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San Francisco Bay Area

• Training leaders to implement self-reliance initiatives in support of education, job placement, self-employment and financial management.
• Develop and coordinate Self-Reliance initiatives and services throughout northern California.
• Work closely with church leaders in LDS stakes and wards to assist them in the implementation of Self-Reliance initiatives.
• Train large groups and develop individuals in a coaching / mentoring relationship.
• Develop resources by cultivating and fostering relationships with senior business, educational, community and government leaders.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Employment Coach
• Reduced average job search time to less than 2 months through the Accelerated Job Search Program.
• Increased the number of professional placements through our Professional Placement Program supported by over 2,200 members of the LinkedIn group “Bay Area LDS Professionals.”
• Regular delivery of the Career Workshop and other locally developed workshops resulting in candidates’ greater self-esteem, better resumes, more effective networking, powerful interviewing skills, shorter job search.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with employers and community resources to facilitate job placement, education, vocational retraining, self-employment assistance, small business development, and other assistance to.
• More than 2,200 1st level connections in LinkedIn.Ecclesiastical Consultant

San Francisco Bay Area

Executive Committee Member directing employment placement and networking functions.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Increased revenue and customer satisfaction by building, training and managing a Professional Services team that implements EVault data protection and disaster recovery solutions for backup/recovery, messaging.
• Achieved Professional Services revenue targets.
• Negotiated professional services agreements and fees for services.
• Increased product knowledge of EVault staff, partners, and customers by developing instructor-led and computer-based online training and certification testing using Moodle.
• Developed and delivered product launch briefings and training to staff, partners, and customers.
• Gathered customer requirements for product management and development.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Negotiated agreements and managed relationships with alliance partners.
• Developed sales and marketing messaging and collateral.
• Formed and led intercompany response team in $13 Million bid for SAP implementation services.
• Developed new revenue generating customer relationships.
• Managed development of a new corporate web site.
• Contributed customer requirements to development of new J2EE server solution.

• Sold software licenses for data security and e-commerce solutions running on Windows, UNIX, and AS400/iSeries Servers, consulting, implementation and network services to enterprises in Northern California and Mexico.
• Developed relationships with business partners in the territory.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed field marketing programs in the Western Division: California, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona
• Negotiated agreements and managed co-marketing activities with 70 "EMC Proven"​ partners
• Collaborated in the development of EMC’s business plan for sales of storage hardware and software solutions into the eBusiness & Internet markets.
• Provided field sales support for strategic accounts, including Intel, Cisco, and a number of xSPs.
• Researched, authored, and published the "Win of the Week,"​ highlighting competitive challenges/responses and compelling EMC value propositions
• Created and delivered presentations at industry seminars and conferences, to market analysts, to customers, and EMC’s Executive Briefing Center.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed and implemented GE's Internet products and services strategy for the western U.S. and Mexico. Surpassed sales objectives.
• Developed strong interdependent and value-driven company and personal relationships with partners at Netscape and Actra Business Systems (now iPlanet) to drive adoption and sales of ECXpert, SellerXpert, and BuyerXpert.
• Conceived a solution and drove negotiation of a multi-million dollar sale for data capture from cable TV set-top boxes and a 5-year hosting services agreement to Wink Communications.
• Provided field marketing and sales support for GE TradeWeb, GE TPN, web hosting, and other GE Internet products and services to account executives and regional sales managers.
• Delivered presentations and product demonstrations to Fortune 500 companies.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Championed and launched "Templar"​, an eBusiness security solution (U.S. Patent 5,812,669) based on PKI that shaped today's AS1 and AS2 standard.
• Researched and defined product requirements, wrote the product plan, developed the go to market plan, and managed the product through several major releases.
• Obtained U.S. Government approval to export Templar with strong key encryption

Bachelors Degree, Communications, Marketing

Communications, Marketing

High School