
Senior Sales Engineer | Please feel free to add me to your network - sphelps06@gmail.com.
Phoenix, Arizona Area

Senior Sales Engineer | Please feel free to add me to your network - sphelps06@gmail.com.
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Intelligent, driven professional with a passion for success and desire to achieve. Independent, self-starter with a broad technical background in the computer industry while working as an engineer. Dedicated team player who is loyal, tactful, and diplomatic. Recognized for exceeding expectations, ability to build and maintain strong business relationships, technical knowledge, and commitment to providing the best customer service possible. Excellent relationship building, account management, presentation skills. Energized by new challenges and opportunities for growth. Recognized for strong work ethics, and being strategic & proactive in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments.
Account Management, IP Networking, Network and Systems Security, Systems Administration, Project Management, Database Design, Product Positioning and Messaging, Competitive Analysis, and Product Training. Excellent client-facing and customer service skills, Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Relationship Building, Sales Strategy, Creative Thinker, Organized, Goal Oriented, and Success-driven.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MPS; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
May 2007 — January 2008 (9 months)
Recruited for multiple skill sets including: .NET/Web/Java Developers, Software Engineers, UI Developers, QA Testers, Cisco Network Engineers, Systems and Network Administrators, IT Security Professionals, Business Analysts, SQL and Oracle DBAs/Developers, Project Managers, IT Managers/Directors, Help Desk and IT Support Technicians.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
December 2005 — July 2006 (8 months)
eEye Digital Security is an Innovative leader in vulnerability security research and provider of security solutions.
* During the qualifying process, confirm that eEye's products meet the prospect's requirements; assist sales in technical qualification.
* Throughout the proposal process, articulate and demonstrate eEye solutions, influence customers’ technical requirements, and position products relative to competition.
* Configure eEye products to build compelling demonstrations.
* Responsible for all technical aspects of proposal development
* Manage pilot evaluations and provide technical support during the evaluation process; maintain a proactive overview of support issues impacting customers and prospects.
* Interact on a daily basis with customers to troubleshoot issues and answer technical questions.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
May 2005 — December 2005 (8 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
January 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 5 months)
• Manage all technical aspects of the sales cycle
• Pre-sales support, sales strategy, addressing technical objections, competitive positioning, demonstrations (on-site/web-based), and product implementation planning.
• Developed sales/technical training material for internal staff, customers, and Business Partners.
• Primary technical resource for various divisions within company (Bus. Dev, PM, Sales, and Product Marketing).
• Work closely with Product Manager and Development team to prioritize product requirements (including customer/market and technical requirements) and bug fixes for upcoming releases.
• Key role in working with Development team during the product design and development phase to ensure requirements are being met and design input is being incorporated.
• In-depth competitive product analysis through extensive and on-going research and in-house testing.
• Received "High Performance Driver” award in 2003.
• President’s Club at 156% of sales quota in 2003
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2002 — January 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Provided Pre and Post Sales Support to prospects/customers evaluating or using various enterprise business solutions implemented by STI. Performed large-scale enterprise-wide implementations of these solutions, including Connected TLM Backup and Disaster Recovery Software, P-Synch (Password Synchronization Management Software), ID-Synch (Identity Management Software), and major design/database customizations for Magic Help Desk software.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 7 months)
Previo was an innovator of eSupport Software and Services for Help Desk and Desktop Services.
- eSupport Essentials Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for the enterprise.
- Data Migration Tool to help automate migration of user documents, settings, etc. from one system to another.
(Computer & Network Security industry)
1993 — 2000 (7 years)
Digital photography, technology, professional networking, scenic road trips, nature, skydiving, good music, and enjoying the beautiful sunsets here in Arizona.