Chris Butcher

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Cloud, Internet, Security & Collaboration Consultant @ Sandler Partners
Chula Vista, CA, US
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Technology Consultant | Community Leader | Mentor | Coach | Networker | Philanthropist | People Connector | Customer Advocate | Father of 3!I've spent the last 3 years...2020 through today...helping companies navigate, optimize, right-size and strategize around the affects of Covid-19, primarily helping with remote and work from home (WFH) environments. 2018-24 National City Police Chief's Advisory Board2023-2024 President, National City Police & Fire Foundation2018-24 Board of Directors, National City Police & Fire Foundation 2019-20 National City Parks & Rec Commission2017 Volunteer of the Year, National City Chamber of Commerce2017 Ambassador of the Year, National City Chamber of Commerce2016-2017 Board of Directors, National City Chamber of Commerce8-time President's Club Winner1991-2000 High School Physics & Chemistry Teacher and Basketball, Baseball, Tennis and Track CoachIn 2000 I left a career as a high school physics and chemistry teacher, to engage in technology consulting...specifically I work with companies to help them audit, maximize, upgrade, protect and maintain their I.T. and communications infrastructure to create efficiency, minimize risk, manage change, reduce costs and ultimately increase revenues.My customers and partners work with me because I bring appropriate, technical & strategic solutions to their organizations. I help them focus on their business, while I consult with them on their voice and data needs.I believe in giving back & have worked with the charities below generating over $100,000 in donation revenue: SmileTrain, Relay For Life, Children's Miracle Network, Challenged Athletes Foundation, Team Kids, The Living Coast Discovery Center & The National City Police & Fire Foundation. I LOVE WHAT I DO. I hope you do too. It's the only way to live, work and play!949-310-0990 or cbutcher@sandlerpartners.comI consult with company leaders, municipalities, investment firms and my partners in all areas of internet/cloud-based technologies. Specialties include: strategic business problem solving, relationship building, strategic partnerships, alliances, creative and revenue affecting strategies, negotiations, complex and distributed organizational strategies, creating efficiency at every possible step. Keywords: #SDWAN #SDN #IoT #Internet of Things #Network Security #Bandwidth #MPLS #UCaaS #VoIP #Data Center #Firewall #Cloud #NIST #SDWAN #Fiber #Coax #salesforce #APIintegrations #EinsteinVoiceAssistant #contactcenter #callcenter #contactcenter #SASE #Redundancy #Failover

