education

2002 - 2006
BS from Tufts University

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Insights For Selling To Todd

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Todd is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Todd

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Todd move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Todd take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Todd

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