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Bradenton, Fl, Us

Monroe, Louisiana , Us

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Se

2023:Vice President - Carrier Solutions SalesResponsible for Sinch Voice's relationships with key industry partners throughout the Globe.2021-22:Vice President Carrier Solutions Product ManagementResponsible for the financial success of Sinch Voice's termination and access products as well as the success of the Carrier channel.

Monroe, Louisiana , Us

Generates results by combining Strategic Transformation Methodologies at the Customer level while utilizing a LEAN technique of Forecasting and Executing on sales plans. Leads a Sales organization that focuses on collaborating with the North American National and Voice Service Providers to enable their business growth models. 2009-2017Responsible for IP, Cloud, Data and Voice Sales for CenturyLink’s Wholesale business unit.-Consistently achieve/exceed quota through accurate sales forecasting, opportunity prioritization and a focus on closing opportunities. Increased monthly Sales 70%+ from 2013 to 2017Responsible for Global Wholesale Voice Revenue and Margin.-Responsible for Voice Underlying Carrier, cost and quality management for all business units. -Part of a small team in 2009 that turned around the profitability of the voice business by targeting key customers for growth, laser focusing on margin at the account level and utilizing strategic pricing to achieve goals. Multiple Circle of Excellence awards.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Provide leadership and strategic direction for Sprint Nextel's business relationship with the Cox Enterprises family of companies. Primarily focused on wireless applications and services.Develop business opportunities for sales and partnerships on an 18-24 month horizon.Lead a matrixed account team and support organization of 90+ members.

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Directed Client Relationships for Software and Professional Services engagements for the Verizon and Level (3) accounts.Successfully provided thought and execution leadership on innovative software solutions that met the needs of the client organizations.Focused on margin management and network routing process automation in the Telecommunications industry.

Led the Strategic Product Alliances organization guiding BellSouth's corporate strategic relationships for the Product Development organization while also leading an overlay Long Distance sales organization and the Marketing Analysis and Planning group for Enterprise Data products. These Alliances provided products that generated over $1.2B annually.Owned Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for BellSouth Long Distance Mass Markets, Wireless (Cingular, now AT&T Wireless) and Wholesale markets, which included carrier partner/vendor management and domestic and international network least cost routing (LCR). Managed bilateral and reciprocal relationships that created revenue for the corporation while simultaneously reducing the cost of international call terminations.Was successful at reducing costs by over $70M annually and consistently overachieved on all targets and goals including cost management, sales and employee satisfaction.Held a leadership role in the launch of Long Distance, which was the most successful start up/product launch in BellSouth's history.

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Held various Financial Operations positions, including Commissions Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Project Management, Billing and Billing Automation. Was successful at increasing margins and reducing bad debt by reducing the billing cycle by 30 days for the Wholesale Market and reduced Small Business bad debt through prescreening telemarketing lists through a credit agency.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Certification, Lean Applied To Business Processes