Summary
Michael Gurton is a sales operations and market research professional based in Portland, Oregon, with three years of focused experience translating data into actionable business insights. He has blended roles across data analysis and deal desk functions at companies like Groq and NVIDIA, leveraging tools such as Tableau, SQL, and Dune Analytics to drive revenue and operational decisions. His background spans public-sector economic development and nonprofit board service, giving him a pragmatic, stakeholder-focused approach to research and reporting. Michael’s strengths lie in synthesizing complex datasets into clear, executive-ready narratives that influence go-to-market strategy. He brings the curiosity of a researcher and the deal-oriented rigor of sales ops, able to move from exploratory analysis to deal enablement. Unusually for someone in operations, he pairs academic training across institutions with hands-on experience in both government and high-tech environments.
2 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MSW, MSW at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Cornell University