MONTE COUJA
Mobile: 818-***-****
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Aspiring to deploy successfull technical consultative components & solution
sales expertise into an Business Development/Sales Management position of
solutions trending the future
Highlights:
18+ years of Semiconductor, Telecom, and IT hardware sales, & Banking
Customer Care
B.S. Electrical Engineering (San Francisco State University)
CO Management (San Jose State University), EIT (State of California)
Assertive, Analytical, Adaptive, Self disciplined, Multi linguist,
Persuasive, and Goal Oriented
1) Sr. Sales Engineer, Tyco Integrated Security 1/2012- present:
. IP based total system solution B2B sales in a California geographical
territory
. Prospecting, developing, and closing new accounts as well as servicing
existing customers
. Utilizing consultative and spin selling techniques at different
organizational functions and facilitative leadership across the layers of
management.
. Probing and comprehending customer needs, recommending and selling
solutions effectively
. Team playing, collaborating, and selling internally, thus, insuring high
level of support to my customers
. Generated tangible results/ contracts starting with the second month of
employment
. Exceeded sales targets starting the fourth month into the territory
2) Sales Lead/Partner, Practical Technology 2005-2011
. Selling UPS systems, Voltage Regulators, and IT Hardware B2B in multiple
markets
. Managing major accounts by Facilitative Leadreship and maximizing
productivity
. Cultivating multi level relationships and adopting the "consultant
approach" with customers
. Presenting, educating, and helping close sales as well as government
tenders
. Order entry with overseas suppliers,schedule shipment, expedite, and
follow up with forwarders
. Maximized customer satisfaction by helping QA and manufacturing
continiously improve via constructive feedback; i.e. outlining issues,
depicting problems, and recommending possible solutions
. Successfully negotiated regional contracts for AEG, ARTronics, EAST UPS,
Dell, Lexmark, Fujitsu, Optoma,& other quality suppliers with ISO9001 and
ISO14000 certifications as well as EMC, IP21, IEC,VDE and various safety
standards
. Attained double digit growth revenues
3) Procurement Manager, SYR Mobile Telecom Network Operator 2002-2004
. Network elements purchasing: Switch, BTS, Antenna, and the service base
equipement
. Attained and established buyers MBO/PPOs across the department
. Favorably negotiated global IT and infrastructure contracts with HP,
Siemens and Ericcsson
. Recognized for exceeding expected department's P&L
. Provided applicable and creative inputs as a memebr of the Executive
Management Committee
. Participated annually in the International GSM congress (Cannes, France)
4) Strategic Business Development Manager, Mobility Division, Nortel
Networks 1999-2001
. Established relationships at all levels of all three GSM operators in the
region
. Analyzed the decision makers and stakeholders and developed business
allies
. Designed and excecuted effective strategies to address functional needs
. Successfully penetrated the competitor's monopoly of largest network
. Generated LOI for 2nd phase expansion of second largest operator and
maintained market share at the third operator
. Actively participated in the regional Technology & Communications
Conventions
5) Strategic Business Development Manager, Motorola GSM Infrastructure
1997-1999
. Influenced company's technical teams & resources during business
development, project management, and implementation stages
. Co-ordinated training and seminar activities for the customers engineers
and managers
. Cultivated existing customer- relationships and established new ones,
vertically and laterally
. Positioned Motorola on RFQ-short lists of two of the three GSM networks
. Reversed the erroding market share trend of the company in one of the
operators
. Continiously communicating with product engineering, manufacturing, and
quality assurance to ensure maximum fit of deliverables to customers as
well as zero-fault tolerance
. Emphasized Motorola's strengths including "Six Sigma" and wireless
communication leadership
6) District Sales Manager, NEC Electronics 1987-1996
. Redefined accounts in the 11 western states in 3 tiers and emphsised high
growth segment
. Developed key accounts such as Ford Electronics, Fluke, Mattel,
Solectron, ..etc.
. Affected focus and mind share of Sales Engineers and Distridutor Reps on
certain lines of products, i.e. Electron components, Laser Diodes, Fiber
Optic, and Consumer ICs
. Enhanced cutomer relationships at all Management levels
. Gained the benefit of executing SWOT analysisof key accounts
. Assisted all field sales in prospecting, closing deals, and ultimately
exceed their PPOs
. Maintained excellent ties with the distributors and gained presence at
the small accounts
. Won the LEAD award for the third year in the position
. Won the "Budget Buster" award for forth year in the position
Product Marketing Engineer, NEC Electronics 1987-1989
. Trained, presented, and demonstarted the product line of Electron
components and Consumer ICs
. Assisted Sales introducing new products to customers and developing
proposals
. Team played in a matrix sales organization and easily accomplished the
desired targets
. Exceeded the P & L of Electronic Components and Consumer Integrated
Circuits
. Outperformed Dataquest's Industry rates in profit margins & double-digit
sales growth
. Won the "Top Performer Recognition Award" for the Electron Components
Strategic Business Unit
7) Field Sales Engineer, Texas Instruments 1985-1987
. Prospected, contacted, and presented to engineers, buyers, managers, and
executives
. Explored high growth opportunities in the field for company's IC product
line
. Built relationships with Distributor Sales Reps and Customers key players
. Applied Solution selling and resulted in 40% annual growth of direct
accounts
. Achieved 250% geographical territory-sales growth in less than three
years
. Consistently exceeded MBOs and set the stage for career advancement
8) Customer Service Representative, Great Western Bank
. All cusomer banking transactions, account openning, money transfers, and
CD deposits. While working on both graduate and undergradute studies.