Why COM1? First off the name - Haley's COMet - been bugged (with endearment) about that for years! Nickname of sorts but really it is an acronym for the first PC 'communication' or COM1 port that is the pre-cursor to the ubiquitous USB found on nearly all devices today. So the name is about communication - input and output; understanding needs, proposing solutions, and providing value.We focus on assisting start-up ventures, growing companies, and mature organizations meet and exceed their business goals.

SaaS/cloud-based sales, multi-disciplinary team building, software licensing/in-product payment solutions, digital distribution operations build-out, and end-user/partner support services. North American enterprise customer relationships; B-to-B, B-to-C, and ‘new field’ online sales and support service development. Business process outsourcing and improvement services (BPO/BPI) - web development, online / in-product ecommerce, and try-and-buy software license registration/conversion/activation/verification services. Digital-only product supply-chain solutions for consumer based software publishers, cloud service providers, and online resellers.. Successful guidance of start-up venture (Protexis) from zero revenue to double figure millions in new field e-distribution/software licensing sales, reseller partner development, and digital catalogue growth. Worked through acquisition phase to focus operational personnel on new processes and projects at hand. Accomplished diverse goals within a global mandate while keeping the mood light and punching above our weight-class as an operational unit.

Safe Software is the world leader in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data format translation software and services. Reporting to the company owners, hired to bring structure to the existing sales organization, manage major accounts and develop sales personnel with responsibility for day to day corporate operations.

Opened up British Columbia (BC) office, hired /managed sales staff and site deployment team. Grew business from net 0 to multiple customer sites including first Zland ecommerce deployment outside US. Sold Application Service Provider (ASP) e-business (cloud) applications including corporate website development, intranet implementation, SEO/SEM services and ecommerce solutions.

Direct management of inside/outside computer, networking, and professional IT sales representatives and marketing personnel. Rapid sales personnel growth, exceptional new account acquisition success, and sales process formalization. Specialized and large scale Microsoft Exchange deployments, staff augmentation services, project management, hardware-as-a-service and software development initiatives. Team achievement of annual sales records.

Managed large Western Canadian sales territory consisting of Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg branches. Direct responsibility for regional quota as well as individual Vancouver sales target (Best of Best Club attainment). Sales of IBM plug-compatible products (AS/400, Mainframe Storage & Robotic Tape Library Backup Systems, 3270 Network Controllers, LAN/WAN solutions), large scale professional services engagements including project management, enterprise system updates and hardware upgrades.