A delivery-driven technical management and business development professional with a love for innovative technology products. Sam is energetic and excited to be applying himself to his position at Salesforce.com, which produces customer relationship management (CRM) software and has been ranked #1 on "Most Innovative Companies in the World"​ list by Forbes three years running! Sam is a masters graduate of Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo where he completed his MBA, Engineer-in-Training license, and was Vice President for the Graduate Students in Business Association. Earlier he received his bachelors with honors in the major in Business Management Economics from the University of California in Santa Cruz (UCSC). Sam's passion for leadership and involvement also extends out to volunteering in his community whether that be through pairing with organizations at Salesforce.com, Cal Poly, or UCSC. His contributions have ranged from organizing habitat restoration events and local museum enhancement to promotion of mens health initiatives. Everyday he is on the lookout for new ways to give back and make the world a better place.

Technical Program Manager @ As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) Sam manages technology infrastructure, systems, and software development initiatives. Sam thrives in the fast-paced, bottoms-up environment of Technology & Products and both leads and manages the delivery of key infrastructure technologies. He works closely with teams in R&D, Data Center Operations, IT Infrastructure, and other internal groups to manage several programs to delivery. This includes everything from hardware planning and budgeting, project control and status reporting, team management, and related troubleshooting and problem resolution. It also includes anticipating and aggressively removing obstacles that slow down or prevent project teams from delivering on project goals. Through dogged focus and effective prioritization Sam ensures completion of assigned deliverables to the letter of their intended objective and on collaboratively defined schedule. Daily he increases his credibility and rapport with senior executives and technical and non-technical team members alike by ensuring transparent and visible communications of the status of the program he leads. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) San Francisco Bay Area

Stanford Certified Project Management (SCPM) @ Stanford University From 2014 to 2014 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Focus in Information Systems @ California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo From 2011 to 2013 BA in Economics, Business Administration, Management and Operations @ University of California, Santa Cruz From 2007 to 2010 Sam Kligman is skilled in: Leadership, Project Management, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Entrepreneurship, Program Management, Team Management, Salesforce.com, Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Training, Solidworks, Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Computing, SaaS