Product Line Manager
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Responsibilities:--Managed the premier line of products, which represented over 70% of the company’s revenue--Established and maintained corporate relationships with strategic industry partners including US and European OEMs--Orchestrated corporate and market-related campaigns including global advertising, press tours, trade shows, sales guides, white papers, etc.--Directed the transition from a retail to an enterprise focus--Produced business cases for all new Manage products--Created product plans including positioning, pricing, licensing, competitive analysis, etc.--Created product requirements documents and coordinated development objectives--Coordinated global rollout activities--Trained company employees how to present, sell, and market our Manage productsAccomplishments:--Produced more than $8 million within the first year and a half of ServerMagic’s existence--Helped to define the corporate service provider strategy--Established corporate relationships with Novell, Compaq, Microsoft, IBM and others--Presented to professional organizations and customers in more than 17 countries--Participated in Novell training events for worldwide SE and Consulting Services--Was invited to be an instructor for Novell’s worldwide BrainShare events--Helped define PowerQuest’s 3-pronged Manage, Deploy, Protect enterprise strategy--Helped transition to an enterprise focus from a successful retail focus--Orchestrated the production, launch, and sales efforts for ServerMagic, a first of its kind server partitioning tool