ALFRED J. DiPIETRO
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PROFILE
Territory Sales Manager / Representative . Senior Sales Executive
Sales Representative . District Sales Manager . Sales Professional .
Account Manager
Client-focused and highly-influential leader and multi-award-winner,
leveraging more than 25 years of diverse industry experience to deliver
exceptional team performance, relationship management, and profits.
Harness expertise in business development, operations direction, program
and project management, multimedia marketing, sales, fiscal oversight, and
customer satisfaction.
Specialize in technical sales - with a focus on engaging the
telecommunications and renewable energy sectors - to uncover client needs
and deliver customized solutions.
Role-model product management savvy through sheer diligence in prospecting,
presentations, proposal development, pricing, contract management, deal
structuring and closing, account management, and channel management.
Secure winning sales numbers in highly-competitive markets.
Cultivate and maximize high-value business relationships and strategic
partnerships with suppliers, peers, management, clients, and key decision-
makers.
Computer savvy with MS Office Suite (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Access),
SalesForce, Visio, Oneview / Siebel, and OrderPro.
Interact with cross-functional entities to realize corporate mission,
vision, and values.
Train, motivate, focus, and empower teams to outperform corporate
expectations.
Client Acquisition & Retention . Communications . Public Speaking & High-
Impact Presentation Delivery . Consensus Building
Goal Setting . Talent Development & Performance Management . Benchmarking .
Vendor Management . Problem Solving
Technical Initiatives . Continuous Learning & Improvement . Revenue
Generation . Policy & Ethics Enforcement
Corporate Leadership . Strategic & Tactical Planning . Business Partnering
. B2B & B2C Markets
Market/Account Expansion . World-Class Customer Service . Consultative &
Solution Sales
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
Business-Building & Above-Average Revenue Performance
Captured a $12 million deal with Westmarine - a boating supply chain with
800 retail locations U.S.-wide; as a result, dramatically surpassed quota
of $1 million for the entire year with this 1 contract (AT&T).
Volunteered to train up to 50 sales representatives on how to articulate
the merits of newly-introduced Solar product line with conviction. As a
result, (1) Vaulted monthly closing rates from a low of 10% to as much as
70% and (2) boosted monthly proposal flow from 15 to 20 (OneRoof Energy).
Repeatedly countered pricing objections and upheld market share by
emphasizing value over cost - despite aggressive industry competition
(all).
Secured 8 leads per week while closing 25% of them - considerably better
than the 15% average (SolarCity).
Drove leasing sales from $0 to $1.8 million in just 1 year; throughout
tenure, maintained Top Two performance ranking amongst 5 colleagues
(Brightgrid Solar Inc.).
Realized over 135% of quota by parlaying senior sales experience and P&C
insurance sector training (AAA NCNU).
Delivered 353% of quota for monthly new business sales (Telepacific
Communications).
Signed on between $24,000 and $30,000 in monthly revenues - considerably
higher than the monthly quota of $12,000 (New Edge Networks).
Attracted yearly revenues of more than $1 million - double the benchmark of
$0.5 million (Tripplite Power Protection).
Ramped up personal account base from 50 to approximately 300 - all the
while delivering personalized service and striving to do the very best job
possible (SBC Communications).
Bestowed the Gold Club Award (one level above the President's Award) and
the President's Award on 2 separate occasions for maintaining peak
performance (AT&T and SBC, respectively).
Additional
Introduced Webex technologies to enable simultaneous presentation delivery
to Central California audiences, some hundreds of miles away (OneRoof
Energy).
Recommended that Marketing Dept. devise an assortment of tangible sales and
marketing tools (e.g., door hangers, brochures, hand-outs, and letters) to
inform prospective clients of Company's foray into the Solar market
(OneRoof Energy).
Took the initiative to infuse a higher level of professionalism in sales
force and suppliers by creating PowerPoint presentations on Company product
lines that emphasize corporate integrity (OneRoof Energy, SolarCity, and
Brightgrid Solar Inc.)
Arranged for the installation of higher-quality telecommunications systems
so that up to 40 participants (e.g., telecommuters and remote sales forces)
could instantly access vital Company data (OneRoof Energy, Solar City,
Brightgrid Solar Inc., & Telepacific Communications).
ALFRED J. DiPIETRO
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EXPERIENCE
Charter Business-(CA) . Business Account Executive-Gilroy, Morgan Hill,
Central California...Current
Responsible for selling primary and ancillary communications solutions to
small and medium sized businesses within a specified territory. I generate
all sales leads through a variety of prospecting tactics and working every
lead from initial contact to sale. Currently 100% focused on generating
new Internet, voice and video customers.
OneRoof Energy, San Diego (CA) . District Sales Manager - Central
California ... 6 months in 2012
Recruited for this newly-created role to penetrate this ripe-with-potential
territory. Supervised 1 Inside Sales Representative, his assistant, and
the office "go-to" resource.
SolarCity, San Mateo (CA) . Senior Sales Representative - Monterey County
Territory ... 2 months in 2012
Endorsed by former Brightgrid Solar Inc. manager for this role to grow
business activity in an already-vibrant community.
Brightgrid Solar Inc., New York City (NY) . Leasing Sales Professional -
California / Hawaii / Arizona Territories ... 2011 - 2012
Singled out by a LinkedIn recruiter for this newly-created role at this
start-up to capitalize on perennially-sunny climates in these 3 states.
Earlier Roles
AAA NCNU, San Jose (CA) . Senior Sales Executive - P&C Consumer & Insurance
... 4 months in 2011
Telepacific Communications, San Jose (CA) . Senior Sales Executive ... 2010
- 2011
American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, Minnetonka (MN) . Senior Sales
Executive - P&C & B2B Insurance Sales (Monterey, Santa Cruz, & San Benito
counties) ... 2009 - 2010
New Edge Networks, Vancouver (WA) . Senior Sales Executive (Northern
California) ... 8 months in 2008
Tripplite Power Protection, Chicago (IL) . District Sales Manager (Northern
California) ... 2006 - 2007
SBC Communications, San Ramon (CA) . Large Account Manager ... 2001 - 2006
AT&T, San Jose (CA) . Global Account Manager ... 1999 - 2001
EDUCATION
Highlights of Professional Training
Certificate: Business Continuity Planning
Certificate: Successful Account Management
Certificate: Selling the Complete Solution
Certificate: Professional Selling Skills
Certificate: Selling Network Applications & Solutions
Telecommunications Courses-(See Complete List)
Storage Area Networking
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Information Transport Technologies
Network Security
Degree Work-San Jose State University San Jose,(CA), Almeda University
(LE), Boise (ID) . B.B.A. Management / B.S. Telecommunications