Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Sophos
Los Gatos, California
Panasonic
National Sales Manager
1988 to 2000
Panasonic OA
National Sales Manager
1997 to 1999
Sophos
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Santa Clara, CA
Sophos
Senior Vice President World Wide Sales
Fortinet
Vice President Americas - Sales & Support
November 2008 to February 2013
Fortinet
VP, Channels
May 2007 to November 2008
Sonicwall
VP Americas Sales
2005 to 2007
WatchGuard Technologies
Vice President Americas Sales
March 2000 to January 2005
What company does Michael Valentine work for?
Michael Valentine works for Panasonic
What is Michael Valentine's role at Panasonic?
Michael Valentine is National Sales Manager
What industry does Michael Valentine work in?
Michael Valentine works in the Computer & Network Security industry.
Who are Michael Valentine's colleagues?
Michael Valentine's colleagues are Alex Bressler, Luiz Carvalho, Enelia Faithful, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Jan Hruska, Ben Wanicur, Konstantin Berlin, Mike Zraly, Sabrina Curti, and Lise Delage
💼 Past Experience
Michael Valentine spent his teenage years in Santa Clara, California. He attended Stanford University and then graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in computer science.After graduating from college, Valentine went to work at three companies. He was first a Technical Sales Manager at two companies. He then started working as a Sales Manager at a computer company. After that, Valentine worked at a telecommunications company.When Valentine left his telecommunications company, he started working as a CRO at a software company.After one year as a CRO at a software company, Valentine started working at Panasonic. He was a National Sales Manager at Panasonic from 1988 to 2000.Since leaving Panasonic, Valentine has been working at Sophos as a Senior Vice President World Wide Sales. He is also a Vice President Americas - Sales & Support.Valentine has been with Sophos for 4 years, 4 months. He has had a variety of different sales positions. These positions have included: VP, Channels at Fortinet from May 2007 to November 2008, VP Americas Sales at Sonicwall from 2005 to 2007, Vice President Americas Sales at Watchguard Technologies from March 2000 to January 2005.
🎓 Education
- MS in Computer Science from Northeastern Illinois University in 1991- JD from the University of California, Irvine in 1995- MA from the University of towels in 2000.Michael Valentine has a BBA from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1980 and a MS from Northeastern Illinois University in 1991. He then went on to get his JD from the University of California, Irvine in 1995. After getting his JD, Valentine worked as an assistant law clerk for the Honorable Dorothy Dickson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While working as an assistant law clerk, Valentine developed an interest in computer science and started learning Python in order to be able to program on his own. After a few years of learning Python, Valentine moved to Northern Illinois University in 1991 to get his MA in Computer Science. There, he worked as a Information Systems researcher with the Northeastern Illinois University Departments of Mathematical Sciences and Arts and Sciences. However, after a few years of working at NINA, Valentine decided that he didn’t like the work there as much as he liked programming. Therefore, he moved to the University of California, Irvine in 1995 to get his MA in Computer Science. While at UCI, Valentine developed his interest in business and started learning about business administration. After developing his interest in business, Valentine moved back to Northeastern Illinois University in 2001 to get his PhD in Computer Science. While at NINA, Valentine met Deborah Wise, who would be his first wife. Deborah would later become his second wife.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
ThompsonMike Thompson has been a Sales Managers at McGraw-Hill since 1984. He has experience in developmental sales, regional sales, accounts receivable, and customer service.Thompson has been with McGraw-Hill for over 25 years, including 12 years as National Sales Manager. He also has experience in the areas of customer service, sales development, and accounts receivable.Thompson has worked in a variety of companies, including Sonicwall, Watchguard, and McGraw-Hill. He has a B.S. in Business Administration from Cornell University and is certified in Sales Management and sales data entry.
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
4 year(s), 5 month(s)
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