A Virginia Tech Industrial and Systems Engineering graduate, I have spent my professional life in engineering-heavy sales roles. I have experience in all aspects of sales roles from ground level marketing efforts, to working with C-Suite executives to lock in long-term deals.I spent my first 5.5 years out of college learning and growing the family business in industrial distribution out of Cincinnati. I would call this time my learning phase and proving ground that I have what it takes to lead a successful career in sales.My next 3.5 years were spent in San Francisco, working for a tech startup in the manufacturing space. While our team generated revenue with actual hardware, it was also our duty to sell our software arm as the additional value-add to help our customers bring ideas to market faster.I am back in the Bay Area working on bringing the industrial world into the 21st century.In my off-time, I enjoy outdoor activities ranging from hiking, biking, occasionally something like climbing, to team sports and group exercise. I also enjoy trading stocks on the side as a means of secondary income. I love dogs more than anything - except my wife! :) - and also enjoy photography (the background pic of SF bridge is mine in my profile).