Desmond Paré

• Collaborate across business systems to provide accurate forecast reporting for the Digital Sales team and ensure data governance on platforms like Salesforce, Clari, and Tableau.

• Work cross-functionally with our marketing team to deliver essential reporting and insights on lead generation and new customer firmographics, supporting strategic decision-making

• Assisted customers with software/hardware issues, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and resolution

• Analyzed sales trends for the Go-To-Market team, supporting unit and profitability planning
• Created in-depth process documentation for the GTM team as a way to refine current methods and implement automated solutions

• Liaised between Fisk University and Equinix to foster tech education through resume workshops and frontend web development classes
• Collaborated to put together a career fair for students on campus & spoke on a panel that addressed the digital divide and tech accessibility; connecting HBCUs with major tech firms

• Developed benchmarking tests and a React frontend web-app to visualize Equinix Metal machine performance against other cloud providers
• Developed skills in Terraform to enable bare metal server deployment across the globe
• Created Metal Marketing newsletter to share key specs and use cases to identify proper Metal solution scenarios for customers

• Contributed to full stack development on Adobe Enterprise Management (AEM) implementation for the Equinix website
• Utilized Python, JSON, HTML/SASS, GitHub, JIRA, and JavaScript for new AEM designs

• The Hidden Genious Project trains and mentors Black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills to transform their lives and communities
• I continue to work as a Youth Educator & Mentor voluntarily at different tech slams, career fairs, and other events hosted by THGP throughout the year.
• Led workshops on HTML and Linux for diverse youth audiences at Google UK, promoting inclusion in tech in 2018

• Taught foundational computer science skills, including HTML, Swift, and web development, empowering students to create their own web applications.

• Designed engaging lessons that introduced key programming concepts, fostering creativity and problem-solving skills in young learners.