Hossein Ghazizadeh

Chief Services Officer and Senior Vice President of global support at BARRACUDA NETWORKS INC

Cupertino, California, United States

About

At the helm of Barracuda Networks' Global Technical Support and Customer Success, my leadership has been instrumental in scaling support structures and enhancing customer satisfaction. My dedication is reflected in the development of robust technical support policies and effective cross-departmental collaboration, ensuring that our customers' needs are not just met but exceeded. With a strong foundation in cybersecurity technologies, I've successfully managed a team of three hundred, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Our team's commitment to excellence has been recognized with multiple Best Customer Service Excellent Awards, underscoring our position as a leader in the industry.

Experience

  • Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA) (20 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Vice President, Global Technical Support & Customer Success
      Jan 2006 - Present · 20 yrs 7 mos

      Responsible for developing and managing all aspects of Barracuda Networks Call Center and Product Support world wide with staff of three hundred. Supporting early stage customers while building an organization and processes that can grow quickly as customer base grows. Develop and enhance Technical support policies, procedures, Knowledge-base and method of communication to internal and external parties. Work closely with all departments to ensure needs of customers met and improve the quality of customer satisfactions. Established world-class technical support that is recognized by many customers and partners as one of the best in the industries.

    • Director of Global Technical Support & Customer Success
      Sep 2006 - Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Technical Support Manager & Customer Success
      Jan 2006 - Sep 2006 · 9 mos

  • BARRACUDA NETWORKS INC (16 yrs 5 mos)
    • Chief Services Officer
      Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

    • Vice President, Global Technical Support & Customer Success
      Mar 2010 - Jun 2016 · 6 yrs 4 mos

  • IT Desktop Manager at Savvis Communications
    Feb 2004 - Oct 2005 · 1 yr 9 mos

    lead the team of IT profesionals responsible for addressing customer inquiries, screening, troubelshooting, resolving customers problems and monitoring customer web site, installing software, updating operating systems and provide hardware and software support remotly and onsite.