Jay Merwald Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Omaha, Ne

Denver, Co

Greater Denver Area

Responsible for B to B sales of Avaya Communications Systems and VanRan Professional Services.Direct sales responsibilities include deeply and aggressively cold calling and prospecting to build a client base.Sell custom tailored Avaya communications systems solutions based on customer need and ROI models.Propose value added Professional Services including Monitoring, Call Center design and best practices, Unified Communications, hardware maintenance and low voltage wiring.

Greater Denver Area

Set strategic initiatives to increase sales revenue from existing accounts as well as prospecting for new business.Use consultative selling skills to sell fiber optic and data communications products, electrical wire and cable, power distribution, and supply chain management services.Prepare and make presentations on product sets, Anixter capabilities and services.Leverage relationships with key vendor partners to identify product sales opportunities.

Greater Denver Area

Directed the development and implementation of solutions enabling the enterprise infrastructure, custom tailoring hardware / software packages for each client’s unique requirements.Direct sales responsibilities included new business development.Worked with technical and operational staff in the selection and integration of hardware and software products.Coordinated with clients and vendors to provide the best solution that will optimize the client’s infrastructure.

Greater Denver Area

Responsible for direct B to B sales of service agreements for commercial heating and cooling systems to building owners and property managers throughout the greater metro Denver area.Developed and presented sales presentations to prospective customers for new business opportunities. Sold a value added service focused on a financial approach to lowering owning and operating costs associated with commercial heating and cooling systems. Worked with prospects to create a financial profile for their HVAC system, followed by customizing a plan to meet short term and long term needs of their mechanical assets as well as their budget.

Greater Omaha Area

Created, maintained, and updated C code, PERL, PHP, and HTML on UNIX and Linux operating systems for telecommunications Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems as well as interfacing with internal clients for the creation of new applications and servicing the needs of existing applications.Worked with internal management on existing application enhancements and bug fix projects.Installed and configured Linux, Apache, MySQL PHP stack, and coding in PERL and PHP for intranet applications.

Greater Omaha Area

Monitored the status of the Telecommunications Network Platform to insure attainment of all service objectives. Provided daily, weekly, and monthly reports on the operational status of the system. Communicated with engineers regarding bugs and followed-up to make sure fix results were known. Assisted coordination of work projects such as converting to new hardware or software.