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Channel Sales Manager @ Netrix, LLC Channel Sales Manager - Hunter Role, with responsibility to bring partners onboard and sell to their prospects and leads. Utilize a product-neutral, consultative approach to prospect and close new resellers and partners to sell TetraVX product lines; UCaaS, Microsoft SVX, Cisco CVX, Netrix NVX, and CLEC. ✴ Confidently present products and value by integrating new feature-rich, cloud UC solutions with current IT infrastructure and business applications, TetraVX can provide a customized solution for your unique UC vision.✴ Successfully signed nine partners with a combined total of 10K+ customers, presenting the benefits platform that TetraVX can deploy: integration and support using three industry-leading products either on-premise, in the cloud, or a hybrid of the two. From June 2017 to September 2018 (1 year 4 months) Chicago, IllinoisSales Engineer- Channel @ Birch Communications On a team of three people, supported sales activity through scheduled or spontaneous audio and web conference appointments with all Sales Channels and customer decision makers by answering technical questions, discussing productivity gains and providing demonstrations as an overlay engineer. Worked with the core product management and engineering teams to identify ongoing needs and enhancements. ✴ Resolved issues that arose during the sales process via the opportunity board and represented Sales Engineers in these meetings with product sponsors and follow-up meetings. ✴ Provided overall technical design and complex sales proposal support to assigned team with special focus on next-generation voice/data/cloud products. ✴ Help both the indirect and direct sales team close deals; took on the SE role for the Primus acquisition, with 1100+ accounts. From August 2016 to January 2017 (6 months) Oak Brook, IllinoisFBI Agent on upcoming drama series "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med". @ Central Casting Unrelated to my current pursuits, I used acting to enhance my public speaking and presentation skills on Chicago Fire and Chicago Med.This was a part time role, worked on 14 episodes. From June 2015 to May 2016 (1 year) ChicagoIMS NLT ENTERPRISE TEST ENGINEER @ Nokia Hired as part of Network Level Testing a solution for a large bank (Bank of America); brought in as an enterprise expert from the IMS team. Reviewed requirements and design network level test plans that fulfill verification of requirements. Extended test plan design to cover regression and implicit requirements. Understanding of each of the components that were installed in an Enterprise IMS solution. Tested functionality, capacity, reliability and performance from a customer perspective. Cloud, Telecommunications, Hosting, Virtualization, Managed Services and CPE Solution Design/Engineering/Consulting. Documented release notes that define the capability of the solution, the test architecture and the test results.✴ Technical Knowledge Utilized: SIP / Diameter (base protocol, Cx, Rf, Sh interfaces) / Solaris/Unix/Linux. Mobile/IP/IMS networking concepts: LTE, 3GPP, TISPAN architecture. Understanding of network management concepts and basic signaling protocols. DHCP / IP Network Architecture and routing Protocols (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, RIP), Wireshark packet analyzer diagnostics, Specialized in Large Enterprise applications. ✴ Software Testing: Wrote test campaigns for end-to-end scenarios across multiple network components utilizing scripting languages (any of Linux shells, Perl, Python). Experienced with test automation tools to write automated functional and integration tests and integrate them in test automation integration tools. Set and understand debug traces and completed relevant technical analysis.✴ Software Test Design: Designed test architecture based on enterprise solution requirements. Created documentation that is clear, complete/thorough, illustrative, accurate, organized, at appropriate level of detail, extensible and traceable. From June 2014 to May 2015 (1 year) Naperville, ILBusiness Owner @ Komon Communications Inc Business Technology Solutions, global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company. Sales for Business Enterprise Solutions. Cloud and PBX telecommunications, hosting, Virtualization, managed services and CPE solution design/engineering/consulting.✴ Creatively designed solutions for customers using the best mix of equipment and services.✴ Determined client requirements and provided designs for PBX, Managed Hosting Services, Cloud Virtualization, Outsourced infrastructure solutions (managed and un-managed), specialized Enterprise application suites✴ Built client base from 0 customers to over 300 in just 5 years with continued annual growth.✴ Scheduled installations, customer sales meetings and maintenance appointments; order parts and equipment.✴ Built strong relationships with customers serving as the technical liaison from pre-sales to post-sales, working with clients of all levels including CEO’s.✴ Clearly communicate the customer design to the teams responsible for ordering, implementation and ongoing support.✴ Provided technical training and development support to the teams and the customer.✴ Worked with various Engineering staff to convey requirements to the client and provide insight into the technical options available for designing leading-edge solutions for a wide variety of technologies.Teams from AT&T, First Communications. Birch Communications , Access One , Cisco , Comcast , ESI.✴ Achieved coveted ESI Gold level Customer satisfaction award for 5 consecutive years.♢ Client Industries: Telecom, IT, CPG, Engineering, Medical-Dental, Banking, Law Offices, Machine Solutions, Accounting, Aerospace, Counseling Centers, Churches, Government Offices, Stores, Food and Beverage, Livery Services, Real Estate, Printing Services, Office Space Leasing, Diecasting, and many more. From August 2002 to June 2014 (11 years 11 months) Naperville, IL.Midwest Regional Channel Manager @ AireSpring Founded in 2001, AireSpring is an award-winning Managed Communications Provider and supplier of Managed Network and IT Services, serving thousands of businesses nationwide. AireSpring provides fully managed and connected end-to-end, next-generation solutions for multi-location enterprise customers. Services include SD-WAN, AirePBX™ UCaaS, AireContact® Cloud Contact Center, SIP Trunking, MPLS, Disaster Recovery, Managed Security and Business Internet. AireSpring’s solutions are offered through a diversified network of channel partners that includes distributors, master agents, managed service providers (MSPs), and value added resellers (VARs). AireSpring’s services are delivered over its revolutionary nationwide fully meshed network, providing customers an integrated, end-to-end solution from a single vendor.AireSpring has received numerous industry awards, including “Excellence in Customer Service Award,” “Unified Communications Excellence Award,” “Next-Gen Solution Provider,” “Visionary Spotlight Award,” “Product of the Year,” “Best Telecom Deal,” “Best in Show,” and “Top Channel Program.” AireSpring is privately held, diversified, debt-free, and renowned in the industry for delivering a broad range of innovative cloud communications and connectivity solutions at competitive rates, with white glove service that extends throughout the entire customer lifecycle. To find product information or to become an AireSpring partner, please visit www.airespring.com or contact me at (630) 228-1580. Greater Chicago Area