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Responsible for promoting and selling Analogix connectivity, signal conditioning and video converters to strategic North America and European OEM’sStrategic accounts HP, Dell, Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm,USB/DP signal conditioner retimers and display TCON revenue $100m, HP $400m, Dell $65m, Google $50m,Direct reports 3- sales manager.

Responsible for selling and supporting all PCIe component switch products to IBM, Dell and Lenovo in North America. Locations include Austin TX, RTP NC, Houston TX, Tucson AZ, Poughkeepsie NY and San Jose CA.Responsible for selling and supporting SAS, SATA, storage component and HBA products to Dell Power Edge server and Power Stor extremal storage systems.

AchievementsRelocated and opened PLX, Austin, TX Sales Office, February, CY 2006Grew TX territory revenues from sub $3M CY 2006 to over$15M CY 2011.Captured strategic OEM enterprise server and storage PCIe design winsIBM -X Systems, P series and Z Series.Dell Poweredge servers and Powervault Storage systems.HP Proliant servers and Strorageworks (3PAR).

Assisted with establishing new Infortrend US, Santa Clara, CA office in 2001.Increased North America Sales revenues from $5M to a $30M run rate.Strengthened Bell Micro National Distributor business relationship with promotion activities and increasing their stock rotation inventory levels.Captured tier one OEM business with Quantum, Honeywell, Dothill and.

Brooks PC division focused its product line towards the desktop and notebook markets. This PC sales division represented product lines that ranged from Chipsets, PCB’s, Memory, Motherboards, CD ROM Drives, Keyboards, Video Capturing, Touchpad’s, and software.AchievementsIBM BTC (Behavioral Technology Corporation) CD ROM drives, Synaptics Touchpad.

Responsible for building US and European sales force team to promote and sell PC Desktop/Notebook Logic chipsets and Graphic controllers to the OEM customer base. Grew sales revenue from $25M to $200M. This Revenue growth enabled OPTI to generate a successful IPO.AchievementsBuilt outside and inside sales teams to support US and European sales efforts..

Relocated to Schaumberg, IL.AchievementsOpened new sales offices in both Boca Raton, FL and Schaumberg, IL.Managed four sales representatives and distribution locations throughout the Central Region of the US.Responsible for over $70M in sales revenue.Strategic Design wins into IBM Commercial, Consumer, Industrial desktop and POS products.Dell and Compaq.

OEM Account Manager (1986-1988)Strategic IBM Sales Account Manager. (1988 – 1990)Relocated to Boca Raton, FL; opened sales office and called on IBM PC development headquarters