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Detroit, MI, US

Mountain View, CA, US

• Exciting opportunity to relocate and help the talented Canadian Sales team:
• Lead the development and implementation of innovative solutions to drive pipeline and revenue success in Canadian Enterprise and Public Sector accounts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize sales strategies and enhance customer engagement.
• Drive revenue through strategic sales initiatives and effective client relationship management.

Mountain View, CA, US

Added responsibility for Application Modernization team to existing group of SAP and Apigee, requiring alignment among team members with disparate goals, challenging personalities, and lack of follow-through. Instilled values and team relationships that improved camaraderie, growth, and overall impact, driving team members to successfully exceed sales.

Mountain View, CA, US

Added responsibility for transition of Apigee CE and COE team to our specialist org following acquisition. Required close collaboration with teams to ensure product awareness and collaboration with other solutions. Created a culture of partnership where previously a siloed mentality had separated the team from rest of company. Simplified and streamlined.

Mountain View, CA, US

Hired to create and manage SAP CE team for North America. Designed presales team in matrixed national teams supporting customers, sellers, and engineers with scalable and flexible structure. Created and implemented Retail-specific SAP Data pitch and demonstration in collaboration with GTM resources to enhance top-of-funnel pipeline via partners. Grew team.

Scottsdale, AZ, US

Hired to a new role at the company: Field CTO – which was created for my skills in business and technology – while also taking on global leadership for JDA Software’s technology platform strategy. Offered technical guidance to JDA customers, elevating IT prominence in traditionally overlooked sectors. Supervised and monitored highly skilled global team of.

Santa Clara, CA, US

Created and deployed successful retail technical scenarios like achievements at Hortonworks. Cultivated and maintained global partner relationships, engaging with key executives.* Produced and enabled sales team on GPU technology documentation to drive retail advancements globally. Key areas are Loss Prevention, Shopper Tracking, E-commerce Recommendation.

Santa Clara, California, US

Directed team of seven industry specialists with focus on leveraging their seasoned expertise through strategic coaching. Educated team members on best practices and set leading examples, implementing performance metrics and providing continuous coaching to enhance productivity and industry visibility.* Mentored Industry General Managers to enhance their.

Santa Clara, California, US

Hired to assist in building new team focused on Industry sales positioning. Spearheaded initiatives for Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods industries, leveraging insights from successful SAP models to craft compelling job descriptions, compensation plans, and best practices, aimed at enhancing thought leadership and industry representation for technical.

Walldorf, BW, DE

Based on the success I had in the Global Account Director role, I was asked to move into a role working with GAD's and customers in my home region. Our team managed 16 strategic accounts with household brand names in the Midwest, across a variety of industries.We specialized in managing the specific needs of an enterprise technology relationship. We built.

Walldorf, BW, DE

• Based on my expertise in SAP technology, and ability to manage a team of professionals, I moved into a unique role, managing a single customer in the retail space. I had been involved with this customer from the.
• Drive revenue growth across all lines of business (Software, Services, Support)
• Establish a proactive strategic and co-innovative customer Relationship, focusedon pipeline growth to deliver consistent, predictable and sustainable revenues.
• Establish and lead 3+ year Joint Account Strategy and Roadmap with the customer
• Lead the SAP Account Team to maximize customer value.
• Drive an effective Joint Governance Model ensuring joint alignment and sponsorship(executive, management, steering and project committees).

Walldorf, BW, DE

I joined SAP as the technology platform called Netweaver was just being created. Netweaver provided the "glue" between SAP Applications, and allowed customers to easily take advantage of their investment in core ERP, CRM, SRM, PLM, and Supply Chain.By combining my communication skills with a passion for technology, I was able to articulate value to the.

The dot-com startup Synchrony represented the best thinking in Cincinnati at the turn of the century. In the rapid growth times of the dot-com startup, Cincinnati witnessed some incredible ideas come to life. Synchrony was a brilliant idea backed by visionary leadership, venture capital, and the entrepreneurial commitment required for a successful startup..

Thorsoft was a bet, followed by a commitment, delivering a dream. As the wild west of desktop development, computer networking, and personal computers was evolving, I quickly realized this was more than a fad, and became quite excited about the options to build something marketable, useful, and stimulating for business.When talking with some friends at the.

My first "real" job out of college. I was hired for my English degree and ability to be a working manager. My management responsibility was to supervise and streamline the tasks of the production department: Typists, Proofreaders, and Printing.All work was done on a vintage WANG word processing system, which cost hundreds of dollars per month to maintain..