Sales and marketing professional
San Francisco Bay Area
Sales and marketing professional
San Francisco Bay Area
Sales and Marketing professional with 20 years of demonstrated success and growth within software and telecommunications technology organizations. Proven performer who develops close trusting relationships with high-level customers. Able to motivate internal organizations to meet customer’s goals to create a win-win environment.
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Aricent is a telecommunications software company that focuses on software development and services for network equipment companies and service providers. Currently, Aricent is a privately held (LBO - KKR and Sequoia) company that was spun out of Flextronics. It is made up of several software companies Flextronics purchased over the years, including Hughes Software Systems, Futuresoft and eMuse.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2006 — May 2007 (11 months)
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
April 1999 — June 2006 (7 years 3 months)
Report to the Corporate Vice President. Responsible for increasing sales to suppliers of telecommunication equipment. Major accounts include Cisco Systems, Fujitsu Network Communications and Tellabs. Sales quota for FY ’07 exceeds $30 million. Telcordia is the largest supplier of Operational Support Systems software for the telecommunications industry with sales of approximately $1.1 billion for FY ’06.
· Attained 114% of $25,200,000 sales quota for FY ’06.
· Attained 126% of $14,300,000 sales quota for FY ’05.
· Created template for new business development among supplier account executives.
· One of two remaining sales team members out of an original team of 12 due to recent telecommunication equipment sales depression.
· Promoted to highest level individual contributor
(Computer Software industry)
1987 — 1999 (12 years )
BS , Business Administration , 1984 — 1987
General Education 1983 — 1984