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Peachtree Corners, Ga, Us

Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States

Working with K12 EDU Districts in Georgia to build, manage and grow their technology infrastructure and technical needs.

Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States

Returned to Virtucom in an AE role building upon active and former customers along with helping sales team development.

Moultrie, Ga

Owens Auto Sales - Family business in South Georgia that is providing car sales and OTR transportation services for the automotive and mechanical industries. Owens Property Development - Procures, updates and manages residential rental properties in South Georgia.

Sales Manager for the K-12 Education business sector of the company. Lead a team of accountmanagers/sales representatives in the southeast providing excellent IT products, services and support exclusively to K-12 schools and school districts.• Managed team of 5 sales representatives across the southeast.• Hired and interviewed for additional sales representatives to grow the team.• Created a new Business Development position and successfully built out that role to… Show more Sales Manager for the K-12 Education business sector of the company. Lead a team of accountmanagers/sales representatives in the southeast providing excellent IT products, services and support exclusively to K-12 schools and school districts.• Managed team of 5 sales representatives across the southeast.• Hired and interviewed for additional sales representatives to grow the team.• Created a new Business Development position and successfully built out that role to work with supply chain/distribution/OEM partners to become a more effective and competitive company to our customer base along with prospective clients.• Worked with Executive Management to build better internal processes for tracking and reporting sales success and goal attainment within our transition to the new SalesForce platform.• Conducted weekly individual meetings with each sales representative along with monthly team meetings to ensure everyone is on track for succes and assist them with any sales hurdles and attend on site meetings with them to help them move opportunities forward.• Attended monthly senior management meetings across all ProLogic divisions and Managing Partners of the company to review, improve and grow the overall company business. Show less

Promoted to Senior Account Manager in the first year, responsible for over $130 Million in salesrevenue over the last 7 years, closed substantial services contracts, grew existing customer accounts with new business, brought on new customers, and managed key enterprise accounts for the company. Expanded territory into Alabama, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina.• Obtained 100%+ YOY Quota and objectives• Senior Account Manager to be primary point of contact with new… Show more Promoted to Senior Account Manager in the first year, responsible for over $130 Million in salesrevenue over the last 7 years, closed substantial services contracts, grew existing customer accounts with new business, brought on new customers, and managed key enterprise accounts for the company. Expanded territory into Alabama, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina.• Obtained 100%+ YOY Quota and objectives• Senior Account Manager to be primary point of contact with new customer onboarding.• Sole Account Manager for State/Local Government sector.• Assisted with training, growing and providing leadership to new and current Account Managers• Primary resource in developing partnership relations with other vendors such as Microsoft, Google, Dell, Lenovo, HP, Viewsonic, ClearTouch, Newline, Acer and others.• Developed and maintained relationships with key accounts in assigned Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina territories. Show less

Worked directly with upper level school staff such as Technology Directors, CTO/CIO, Procurement, Instructional Technology and other school decision makers or departments. Consulted school districts on technology trends, network infrastructure, managed services, professional services and hardware procurement.• Developed and maintained relationships with key accounts in assigned Georgia territory.• Maintained working knowledge and relationship with key partners such as Lenovo, HP… Show more Worked directly with upper level school staff such as Technology Directors, CTO/CIO, Procurement, Instructional Technology and other school decision makers or departments. Consulted school districts on technology trends, network infrastructure, managed services, professional services and hardware procurement.• Developed and maintained relationships with key accounts in assigned Georgia territory.• Maintained working knowledge and relationship with key partners such as Lenovo, HP, Absolute software, Xirrus, Microsoft, Google and Intel.• Prepared and updated business plans for assigned accounts to track opportunities, district strategies, and business progression.• Attended Technology Education conferences throughout Georgia to represent Virtucom and our services.• Delivered presentations, proposals and attend pre-bid conferences.• Experienced with RFP, RFQ, RFI and state contracts for public sector services with sole focus on public school districts in Georgia.• Primary contact to escalate, manage and see any issues addressed to completion via middle management and executive management. Show less

Worked directly with C-Level Executives of financial institutions in regards to Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure Management, Managed Services, Managed Security Services, Risk Management, Compliance Maintenance, On Site Implementations, Project Management, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Network Security, Sever/Firewall monitoring and overall strategic partner for Technology advice.• Managed and maintained all renewals/new business/projects/customer… Show more Worked directly with C-Level Executives of financial institutions in regards to Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure Management, Managed Services, Managed Security Services, Risk Management, Compliance Maintenance, On Site Implementations, Project Management, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Network Security, Sever/Firewall monitoring and overall strategic partner for Technology advice.• Managed and maintained all renewals/new business/projects/customer relations for current customers, in GA, SC, NC, VA, MD areas. Renewal rate of 99%.• Provided Quarterly Controlled Self Assessments for financial institutions to be in accordance with GLBA/FFIEC compliance.• Primary contact to escalate, manage and see any issues addressed to completion via middle management and executive management.• Reviewed Annual Systems Reviews for financial institutions as part of our services on a yearly basis to provide recommendations and overall compliance-centric solutions.• Provided on-site training for financial institutions in regards to Information Security and customer/member protection.• Wrote articles for industry best practices through our quarterly newsletters.• Provided on-site security awareness training to financial institutions through a lunch and learn program.• Assisted financial institutions in filling out pre-exam questionnaires.• Reviewed and provided recommendations for annual vulnerability assessments, IT audits and FDIC/NCUA exams. Show less

Consulted/Supported community financial institutions by providing I.T. network implementation and Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions. • Implemented computer networks per financial regulatory standards (FFIEC, GLBA).• Provided on site installation for denovo institutions while in organization and involved with project through completion until opening day.• Resolved network issues for multiple clients.• Performed annual I.T. reviews and analyzed vulnerability assessments… Show more Consulted/Supported community financial institutions by providing I.T. network implementation and Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions. • Implemented computer networks per financial regulatory standards (FFIEC, GLBA).• Provided on site installation for denovo institutions while in organization and involved with project through completion until opening day.• Resolved network issues for multiple clients.• Performed annual I.T. reviews and analyzed vulnerability assessments for financial institutions.• Worked with a technical support staff that provides I.T. monitoring, management, and assistance to over 600 banks.• Involved in developing a network management script that saved over 100 hours per month in support time which dealt with remediation of monthly vulnerability scans for financial institutions. Show less