David has 15 years of experience building successful sales and marketing organizations in technical and education markets. He specializes in developing integrated sales and marketing functions into high-performance teams that get results. His business experience is grounded in market research as a Senior Researcher and Account Manager for Griggs Anderson Research where he was a consistent revenue producer and respected researcher.
After contributing to the market development and successful IPO for Preview Systems as a Product Marketing Manager, David took on the role of VP of Sales and Marketing for Audio Precision. During his 5 year tenure, Audio Precision grew rapidly internationally, exclusively through close collaboration with channel partners.
For the past 10 years David has been honored to represent Lightspeed Technologies in multiple leadership roles including VP of Marketing, SVP of Sales and Marketing, and currently SVP and General Manager for Lightspeed Learning Technologies. Lightspeed is the premier developer of classroom audio solutions in K-12 education, providing teachers and students with the perfect listening and learning environments.
General Manager @ Responsible for K-12 education business unit including strategic planning, sales, marketing, engineering, and IT. Also responsible for revenue and profitability. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) EVP of Sales and Marketing @ Responsible for sales team development, sales business planning, strategic planning, and annual revenue and profitability. From July 2012 to June 2015 (3 years) VP of Marketing @ Responsible for brand development, market and sales strategies, business development and all phases of product marketing. From September 2005 to June 2012 (6 years 10 months) VP of Sales and Marketing @ Responsible for product marketing, international and US channel development, revenue and profitability. From 2001 to 2005 (4 years) Product Marketing Manager @ From 1998 to 2001 (3 years) Senior Researcher @ From 1993 to 1998 (5 years)
MBA @ Portland State University - School of BusinessBachelor of Arts @ Saint Vincent College David Solomon is skilled in: Marketing Strategy, Training, New Business Development, Product Marketing, Product Management, Team Building, Classroom, Sales Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Leadership, Marketing, Product Development, Account Management, Business Development, SaaS
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http://www.lightspeed-tek.com