clarkmerrick.com

Hi, I'm Clark Merrick!

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Certifications

CompTIA Network+
2022

Verkada Certified Engineer
2021

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Skills

Technical

Extensive experience with Cloudflare, internet security, application delivery technologies, CDN, WAF, DDoS mitigation, TLS, networking protocols, routing, Linux-based systems, packet capture, cloud identity platforms, secure connectivity solutions, virtualized lab environments, architecture validation

Non-technical

Customer-facing technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, solution mapping, proof-of-concept ownership, technical validation, executive communication, technical enablement

Experience

Cloudflare Inc | San Francisco, CA
Senior Solutions Engineer - Digital Native Enterprise
April 2026 - Present
Solutions Engineer - Mid-Market
March 2023 - April 2026

  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers, applying deep knowledge of security, networking, and cloud architectures to guide long-term platform adoption and roadmap alignment.
  • Drive technical wins maintaining a 54% win rate through solution alignment and technical validation.
  • Partner with Account Executives to identify customer initiatives, build technical champions, and secure net-new logos across digital native industries while expanding strategic enterprise accounts
  • Demonstrate expertise of Cloudflare through internal knowledge sharing opportunities, including biweekly AE/SE enablement, Associate SE mentorship through the creation of reusable demo narratives and technical guidance.
  • Represent Cloudflare at industry conferences through live demos, panels, and private consultations with enterprise customers.
  • Orchestrate testing and implementation of complex enterprise requirements using a comprehensive personal lab, advising customers on best-practice architectures and validating designs through detailed diagrams.

Public Data Library Inc | San Mateo, CA
Chief Financial Officer and Board Member
October 2022 - October 2024

Verkada Inc | San Mateo, CA
Senior Technical Support Engineer
June 2021 - March 2023

  • Resolved a wide variety of support tickets with excellent communication and timely updates to keep customers informed.
  • Managed the support and product engineering labs and redesigned the lab spaces to better meet the company mission and cost objectives.
  • Created primary technical documents for our internal and external knowledge bases, including customer-facing instructions.
  • Determined the root cause of bugs and created tickets while maintaining the point of contact between engineering and customers.
  • Methodically handled the RMA process for all OEM returns to properly discover the root cause of issues.
  • Provided expertise to enterprise customers for installation, best practices, and configuration.

clak.io LLC | Greater Dallas Area, TX
Founder/President
June 2018 – October 2025

Let's get in touch!

My best point of contact is email at clark@clarkmerrick.com