Rob Paris Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

I serve as the esteemed leader of a dynamic team comprising 100 individuals, encompassing first and second level managers, pre-sales engineers, and architects. Our collaborative efforts are finely tuned to engage with state and local governments, esteemed colleges and universities, vital healthcare organizations, and K-12 schools across an expansive network spanning 25 states.Our collective mission is nothing short of inspiring—to fervently advocate for cutting-edge technology that holds the power to directly enhance and amplify our customers' noble missions: safeguarding, serving, and educating the very fabric of our communities. At the helm of responsibility, we proudly oversee an impressive $2 billion portfolio of Cisco products and services, fueling our dedication to empowering our partners and advancing innovation that makes a meaningful difference.

San Jose, Ca, Us

I work with a team of systems engineers to support East Coast and Mid-Atlantic customers throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia. Together, my team supports ten regions and generates close to $1 billion in products and services annually. My team designs and builds cutting-edge technology to solve our customers' business problems and create efficiencies that increase their bottom line.But my job isn't just engineering. I'm also a sales partner who helps Cisco identify and apply our strategies and solutions to new challenges and opportunities, from pre-sales through post-sales. And as a relationship manager, I maintain personal, ongoing relationships with customers to support their current operations and technology and explore new ways they can grow in the future.

San Jose, Ca, Us

My team worked with clients in Upstate New York and Pennsylvania, in industries such as healthcare, retail, manufacturing, software, financial services, and energy. I focused on growing revenue while maintaining strategic customer relationships and helping customers meet and exceed their business and financial goals. To accomplish this, I assembled and developed a technology team of top talent. We brought Cisco's innovations to the market, increasing our customers' current and future success.

San Jose, Ca, Us

I led a high-performing team of nine systems engineers who supported Fortune 500 commercial customers in Pennsylvania. My team partnered with the Regional Sales Manager on planning and operations for this $150 million business. We reviewed critical business metrics, customer coverage, engineering capacity and utilization, customer satisfaction, and our business pipeline. In this role, I helped grow the business over 100%.

San Jose, Ca, Us

As a systems engineer, I learned the power of engineers working with Cisco's sales organization to develop market strategies and meet and exceed sales goals as a team.

San Jose, Ca, Us

I supported channel partners in the Northeast Region.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

I returned to Anixter to support network security products for its Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware territories. I supported two sales executives and generated $8 million in annual revenue.

Bethesda, Md, Us

I began my career in management at Lockheed Martin, where I managed a team of five network engineers supporting various government organizations. Our team designed and implemented LANs and WANs and installed a $50 million network upgrade — on time and under budget.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

At Anixter, I supported the Northeast Help Desk for LAN and WAN products. The Help Desks reviewed network designs and implementations, and provided customer technical support of multi-vendor environments.

B.S., Electrical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)