Mr. Ward has 18 years technical consulting, management, and corporate leadership experience in the data and security networking industry. His versatility has served TippingPoint well with significant contributions in the areas of systems/sales engineering, vertical sales/marketing, and services/support. In his current role, Mr. Ward leads all worldwide teams for pre- and post-sales engineering, support, training and professional services. In 2003, he served as VP of Higher Education Sales & Marketing to drive growth in one of TippingPoint's most instrumental early market segments. Prior to TippingPoint, Mr. Ward served senior field and corporate leadership roles with TopLayer Networks, Metera Networks and Cisco Systems. Mr. Ward holds an engineering degree in Telecommunications Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University.