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derek@carbonstone.ai

Fractional Field CTO
& Sales Engineering Leadership

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13

5

77+

Years Running SE Teams

Teams Built & Scaled

SEs Mentored

Proven Expertise.

The Problem.

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Every technology company needs excellent sales and solutions engineering. Not every company needs a full-time VP or Field CTO.

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Maybe founders are still running every demo. Maybe account executives are losing technical deals they should be winning. Maybe you have a few talented engineers in the field but no process, no metrics, and no clear path for them to grow. Or maybe you’re about to launch into a new market and need a technical sales motion that works from day one. These are solvable problems.
 

How I Help.
 

I meet you and your team where you are and make it stronger. Some clients need the function built. Some need the deal won. Many need both.
 

I bring Field CTO experience from Pivotal Software and VMware, along with Sales Engineering leadership at Yugabyte, DataChat, and Actian. I’ve built teams from scratch, scaled them globally, and carried quota in every role I’ve held. That means I understand both sides of the equation: what it takes to build a high-performing team, and what it takes to close a complex technical deal.

Field CTO

SE Leader & Field CTO

Field Architect Leader

Head of Presales

Global Channel SE Leader

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