Responsible for leading and presenting all technical sales aspects of an Autodesk sales cycle. Technical Specialists partner with Autodesk sales teams and authorized resellers to assist in the development, management and execution on strategies and tactics for closing business.

Responsible for working withAutodesk Partner Resellers to inspire confidence and desire to sell Autodesk Simulation suite of products focusing on Autodesk CFD, Simulation Mechanical, and Nastran In-CAD

Support Pre-Sales activities related to complete portfolio of Autodesk MFG Products including Simulation, Design, Visualization, and Data Management products as part of the Frontline team. Provided Mentoring/Training to over 100 technical partners on Autodesk MFG Products  Established self as Primary MFG Frontline Technical Contact for Autodesk Simulation Products

Support project activities for ENSCO Digital Track Notebook, TrainSTAT and TrackIT products, including resource management, proposal generation, product marketing, and product development. Promoted to lead/manage five person software development team. Generated over $350K in direct revenue for last six months 2012 fiscal year. Delivered several major projects on time and under budget. Established self as Primary Technical Contact for key products

Led five application engineers in pre- and post-sales support functions, providing product demonstrations, simulation models, software implementation, and consulting services for the CFdesign program nationwide.-Functioned as primary technical point-of-contract for all general purpose applications across the US; resolved complex customer concerns involving thermal and flow physics within CFdesign software.-Advanced team to become the largest and most diverse engineering team within the company, servicing clients in industrial equipment, medical, automotive, and green energy sectors.-Propelled 20% revenue growth from 2009 to 2010, contributing more than $2M top-line impact.-Developed marketing material to support sales representatives within the general purpose vertical group.-Vital in the implementation of a Salesforce CRM strategy for managing and tracking engineering workloads.

In addition to responsibilities of Application Engineer, Managed the technical team as required to support future growth within all the eastern states. Included managing workload of multiple engineers while providing them mentorship and guidance while acting as a main technical point of contact.-Received additional ‘President’s Club’ award for quota performance (2008)-Responsible for training of new engineers

Worked directly with Sales representatives to support sales of CFdesign software. Responsibilities included performing product demonstrations, benchmarks, and training; as well as support and development of the existing customer base. Required knowledge of many different industries and competency with over 8 different 3D CAD tools. -Contributed to 25% annual company revenue growth-Recognized as a top performer to quota receiving company’s ‘President’s Club’ award 3 consecutive years with two different sales teams. (2005-2007)

Responsible for Program and Engineering Management related to the Rittal CS (Outdoor Enclosures) Product Line. Responsibilities included customer interaction, product management, Engineering Change management, design changes, and managing a product focused team. -Led Team to improve On-Time delivery of custom enclosures solutions by 40%-Reduced average Delivery interval from 12 weeks to less than 8 weeks-Contributed to increase of sales output of 20% from previous year.

Responsible for Mechanical Design activities related to acquisition of assets from Nortel Networks. Including:-Transferred Nortel product data to Zhone Technologies’ AGILE data management system, including Bill of Material (BOM) verification and Engineering Change (ECO) Creation/Approval.-Continued to design and support electro-mechanical packaging systems for indoor and outdoor telecommunications equipment from concept to manufacture. -Created development cost, time estimates and proposals for new designs and redesigns.-Provided support to Order Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Marketing and Field Installation.

Responsible for overall management of engineering design team. This included project management responsibilities for several simultaneous programs. People management responsibilities included objective setting, performance reviews, and hiring. Responsible for process and culture changes to support shorter introduction schedules and smaller windows of market opportunity. -Implemented Pro/Intralink software to more effectively manage design data at all phases of product design. This resulted in a 10%-15% improvement in design cycle time.-Performed in a functional/matrix management role requiring coordination of four different functions; Mechanical Design, Hardware Lab Management, PCB Layout, and Power Design. During the course of this assignment no program deliverables were missed.-Simultaneously managed multiple high level projects that often required interaction with several cross functional groups. Projects were typically delivered on or ahead of schedule and many required accelerated deliverables.

Responsible for electro-mechanical design of telecommunications equipment utilizing Pro/Engineer Solid Modeling software. Projects included: Indoor and Outdoor Enclosures, Unit Level Design, and Circuit Pack development/support. Led teams to deliver first customer shipments on average 2-3 months shorter than typical design cycles.

Introduced new products to manufacturing. This included development of manufacturing processes and methods, building of prototypes, providing input to design, and implementation of Engineering Changes (ECs). This required working with closely with several cross-functional groups and supporting several concurrent engineering practices. Several of the project teams were given internal Nortel Networks awards.