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For more than 30 years, I have worked in the technology industry as a solutions-engineer, front-end-developer, sales-leader, channel manager, entrepreneur, SCORE business mentor, and angel investor.Throughout my career, I’ve founded a dozen companies, both collaboratively and on my own. As a consultant, I’ve assisted hundreds of companies implement telecom, software, and cloud-based technology solutions, enabling them to commence business quickly and maintain their business successfully.In addition to early stage companies, I have experience with several established organizations (i.e. RingCentral, XO, PacWest, WorldCom, MCI, NexGen, ATG, Windstar, and AT&T). I’ve been an initiator and implementer of high-impact direct sales teams, channel programs, affinity programs, lead generation programs, customer support programs, international sales channels and multi-culture marketing programs. My vast industry background has provided me with years of front-line management experience leading sale, technical and support teams that ranged from 5 to 300 people.My wide-ranging business and technical know-how has allowed me to become a uniquely-qualified business-to-business expert with the following specialties:Technology: VoIP, Telecom, SMS, Mobile Apps, API Development, Front-end development, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Node.js, JASON, and VBA. Experience managing engineers, help-desk support, IT and offshore software development teams.Marketing: Creating Campaigns, Reference Programs, Customer Retention and Product Lifecycle programs using database marketing, Social Media, Market Resource Management (MRM) Integration, and using on-line marketing software like Marketo and Constant Contact. Business: Startup knowledge includes all facets of planning, launching and managing a new business and obtaining funds lending organizations, and Crowd and Angel Funding sources.

Listed skills include Telecommunications, Cloud Computing, Saas, Voip, and 39 others.