Pat Rudolph

Current

Vice President, Global Sales at Ventureforth, Inc.

Past

Vice President, Technology Sales at 3Com Corporation
VP, Solutions Architecture at 3Com Corporation
Director, Global Strategic Technology at CommWorks Corporation (a 3Com company)

ATM/WAN Technical Specialist at 3Com Corporation
Manager, Systems Engineering at AmeriData/GE Capital
Manager, Systems Engineering at Inacom
Manager, Systems Engineering at Micro Computer Center
Owner/Partner at Micro-International Exchange

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Education

Northern Illinois University
Hendrix College
Austin College

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Software

Pat Rudolph’s Summary

Leader of global sales, technical specialists, and pre-sales engineers focused on solving customer business problems with technology. Evangelist for mobility applications and advanced communications and regular speaker at worldwide industry events.

Pat Rudolph’s Specialties:

Mobility applications related to Enterprise Asset Management and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.

- Comfortable with presenting business and technical strategies at the highest level of an organization.

- Assess new technologies and understand their broader business implications.

- Can articulate the company's vision to the press, analyst community, partners and customers.

Pat Rudolph’s Experience

Vice President, Global Sales

Ventureforth, Inc.

(Computer Software industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

A member of the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies of 2008, Ventureforth builds mobile maintenance, supply chain, and asset tracking solutions for Oracle and Ventyx/Indus customers. By providing a complete connected, disconnected, and partially-connected mobility solution for this market, Ventureforth fills a gap in enterprise asset lifecycle management.
Vice President, Technology Sales

3Com Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

January 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Responsible for setting company's customer-facing technical strategy and creating customer solutions using 3Com and third-party components. Leader of 3Com's worldwide Systems Engineering organization and technical sales overlay teams. Manage team of technical specialists focused on IBM IP Telephony initiative. Responsible for global sales/technical training requirements and delivery for 3Com employees.
VP, Solutions Architecture

3Com Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

November 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 3 months)

Executive manager leading teams of technical specialists, pre-sales engineers, and software developers with strong emphasis on IP Telephony and data networking. Responsible for 3Com's interoperability labs and Solution Provider Program, a certification program for 3rd-party developers.
Director, Global Strategic Technology

CommWorks Corporation (a 3Com company)

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

February 2000 — November 2002 (2 years 10 months)

IP solutions for carriers and service providers. Responsibile for several product portfolios including VoIP, Unified Messaging, CMTS, and carrier-grade routers.
ATM/WAN Technical Specialist

3Com Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

January 1996 — February 2000 (4 years 2 months)

Network design and deployment with emphasis on ATM LAN and WAN access products.
Manager, Systems Engineering

AmeriData/GE Capital

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)

May 1994 — January 1996 (1 year 9 months)

Data network design and installation services. Strong emphasis on multi-site deployments using Cisco, Bay, and 3Com routers.
Manager, Systems Engineering

Inacom

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)

July 1992 — May 1994 (1 year 11 months)

Data network design and installation services.
Manager, Systems Engineering

Micro Computer Center

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)

1989 — 1992 (3 years)

Data networking sales and service.
Owner/Partner

Micro-International Exchange

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)

June 1989 — March 1991 (1 year 10 months)

US-Soviet joint venture designing and deploying network infrastructure for the finance industry. Managed team of 20 engineers in Zelenograd, Russia.

Pat Rudolph’s Education

Northern Illinois University

MBA , August 1999 — May 2001
Hendrix College

B.A. , 1986 — 1988

Activities and Societies:

Computer Services Assistant Manager (VAX 11/785 and 6210), Statistician for doctoral dissertations (SPSS/X and SAS)
Austin College

1984 — 1986