John A. Thompson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

Message Systems powers many of the world’s largest, most complex email, text and cross-channel messaging operations. Our portfolio of clients includes Facebook, PayPal, US Airways and Angie’s List. Message Systems on-premise software solutions enable companies to integrate messaging with any number of data sources and applications in order to orchestrate real-time two-way customer interactions through any messaging stream: email, text, IM and more. The result is more effective customer communication that boosts engagement, drives down costs, increases revenue and builds closer relationships.

Austin, Texas, Us

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Drove sales of data integration middleware and embedded data connectivity to accounts in a Western Region territory in a quota-carrying field sales role. • Closed more than $21M at over fifty new and major accounts while carrying annual quota that ranged from $3M-$5M.• Achieved Top 10% President’s Club four of six years eligible for exceeding sales goals and assigned quota.

DataDirect acquired by Progress Software in December 2003.

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Drove sales of SOA middleware and enterprise application integration software to accounts in a Western Region territory.• Closed more than $3M in direct software license transactions with C-level executives at one account to make it one of IONA’s top ten customers and achieved a President’s Commendation Sales Award. • Exceeded $2.4M quota by 159% with $3.8M in revenue and achieved Top 15 (55 reps) and President’s Club.

San Diego, California, Us

Spearheaded direct field software sales to enterprise accounts in the Western U.S. and Canada for a first generation SaaS supply chain analytics software start-up.• Closed several early stage reference accounts including Charles Schwab and U.S. West to achieve sales goals and help secure the next round of financing as one of the first three sales reps in the company.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Drove direct field sales of search technology software to accounts in a Northern CA territory. • Achieved 215% of individual FY96 quota and 140% of individual FY97 quota to achieve the Verity Sales Excellence Award for two consecutive years. • Initiated and scaled a National Corporate Sales organization from one to twelve reps and managed each individual corporate sales representative to average 110% of quota prior to successful IPO in October 1995.

Newbury, Berkshire, Gb

Direct sales of IDE and database development tools; negotiating state-wide site license agreements; developed and managed a national channel reseller recruitment campaign.