Brian Reese Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

NCC Group is a global expert in cyber security and risk mitigation consulting. With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face. We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionizing the way in which organizations think about cyber security.Our three main focuses are Risk Management & Governance, Technical Security Consulting & Cyber Incident Response throughout all industries from Start-Ups to Fortune 100's. In addition, we have a number of specialist practices across the business including Cryptography, Bug Bounty, Mergers & Acquisitions, Hardware & Embedded Systems and Transport Assurance Practice Services.

Chicago, Il

SecureTrust™, a Trustwave division, leads the industry in innovation and processes for achieving and maintaining compliance and security. SecureTrust delivers world-class consulting, compliance and risk assessment services and solutions for the enterprise market as well as tailored merchant risk management programs and solutions for merchant program sponsors around the globe. • Manage major partnerships with enterprise level clients. • Responsible for ~$20m in revenue from 2018-2023 via partnership growth • Increased partner program compliance through continual education.• Advise partners on go-to-market strategy for reselling Trustwave’s IT Security and Compliance SaaS program offerings.• Consult with partners on program and operational efficiency.• Mentor and train new sales and sales operations teammates on internal operations. • Negotiate agreements with C-Level Executives. • Work as a liaison between Project Managers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers, and Support Managers to accomplish partner program initiatives.• Create custom program offerings through cloud-based solutions to meet the technological / operational needs of partners to achieve revenue and optimization goals. • Develop and execute project plans to ensure program milestones are achieved.• Lead ‘proof of concepts’ with partners while establishing clear goals and timelines. • Create and present program proposals and reseller agreements. • Provide industry and software specific training webinars to clients and end users. • Utilize Salesforce to manage book of business.• Represent Trustwave / SecureTrust at conferences & trade shows.• Recipient of Sales Excellence Award for 2019.• President's Club 2020, 2021, 2022

200 N. Lasalle Chicago, Il

Veredus provides the best IT professionals for contract and permanent placement. By taking the time to understand each company’s unique corporate culture and needs, our veteran professional recruiters find the ideal personality and skill set for a perfect match.• Recruit, interview, evaluate and place highly skilled technical professionals on a contract, contract to hire or permanent basis.• Proactively source and identify active and passive technology professionals through various sourcing engines and social media sites.• Successfully review job descriptions and analyze client requirements in order to understand the needs of the hiring manager and technical skills required.• Construct Boolean search strings to expedite focused candidate/client discovery.• Develop creative sourcing and recruiting resources to expand talent portfolio and attract qualified candidates.• Conduct thorough skype and face to face interviews to determine candidates qualifications and job requirements.• Assess candidates hard and soft skills through a combination of behavioral interviews and competency-based evaluations.• Identify and attend networking activities such as career fairs, professional association meetings, calling on technical schools and outplacement services.• Build and maintain a quality pipeline through fostering long term relationships with candidates.• Display technical expertise and the ability to understand technology while keeping in-depth knowledge of technology trends at client companies.

Merrillville, In

• Created and implemented sales and marketing strategies to increase revenue. • Managed commercial and residential construction projects from the creation of the bid until the completion of the scope of work.• Successfully adhered to all building code regulations and guidelines.• Negotiated project scopes with major insurance companies.• Engaged in door-to-door sales and cold called prospective clients. • Trained and mentored new hires. • Successfully created presentations and pitched company to major clients. • Played role in customer service and human resource development. • Negotiated pricing with suppliers to increase profit margins.• Named General Contractor of the Year for the Town of Merrillville.• Directly responsible for increasing sales from $200,000 to over $2 million.• Represented company at job fairs and trade shows.

Merrillville, In

• Managed social media updates for a custom print company. • Advised clients and small business owners on strategy for social media.• Optimized content for SEO to generate sales leads. • Wrote blog posts on how to optimize social media for small business. • Developed and managed social media accounts and contests. • Analyzed analytics and social media traffic. • Targeted potential direct selling partners.• Drafted press releases for new products and clients. • Represented the company at trade shows, and networked with prospective clients. • Presented the company’s value and benefits of partnership to prospective clients through cold calling. • Closed agreements, and entered new partners in a database. • Implemented a new CRM software within the company. • Managed the new CRM software after implementation.