Vice President - Solutions Engineering / Service Transition / Product
Wayne, Pa, Us
Diverse leadership roles with Solution Engineers & SMEs focused on Sales, Implementation & Product. Sungard provided Managed Services, Cloud Solutions, Disaster Recovery, Continuity Program Management and various consulting and software services.VP Western Region 2011-2016Built new teams & processes for discovery, design & qualification.100% quota 2011-2013.Top region 2014$4M+ Monthly Run Rate - 2015-2016.◆ Grew sales funnels and proposal size by standardizing technical support involvement/role.◆ Improved forecasting accuracy/clarity on critical deal stages.◆ Cut post-sale implementation issues.◆ Responsible for existing account management and technical staff training.VP Mid-West 2006 - 2011Led new region. Initiated skillset inventory/training, defined deal milestones, aligned forecast activity.Achieved $300M+ in Net Committed Revenue in 2007 & 2008 surpassing quota each year. ◆ Partnered with sales on qualification strategy & resource utilization, improving win ratio.◆ Created leasing partnership to provide full-service solutions and reduce deal response time.◆ Rationalized product lines, service delivery & and pricing after acquisition of 21 data centers.VP - National Sales Support/Product Management 1996 - 2005Implemented tiered support model and led pilot program for complex deals. President’s Club - 2004.◆ Post-acquisition (Sungard acquired Comdisco), chosen to lead Sales Support & Product.◆ Renewed 100% ($100M+) of base and drove new sales from <$10M to $30M.◆ Pre-acquisition led 20 engineers supporting data protection & rapid recovery. Top Performer 1996 - 2002.