Ron Eldridge is an accomplished sales professional and problem-solver, team player, and strategist with a proven ability to work cooperatively with others and lead productive sales team efforts. Eldridge has a deep interest in technology, start-ups and SaaS based solutions.I have successfully sold enterprise solutions to government institutions, pharma industry, non-profit, and banking/finance markets throughout North America. My passion for business development began while working for a start-up IP based technology company formed from the consolidation of over 200 smaller telecom companies. Within 14 months of founding, the company went public on the NYSE. To support the "economy of scale" business model, I moved to New York to take on a more senior role selling enterprise solutions to Fortune 500 businesses. In 2000, the company was successfully sold to NTT Docomo. I would eventually move to Houston to work for ARGUS Software.At ARGUS Software, I developed new business for a leading commercial real estate software company, selling enterprise software solutions to commercial real estate developers, REITS, as well as the appraisal and brokerage community. From a suite of solutions that drove processes in asset management, asset valuation, portfolio management, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, lease management, collaboration and knowledge management, within 2 years I was recognized as the top producing salesperson, which positioned me to take on a more senior role within the organization.I specialize in recruiting, training and building high performing sales teams in both inside and outside sales environments - while also contributing individually towards the overall sales targets.With over 15 years of sales and management experience, I remain well poised to continue developing strategic know-how and shareholder value to established companies and start-ups.Industry: software, telecommunications, banking, education, commercial real estate software, publishing.Specialties: • Track record for creating shareholder value and ROI• Increasing the value of key personnel as an organizational asset• New business development, start-up and turnaround• Globalization, overseas business operations and management – EMEA, APAC, Americas• Multi-industry execution• Strategy• Executive accountability for corporate performance and profit• Published writer