Chris Butcher's Current Company Details
Sandler Partners

Sandler Partners

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Cloud, Internet, Security & Collaboration Consultant
Chula Vista, CA, US
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198
Chris Butcher Work Experience Details
  • Sandler Partners
    Sandler Partners
    Chula Vista, Ca, Us
  • Sandler Partners
    Technology Consultant & Strategist
    Sandler Partners Mar 2017 - Present
    Redondo Beach, California, Us
    Enterprise consultancy in critical technology areas: Unified Communications/UCaaS/VoIP/Phone Systems, Contact Center, AI & ML, API Integration, SDWAN, DRaaS, IaaS, Network Security, Cloud, all on-premise and ALL UC providers including Mitel, InterTel, Shoretel, Avaya, Panasonic, Toshiba, NEC, as well as RingCentral, Vonage Business, GoTo, Nextiva, 8x8, Net2phone, Zoom Phone, Dialpad and many others. Our team focuses on expense reduction, efficiency creation and risk mitigation. We also specialize in SDWAN evaluation. Not all SDWAN operates the same. Our team works with over a DOZEN providers of Software Defined Wide Area Network services. We set up live demos for you anytime! Sandler Partners is an industry leading, unbiased, carrier-neutral, telecommunications consulting and auditing firm specializing in all areas of voice and data consulting for businesses. We connect our clients to the highest quality communications service providers for voice and data, hosted phones and cloud solutions as well as co-location options while securing the off-book rate structures not available to end-user customers. Sandler Partners serves as a high-level resource to businesses seeking an analytical and informed vendor audit and selection process within the ever-evolving, complex world of IT and network service providers. We currently represent over 200+ technology providers and carriers all around the world!
  • Southwest Telecom & Data, Inc.
    President & Co-Founder
    Southwest Telecom & Data, Inc. Jan 2019 - Present
    Technology problem solver for enterprise organizations from 5 to 5,000+ employees, specializing in cloud voice, video and collaboration solutions, work from anywhere and work on any device. Over 200+ providers in our portfolio with all major and most minor worldwide providers of voice, data, cloud and security solutions. We're not focuses on selling anything, we're focused on leveraging our 25+ years of experience to solve problems, save money, increase employee efficiency, retain customers and reduce company risk.
  • Cloud Now, Llc
    President & Cyber Security / Cloud / Ucaas / Connectivity Consultant
    Cloud Now, Llc Mar 2000 - Present
    Cloud Now LLC is an IT services brokerage and consulting group. We connect organizations with the right people and service providers to build smarter and more cost effective technology strategies. These strategies allow for better, faster, more reliable communications between your organization and it's internal and external constituents. As a brokerage services provider, we enable our customers to stay focused on their strategic projects and revenue generating activities versus spending valuable time managing vendors and the procurement process. Our team is objective, honest, straight-forward and we are ready to work with you today!Internet Access, Unified Communications, VoIP, SDN, SDWAN, Call Center, Business Process Outsourcing, Cloud, Email, Network Security, Off-site Storage and Back Up, Network Optimization, Internet Access, Redundancy and Automatic Fail-Over.
  • At&T
    At&T Solution Provider
    At&T Mar 2017 - Present
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Transforming customer's legacy voice, data, cloud and security services utilizing AT&T's robust, global network and deep, cutting edge voice, data and cybersecurity solutions. AT&T has a solution for every size customer and is continually investing and upgrading their suite of enterprise solutions to help companies focus on their core business. When you engage with an AT&T Solution Provider, you are working with an industry expert, trained in solving business issues through AT&T's enterprise catalog of solutions.
  • Glg (Gerson Lehrman Group)
    Technology Consultant / Council Member
    Glg (Gerson Lehrman Group) Dec 2017 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Expert technology consultant to investment and venture capital firms, and strategy consultancies, in the areas of telecommunications, unified communications, disaster recovery and business continuity design, network security, wireline and wireless connectivity, and cloud services in the enterprise space.
  • National City Police And Fire Foundation
    Board Member, National City Police & Fire Foundation
    National City Police And Fire Foundation Sep 2018 - Present
    The NC Police & Fire Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes, to provide support for law enforcement and fire services on a local and global level. Some of the programs that may be supported by the Foundation include the K9 Vest Program, Every 15 Minutes, Thanksgiving and Christmas Giveaway, and various officers training events and other community-first responder enhancement programs.
  • City Of National City
    Board Member, Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens Advisory Board
    City Of National City Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
    Us
    The Parks, Recreation, & Senior Citizen Advisory Board acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in matters of policy and administration of city owned parks and the recreation programs operated within the parks and recreation centers; investigates and reports on related matters as referred by the Council; and submits recommendations to Council on relative subjects which the Board deems important.
  • Telepacific Communications
    Unified Communications & Nationwide Network Services Consultant
    Telepacific Communications Feb 2015 - Feb 2017
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    2017 President's Club Winner, finished #3 in the companyNumerous awards including a week in Copenhagen, DenmarkI leverage over 18 years of experience in solution sales and high-level consulting with some of the world's largest companies to help deliver the most important tools to businesses...connectivity to their customers and continuity of their business operations. Without highly efficient and cost effective voice, data, security and storage solutions, business doesn't happen. I speak to CIO, CTO, VP of I.T., CEO and CFO every week about their data infrastructure, business continuity, network security, distributed workforce, and corporate communication objectives. While we may not be a fit for all companies, these leaders have come to appreciate my honesty, my professionalism and my work ethic, and they know they can utilize me as a resource whether or not we do business with each other.My approach is as follows. I'm a straight-shooter, I work my tail off and I want to do it right. I don't make any sacrifices when it comes to integrity, honesty and effort. You'll always get my very best. Promise.TelePacific Communications provides comprehensive connectivity, cloud and continuity solutions to 75,000 locations for customers ranging from small businesses to enterprises with hundreds of sites. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Company serves companies and organizations anchored in California, Nevada and Texas. Its multiple award-winning network and communications solutions and focus on customer service have powered 51 consecutive quarters of growth. TelePacific's broad portfolio of customer solutions enables anywhere-to-anywhere communications, at any speed, helps businesses run more efficiently, improves collaboration and ensures against business interruptions.
  • National City Chamber Of Commerce
    Director, Board Of Directors
    National City Chamber Of Commerce Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
    National City, Ca, Us
