Sr. Sales Engineer - Qumu
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- Sr. Sales Engineer at Qumu
- Sr. Sales Engineer at Qumu (formerly Media Publisher, Inc.)
- Past
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- Residential Sales Manager at AMX
- Director, Pre-Sales at OpenPages
- Founder/Vice President at Acoustic Designs, Inc.
- Director, Sales Engineering at Interwoven, Inc.
- Application Architect/Content Management Specialist at Acquity Group
- Sr. Sales Engineer at Interwoven - EMEA
- Web Architect at SRP
- Education
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- Grand Canyon University
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Michael Puhala’s Summary
Technical Sales professional with a passion for technology making life easier, not harder.
Michael Puhala’s Specialties:
Enterprise Software, Web Application Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technical Pre-Sales, Managing Technical Sales Teams, seasoned public speaker.
Michael Puhala’s Experience
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Sr. Sales Engineer
Qumu
(Computer Software industry)
May 2008 — Present (7 months)
Sr. Sales Engineer responsible for the western half of North America and also responsible for the technical sales in Business Development and partner channel.
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Sr. Sales Engineer
Qumu (formerly Media Publisher, Inc.)
(Computer Software industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
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Residential Sales Manager
AMX
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)
Responsible for identifying, cultivating and closing large-scale residential opportunities for AMX and managing territory of residential dealers in Arizona and Nevada
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Director, Pre-Sales
OpenPages
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2006 — April 2007 (6 months)
Managed western half of the U.S. Pre-Sales team
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Founder/Vice President
Acoustic Designs, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
October 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Co-founded business to provide business development and technical design of home theaters, media rooms, and home automation to the custom home market. Responsible for sales, marketing, technology design and integration as well as planning and implementing the company’s information technology requirements.
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Director, Sales Engineering
Interwoven, Inc.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; iwov; Computer Software industry)
April 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 7 months)
12 direct reports (Sales Engineers) covering Western and South Eastern Region of United States.
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Application Architect/Content Management Specialist
Acquity Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2003 — April 2004 (5 months)
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Sr. Sales Engineer
Interwoven - EMEA
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; iwov; Computer Software industry)
July 1999 — December 2003 (4 years 6 months)
Responsible for business development, sales, and marketing development across thirteen countries in Europe. Activities included company and product public relations, pre-sales, post-sales consulting, best-practices education, and was Interwoven's primary public speaker throughout Europe. Helped grow European business from a six-person operation with $1 million in annual sales to a 130 person organization with over $50 million in annual sales.
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Web Architect
SRP
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry)
August 1997 — July 1999 (2 years)
Michael Puhala’s Education
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Grand Canyon University
BS, International Business, 1989 — 1993
Michael Puhala’s Contact Settings
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