Joe A. Cruz Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Force7 was started as a first-class technology training company in 2010 in the Colorado Springs area. Our company was founded on the premise of “provide the best instruction to equip technology workers and transform them into knowledgeable leaders.Force7 is an IT training leader throughout the United States and the world. We provide a training emphasis in information security certification courses in addition to offering a wide variety of other courses which include Information Security, Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, ITIL, VMware, Unity 3D, Project Management and much more. We utilize only the most reputable, top-quality instructors with a minimum of ten years instructing experience. Our main competitive advantage is our instructor expertise, customized training classes and varied course offering which other training providers do not offer. Training quality and excellent customer service is where we excel.Notable Achievements:- Co-founder of Force7 and won first account after one month of opening business- Won two federal contracts with U.S. Navy and Air Force in second year of business- Won first Canadian contract in second year in business- Maintain average of 95% first-time pass rate on CompTIA exams

Colorado Springs

Alida Connection provides Microsoft technical, hardware and software certification courses and network security consulting services across the globe by the world's finest instructors. We provide onsite, private, online and in-house training for the military, civilian employees, and the private sector. Our instructors are nationally certified and have over 20 years of experience.Alida Connection was a start-up IT Training Company. The Customer Relationship Manager consisted of business development, direct sales, account management and sales forecasting. In addition, since Alida was in the infant stages, I helped the founder/owner to implement the necessary infrastructure and regulatory mandates for conducting business with the government. The benefit of this job enabled me to acquire the necessary knowledge and experience of what it takes to open and operate a new business venture.

Information Technology and Software Application Training for business professionals. Identified, developed, sold and maintained federal and state government accounts in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Consultation and direct sales to military and government agencies, contractors and civilian personnel. Provided technical training services for DoD 8570 compliance, Microsoft technical, Cisco, ITIL, project management and many more specializations. I personally sold more than $1.1 million in training services to Peterson AFB, NORAD/US Northcom, Air Force Space Command, Schriever AFB, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, USAFA, Fort Carson, Buckley AFB, Warren AFB, NSA, ITT Corporation, RSIS (now Wyle), SI International, Aleut Communications, Harris Technical Services Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Mantech Corporation, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, SAIC and Scitor Corporation.Notable Achievements: - Earned Gold Club status in 2007- Implemented first Military Vertical Marget segment for company- Selected among six competing account executives for new sales segment- Achieved Top 10% in Sales status in 2007-2008

Account Manager to Fortune 500 companies in Southern California. Prospected and solidified customer relationships for the sale and account management of managed web hosting, managed security, dial-up and other Internet protocol related services. Notable Achievements:- Won first multi-million dollar account in Orange County Region- Achieved over 700% of annual sales quota during first seven months in new job role- Received Top 10% in Sales status in Southern California

Colorado And Southern California

Worked as a District Manager and sold to small and medium sized businesses for the sale of payroll and tax filing services in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Notable Achievements:- Averaged 157% of YTD sales quota- Opened and developed new sales territory for Rocky Mountain Region

B.S. Degree, Business Administration, Information Technology, 3.47 Gpa

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration