John Walton Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Maryland, Us

Rockville, Maryland, Us

Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Se

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

With full responsibility as CEO of my territory to deliver sales, growth and profitability in the West Region of North America, I provide leadership within sales team, lead generation, business development, account management for cross-sell opportunities and customer satisfaction. – Achieved and maintained status as top revenue generating sale manager in North American team for three years running, exceeding $7M annually– Specialized in selling transportation technology solutions: on-board networking and connectivity provision, CCTV, Passenger Counting and IoT integrations, Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, cybersecurity for ODC and CDC monitoring and active threat detection, passenger experience enhancements and on-board entertainment features– Positioned solutions on new customer fleets and expanded product adoption in existing accountsDeveloped creative strategies and standardization of solutions to increase competitiveness and expand business into additional verticals using fleet reliability solutions that deliver operational efficiencies to transport operators– Implemented strategic account plans in support of company goals and quota objectives– Exceeded regional and personal sales targets year over year – Successfully adapted to maintain customer relationships and advanced accounts through the uncertainty, budgetary impacts and reduced ridership on public transport due to the pandemic

Reston, Va, Us

As an on-site representative of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to the Siemens manufacturing facility in Sacramento, CA, I served as a SME and QAR responsible for the inspection and oversight of the testing and commissioning of a light rail vehicle manufacturing contract valued in excess of $1 billion with options.– Maintained quality process and collaboration with all aspects of manufacturing to deliver excellence in workmanship– Analyze QA data to identify areas for improvement to ensure safe delivery of rail vehicles– Performed project management and reported directly to SF Municipal project team leader– Inspection and validation, ensuring requirements and procedures satisfactorily fulfilled

As a consultant to the State of California, Caltrans Division of Rail, through Jacobs Engineering, I worked to improve and advance technology implementations, as well as support projects to enhance system functionality and integration on-board California-owned or operated rail equipment. – Responsible for the building, manufacturing and overhaul processes for rail vehicle systems– Performed vendor management leveraging subject matter expertise to ensuring quality, performance and accountability of vendor– Coordinated delivery of multi-vendor system implementations adhering to fixed bid and tight schedules

Washington, Dc, Us