James Post Email & Phone Number

Naples, Florida Area

As the Program Manager (PMO) I am responsible for overseeing the renovation of the wireless network infrastructure for one of the largest cruise lines with a fleet of over 50 ships.• Responsible for the creation of a Maritime Technical Enablement Program for all IT Officers and IT Managers in the fleet. Developing the training program for Aruba Networks products and solutions within the Maritime Industry. Ensuring that the customer has the tools needed to support ships at sea with over 5,000+ passengers on board to give them the best wireless ship-board experience anywhere in the world.

Santa Clara, Ca

Fort Myers, Florida Area

• Responsible for development and enablement of all Pre-Sales SEs worldwide. This position includes the development of Technical Skills, Leadership Skills, as well as Career Development for every level within the SE organization. Specific roles and responsibilities include: Build bridges between the Field Organization and the Corporate Business Groups and Business UnitsCreate a Global Leadership training program for all SE Managers and SE Directors. Focus on “Leadership” vs. “Management”Create a Global Soft Skills training programs for SEs. How to present to an audience of 8 or 800 people.Create a Global Sales Engineering Career Progression Program. Develop and deliver global tactical training to all SEs in each of the Theatres of Operation (Americas, EMEA, APAC) on a quarterly basis.Develop and deliver annual Sales Engineering Global Sales Conference

• In-depth knowledge of all IBM-ISS products.• Experience working closely with Account Execs and District Sales Manager in retiring quota and meeting/exceeding customer expectations. • Broad experience working in the MidAtlantic and SouthEast markets.• Conduct onsite demos and evaluations of all ISS products. Frequently meet and present to “C-level” customers. Very comfortable presenting to both large and small audiences.• Deep knowledge and experience working in the security market. Work with customers to define requirements, develop solutions, and exceed customer expectations. • Conduct public speaking engagements in support of Regional sales objectives.• Participate in regional security forums (SW Florida ISSA Chapter, Infragard). Have conducted numerous public speaking engagements throughout both regions.

• Responsible for providing pre-sales engineering support for all products within Enterasys Networks portfolio:• Switching, Routing, Wireless, Intrusion Detection Systems, VPN, Network Management Software• Lead engineer on all aspects of Enterasys Networks Dragon Intrusion Detection System for Northeast Region. Responsible for all aspects of IDS from pre-sales presentations and designs to on-site installation and training of customer.• Responsible for providing technical presentations to customers at all management levels from “C” level to network engineers• Conducted IDS presentations at national, regional, and local forums as CyberCrimes 2003, InfraGard, and numerous local gatherings

Malvern, Pa

Responsible for starting up new International Network Services division of SMS throughout all European Union (E.U.) countries. Relocated family to Rome, Italy for this assignment.• Successfully integrated new regional selling strategy across E.U.• Achieved profitability within 18 months• Responsible for the technical portion of starting up new International Network Services division of SMS (a Cisco Gold Reseller) throughout all European Union countries • Responsible for leading all technical network design in the U.K., Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.• In my role as European Technical Lead, it had been my responsibility to hire and train a team of European Network Engineers across the continent.

Valley Forge, Pa

Previously General Electric Aerospace• Responsible for developing communications architectures for U.S. Government. Activities included design of global WAN, as well as headquarters LAN for a specific government agency. $42MM hardware budget. Project was awarded to GE after another contractor had failed to deliver. I was personally selected by Sr. GE management to oversee two teams of engineers (one in Valley Forge, PA the other in Reston, VA) under very short schedules. Successfully completed the project within the allotted time, and under budget. President’s Award recipient.• Responsible for developing specifications and requirements for a multi-vendor, multi-payload government project. Received specific accolades from government for maintaining the project on schedule and within budget. GE subsequently awarded prime contractor on next generation program because of our project management strengths.

Worldwide

Various classified projects throughout twelve-year period:• Special Projects Office, Electronic Security Command, Ft. Meade, MD. • Handpicked by USAF ESC for special duty assignment• Special Projects Office, Electronic Security Command, San Vito AS, Italy • Handpicked by USAF ESC for Space Systems special duty assignment • Meritorious Service Medal • Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster • Air Force Achievement Medal• Airborne Reconnaissance Platform (RC-135). Offutt AFB, NE • Handpicked by headquarters USAF to be first in my career field to fly onboard RC-135 Rivet Joint” reconnaissance program. • Air Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster • Air Force Commendation Medal w/2 oak leaf clusters• Special Projects Office, Kelly AFB, TX • Air Force Commendation Medal w/1 oak leaf cluster• Printer Systems Operator, San Vito AS, Italy • Air Force Commendation Medal