As Sales Lead for Health and Public Services at Avanade Ireland, Cian is responsible for new customer acquisition, selling across the full Avanade portfolio. He works closely with Accenture and Microsoft to bring a positive impact and change to customer organisations, using the power of Microsoft Cloud.Cian is focused on assisting his customers to succeed with their digital transformation investments. The value he brings to customer engagements includes a commitment to customer satisfaction, commercial acumen, and learnings from successful delivery of many large-scale implementations on Microsoft platforms.Cian is a highly experienced and results focussed professional who has worked for 25 years in the IT industry. He has acquired a breadth of expertise from a range of career roles: CEO, Account Director, Practice Manager, Project Manager, Customer Service Manager, Operations Manager etc. His education includes a Masters qualification in Engineering, a Certified Diploma in Finance, and various sales training programmes. His skillset includes:• Business development, sales, and account management• Go-to-market - strategy and execution• Win strategy formulation and bid management • Client relationship management• Programme management and governance• Managed services – design, implementation, operation• Business leadership – strategy formulation, execution, and exit• Financial management• People managementCian has worked for more than 20 years in the Microsoft partner ecosystem in Ireland. Through this experience, he has gained a deep understanding of Microsoft technology and how to implement it successfully. He has sold across all solution areas – Business Applications, Data & AI, Azure Apps & Infrastructure, Modern Workplace and Security – to government organisations and major corporates.