John Mcavoy is a Vice President, Americas Field Sales at Barracuda. Colleagues describe them as "I had the opportunity to work directly for John at Barracuda Networks in 2017/2018. In that time he was a driving force behind my career growth - his experience as a teacher shows itself in his mentorship, and he is willing to go above and beyond for his team. I can confidently say that I would not be where I was today without his leadership and look forward to hopefully working with/for him again in the future.", "John's experience in education influences his leadership greatly, and it is brought out in his teaching of sales regimen, and exemplified further by a winning sales team. There is only conviction when speaking to employees, and each one-on-one meeting has been an experience to grow in my every day sales practice. I will always appreciate the opportunity to be led by John, and greatly attribute my success to his straight-forward and hands-on approach in managing a sales organization by focusing on individuals first.", and "John is a collaborative and exceptional teacher committed to the growth of his students and to himself as an educator. He aims to provide a high quality education for his students, setting high expectations and scaffolding student learning to ensure that they reach those goals. His personable attitude makes him easy to work with and his desire to collaborate make him a wonderful addition to any teaching staff. He is encouraging, kind, hard working, innovative and creative. I look forward to teaching with him again in the future."