    Winner of 2016 Volunteer of the Year, and 2016 Ambassador of the YearCo-Chair of the Business Development Committee, Chair of the Ambassador Committee, founder and leader of the Business Rendezvous Group, the premier business to business networking organization in the South Bay, with over 100 participants each month. A concerned, passionate and engaged community member and business person looking to enable positive change through action, communication, leadership and hard work. Looking to serve first and foremost, and to help improve and strengthen the community in several areas, including education, business and economic development.
  • School Spirit Pays
    Vice President, Business Development
    School Spirit Pays Jun 2012 - Feb 2015
    Led the sales efforts at this start up company. Managed relationships with partnering education foundations while creating new business opportunities via networking, cold calling and referral activities. Closed well over 50% of all business at the company to date.School Spirit Pays’ mission is to partner with school foundations, community organizations & charitable non-profits to help them raise funds, while helping local businesses grow. This costs the foundations and non-profits NOTHING and it costs the participating businesses NOTHING! We will match almost any merchant’s current credit card processing rates and redirect the money typically paid to sales agents into the Education Foundations, PTAs/PTOs or Booster Clubs that support your local schools. Every School Spirit Pays Business is promoted through public relations, social media, and the School Spirit Pays Website. Each day, we are changing how non-profits view raising revenues, and showing them that the traditional methods need to be supplemented and eventually replaced by our model!
  • Comdirect, Inc.
    Sales And Business Development Manager
    Comdirect, Inc. Jul 2011 - Jun 2012
    Us
    Sales leader at ComDirect, Inc., a business telecommunications company. Sold, maintained, moved and installed business phone/communication systems & provided evaluations of current voice/data services from a financial and a operational perspective.
  • Earthlink Business, Formerly New Edge Networks
    Enterprise Network Specialist, Western Region
    Earthlink Business, Formerly New Edge Networks Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
    Vancouver, Wa, Us
    Engaged with CIO, SVP IT, VP IT at nationwide companies that need to connect their offices via a private MPLS network. Prospected and hunted for specific company's fitting the profile that matched our unique set of products and services. Used a variety of connection strategies to gain interest and appointments.Specialized in evaluating IP applications traversing multiple location networks and helping companies to maximize their bandwidth budget. Earthlink Business, formerly New Edge Networks, builds and manages private IP-based wide area networks that do not use the public Internet. Connecting business sites at virtually any address in the United States, New Edge allows businesses to choose any blend of available access technologies - from DSL and T1 lines to fiber-optic and wireless broadband connections - for building private and secure MPLS networks with performance guarantees. A wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK), New Edge is based in Vancouver, Wash
  • Dbm
    Director Key Accounts, Western Region
    Dbm Dec 2008 - Aug 2010
    Jacksonville, Florida, Us
    Prospected into Fortune 1000 companies HQ'd in the Western Region, targeting C-level HR personnel, with the very focused purpose of assisting them with their strategic human resource needs in the areas of outplacement, career transitions and executive coaching. My team of delivery, support and operations personnel provided services to some of the world's largest corporations, such as Well Fargo, Microsoft, IBM and Apple. DBM creates custom services to assist our Fortune 500 customers when transitions become necessary, and our customers have come to rely on DBM for its experience, expertise, and value.DBM (www.dbm.com) is a leading global outplacement, coaching, and career management firm providing services to private and public companies, not-for-profits and governments. When companies make decisions that impact careers, DBM provides services to support the organization, the employees who stay and the employees who need to leave. DBM also helps organizations and leaders improve their performance through coaching. DBM has a 40-year legacy of creating innovative best practice solutions, most of which have become industry standards. DBM has 200 locations around the globe serving 85 countries and has partnered with 70 percent of the Fortune 500 and 80 percent of the Global 500 companies.
  • Careerbuilder.Com
    National Accounts, Enterprise Sales
    Careerbuilder.Com Apr 2006 - Dec 2008
    Chicago, Illinois, Us
    Large account prospecting and account management within Western Region Fortune 500 companies to bring human capital strategies to their recruiting and staffing departments. Gathered information, compiled data and researched trends using a variety of resources and strategies. Met with decision makers at every level to focus on making my way to C-level personnel at these large companies to build human capital strategies that created efficiency and effectiveness throughout their organizations.
  • Mpower Communications
    Director, Channel Programs
    Mpower Communications Nov 2004 - Mar 2006
    Built, managed and maintained a unique direct/indirect agent program to increase revenue brought in via referrals through VARs and partners. Tripled annual revenue within this channel in one year from $234K to $675K. Worked to secure strategic partnerships and alliances with not only standard industry partners, but also non-standard, non-telecom partners, involving co-branding, co-marketing and mutually beneficial situations. Worked with all levels of the organization to build synergies with partners that are both profitable and beneficial to both partners. Approximately 20-30 dotted line reports throughout the country.
  • Mpower Communications (Now, Telepacific Communications)
    Senior Account Manager
    Mpower Communications (Now, Telepacific Communications) Jul 2000 - Nov 2004
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Direct, hunter, cold-calling, outside sales position of telecom and internet related products to enterprise customers. Became the company's #1 outside sales rep within my first full year, and finished #1 or #2 in each of my full years of direct selling. President's Club winner 4 straight years.Mpower offers business telephone service via PRI, Trunk and integrated voice and data packages, as well as through Hosted Voice over IP. Mpower's data packages include SDSL, DIA, Private Line and Multi-Meg plans. .
  • Irvine High School / Hoover High School
    High School Physics And Chemistry Teacher
    Irvine High School / Hoover High School Mar 1994 - Dec 1999
    Taught college prep Chemistry and Physics at the High School level. Also head coached Boys JV Basketball, JV Baseball and Varsity Tennis and assistant coached Boys Track team.

Chris Butcher Skills

Strategic Partnerships Strategy Solution Selling Leadership Account Management Management Sales Business Development Direct Sales Team Building Selling New Business Development Team Leadership Sales Process Cold Calling Enterprise Software Coaching Public Speaking Networking Entrepreneurship Mobile Devices B2b Leadership Development Sales Management Telecommunications Building Relationships Recruiting Negotiation Teamwork Consultative Selling Fundraising Lead Generation Salesforce.com Marketing Strategy Sales Presentations Qualifying Prospects Customer Satisfaction Large Account Sales Thinking Outside The Box Talent Management Prospecting Team Management Teaching/mentoring Charity Charity Events Youth Mentoring Physics Chemistry Sports Working With Children

Chris Butcher Education Details

  • San Diego State University
    San Diego State University
    Advertising
  • National University (Ph)
    National University (Ph)
    Physical Science

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