
Director of Customer Solutions at Segovia
Richmond, Virginia Area

Director of Customer Solutions at Segovia
Richmond, Virginia Area
I have extensive experience in sales and marketing working with electrical wholesalers, original equipment manufacturers and industrial manufacturing facilities.
In my current position I have moved into the public space managing a global sales team selling into the federal, state and local government space.
Working as an individual contributor and in executive sales management, I have been successful in executing the different programs that I have been assigned.
Sales process implementation, account and opportunity planning and review, strategic development of sales organization, development of channel strategy.
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
As the Director of Sales at Segovia, I am responsible for executing our front end sales strategy.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 5 months)
• Responsible for managing a team of senior account managers, product specialists and manufacturer representatives to exceed the area sales goals.
• Interact with multiple business units to execute programs and processes for successful achievement of area sales goals.
• Develop and manage the strategy of our channel to market. This includes electrical wholesale distributions, value added resellers, solution partners and direct end user customers.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Industrial Automation industry)
January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)
• Responsible for national OEM and Aftermarket strategy for $38M business.
• Coordinate with product management, engineering, manufacturing and finance on customer requirements and opportunities.
• Development and administration of Siemens Panel Builder Program.
• Responsible for development and coordination of semi-annual training class for key channel partners.
• Responsible for creation of Siemens Control News, a quarterly electronic newsletter targeting both external and internal customers.
• Managed development of UL508A SCCR resource center.
• Completed project analyzing pricing guidelines for business unit.
• Support sales organization and business development team on opportunity assessment and negotiation.
• Member of corporate marketing team to implement the Siemens Solution Partner program.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Machinery industry)
May 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 9 months)
• Manage field-marketing effort for Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.
• Responsible for sales quota of $11.5M and 19 account managers.
• Work with the respective account managers to meet or exceed their target quotas.
• Provide application knowledge to serve the customer and business unit to propose cost effective products and solutions.
• Provide market knowledge along with pricing authority and feedback to obtain sales and share growth while maintaining price realization and positive EBIT.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Machinery industry)
April 1997 — May 2002 (5 years 2 months)
• Successful solution implementation at a major OEM. This solution presented over $100k of incremental business, while achieving a 10% cost savings for the OEM.
• Successfully negotiated a 5-year strategic partnership agreement with a major OEM in the Mobile territory. Over the life of the agreement revenue realization will be $7M-$10M.
• Grown sales territory an average of 15% in sales over the previous year each of the 5 years.
• Responsible to exceed sales quota over $2M in Industrial Solution sales by driving specification at OEMs and End-Users.
• Responsible for managing 13 distribution channel partners in the sales territory.
Masters of Business Administration , 1999 — 2002
Mechanical Engineering and International Relations , 1992 — 1997