Thomas Bakewell

Aptos, California, United States
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Senior IT Executive • Chief Information Officer (CIO) • Senior Vice President of…

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    “I had the good fortune of working for Tom at Infoblox. He has the experience and insight to anticipate problems and lead successful business and IT initiatives. Most important he is uniquely talented and welcoming, a real pleasure to know and work with under all circumstances. Tom understands how to deliver value to the business and is someone who can champion positive change. Tom is also very close to the team that works with him and always cares for the team both inside and outside the workplace! would love to work in future !! ”

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    “I had the great pleasure of working with and directly reporting to Tom for over four years at Riverbed Technology. Tom is a great leader, an outstanding mentor, and a true role model for his employees. Over his tenure at Riverbed, Tom not only shaped Riverbed Technology’s IT department, but also made a significant impact on the success of Riverbed Technology as a company. Tom’s core strengths are his leaderships, management, and communication skills. When he joined Riverbed, IT was a small team of individual contributors focusing on “fighting fires” and “keeping the lights on”. Immediately, Tom formulated a strategy to position IT organization as the key driver of company’s growth. He evaluated the existing team and hired the necessary management talent to organize IT into distinct functioning areas. Each area manager set goals and objectives and worked together with other managers to achieve Tom’s vision. This allowed him to spent more time with IT’s internal and external stakeholders, to ensure that IT, as an organization, was aligned and supported company’s business objectives. Under Tom’s leadership, IT organization grew to over 60 full-time employees and over 100 contractors. It became one of the most valued and integral parts of the company, and Tom himself played a key role in drafting company’s business strategy. Tom’s success at Riverbed can also be attributed to his exceptional management abilities. Before making any decisions, Tom always listened to facts from all sides and analyzed them in a structured way. Even in the most high-stakes situations, Tom remained calm and composed and was able to make rational decisions and effectively influence others - an ability that was universally admired throughout the company. What I personally enjoyed about working for Tom, was that he truly cared about his entire team. Tom saw each employee not as a “set of skills”, but as an individual with goals, personal motivations and ideas that chose to work at Riverbed. He understood his employees and ensured that everyone on his team was motivated to do his or her best job. Putting longer hours or extra effort was easy, because your work was appreciated by Tom on a personal level. Without hesitation, I highly recommend Tom to any organization and I would be honored to join his team in the future.”

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