Rob Verhoeven

Technical Consultant | NetApp Specialist

’s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Technical consultant within a NetApp distributor vendor team, combining professional services (≈80%) with technical pre-sales (≈20%). I design, implement, and optimize NetApp solutions in production environments, turning business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and supportable architectures. My work spans ONTAP, SAN/NAS, StorageGRID, backup, and hybrid cloud, with strong focus on best practices and operational reliability. On the services side, I deliver complex implementations and troubleshooting. On the pre-sales side, I support partners and account teams with solution design, technical validation, demos, and workshops. Always ensuring proposals are realistic and deployable. I act as a technical bridge between vendor, partner, and customer, combining deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, outcome-driven mindset. Core strengths: - NetApp architecture & implementation - Professional services delivery - Technical pre-sales & enablement

Experience

  • NetApp Technical Consultant at Arrow Nederland
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    I excelled as a NetApp Technical Consultant, driving impactful infrastructure solutions for clients. • Specialized in storage and virtualization, enhancing system efficiency and reliability. • Led initiatives in disaster recovery, backup, and restore processes to safeguard client data. • Contributed to technical pre-sales efforts, showcasing the benefits of advanced storage solutions.

  • Senior Lead Architect at Pink Elephant Netherlands
    Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 · 7 mos

  • Senior Technical Consultant at DataManagement Professionals
    Apr 2018 - Dec 2024 · 6 yrs 9 mos

  • Technical Consultant at Technology Garden B.V.
    Mar 2012 - Mar 2018 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Technology Garden is certified partner of NetApp, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services for the design, implementation and operation of storage and hybrid cloud solutions. Active in more than 20 countries, Technology Garden operates as a flexible and specialized ‘partner behind the scenes’ for NetApp, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and more than 75 of their channel partners throughout Europe. Consultants of Technology Garden are highly skilled and fully certified.

  • Technical Pre-Sales Consultant at AnylinQ B.V.
    Oct 2010 - Mar 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

    AnylinQ is een zelfstandige onderneming gespecialiseerd in het geven van advies over, het implementeren en supporten van datamanagement oplossingen. Hierbij focust AnylinQ zich op kwaliteit en een lange termijn relatie met haar klanten en partners. Specialisme: Commvault, NetApp, VMware en Exagrid.