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Sunnyvale, California, Us

Expanding Proofpoint's presence in the Republic of Ireland

Sunnyvale, California, Us

Sunnyvale, California, Us

Sunnyvale, California, Us

Multi-discipline role including:General manager for DLP and encryption products. Responsible for product roadmap, features, and competitive advantages for this proven and growing product line. Advanced Services - lead a team of Developers and Consultants on solutions for Proofpoint largest and most valued customers. Gather customer requirements and build general solutions that satisfy the specific customer use case. Ultimately, these project deliverables are incorporated into core product.Product integration and vision - Lead the integration the Sendmail Message Processing technology into the Proofpoint Protection Server Platform. Communicate plans and progress to customers. Engage sales and SE teams to understand the new capability and promote the resulting platform for customers needing advanced email routing capability.

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Sendmail, Inc. was acquired by Proofpoint, Inc. on October, 2013.Led multi-disciplined team for Product Planning and Management, Research and Development, Quality Assurance, Delivery and Maintenance of all commercial Sendmail productsRe-Engineered the Engineering team from loosely controlled development processes to Agile/ScrumIncreased development team productivity and product release predictabilityOwnership of all Product Management activityLed development and product team on a ground breaking new product, using big data technologies to allow customers to fully understand and take action on their email traffic and internal email generating applications.

Drove business development and consulting delivery as the company expands it presence into Northern California. Wrote the business plan, defined additional service offerings and identified prospects and strategies for new business. Executed on plan, expanding Enaxis reach into the Geography.Projects include:* Define and implement new process for Asset Management in order to address 3,000 excess computers and reducing IT annual operating expense by over $1.5MM* Advise and consult with business and IT managers on Worldwide rollout of Windows Vista and Office 2007 to more than 80,000 users* Developed cost model for decreasing the cost of deployment on assets across the globe* Definition of User Adoption and Governance strategy for rollout of Microsoft SharePoint at Fortune 50 company* Definition of new processes for managing computing assets from order and delivery through end of life (EOL)

Owned four departments: Technical Presales, Professional Services, Technical Support and Internal IT consisting of over 25 employees. Led technical presales and worked with Sales team throughout the sales lifecycle to establish relationship with project sponsors and technical team, define solutions and ultimate implementation. Developed close working relationship with Marketing, Product Management, Sales and Engineering to ensure customer voice was heard during product review and build cycles.

Orchestrated all company services and support activities. Oversaw 26 technical pre and post sales engineers. Represented customers in prioritizing new product features as a key member of the product team. Wrote MRD for Log Management product. Improved salability and value of product prior to a software sale by developing packaged service offerings. Managed Sendmail’s most complex delivery projects including $500K service project in the UK. Cultivated relationships with large account financial services, systems integration, and telecom customers and executives. Operational Highlights:• Fueled profitability 61% by implementing turnaround practices based on technical expertise.• Achieved consistent 30% service margins through effective technical management.• Boosted support margins from 78% to 84% by implementing a top- and bottom-line approach, establishing methodologies to track time and expenses, control expenses, and increase services awareness and revenue.

Southfield, Mi, Us

Delivered telecommunications, networking and e-mail services to public schools, a project worth $72M. Configured, sized, purchased, and deployed 176 Dell PowerEdge servers, racks and UPS. Presented status updates to program executive. Executed proxy for program executive at school board meetings as necessary. Scheduled personnel logistics. Managed 54 project team members, vendors and contractors. Operational Highlights:• Delivered projects on time and under budget.• Managed P&L on $12M budget.• Improved district-wide communications both internally and externally through superior product offerings and customer service.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Led multi-disciplined teams in successful sales, scoping and implementation of complex e-business integration and software development projects including Web Application Servers and ERP/CRM Systems.Defined go-to-market strategy and vision for e-Business Strategy practice in Northern CaliforniaRestored Team morale leading to productivity gains and staff retentionPrepared and presented findings and recommendations from Consulting projects at Client Executive (CIO/CFO/Director) meetings.Key member of CIO advisory board at major Biotech companyAnalyzed data to advise, define, and recommend solutions, utilizing knowledge of theory, principles and field experience in the e-business and application integration spaceConsulted with clients to ascertain need, understand problem areas and determine scope of investigation required to obtain solutionWrote, designed and produced Project Plans, Use Case documents for complex system integration and web applications, and System interaction diagramsAdvised client on alternate methods of solving needs and problems (Build vs Buy, re-thinking process and challenging status quo), and recommended specific solutionsNegotiated contracts for consulting serviceConsistently met or exceeded Project profitability goals and personal utilization targets

New York, Ny, Us

Various projects - Enabling Technologies; Sales Force Automation and Sales Effectiveness; Lotus Notes/Domino Architect (messaging and adminstration); Microsoft technologies

New York, Ny, Us