EDWARD J. ROLAND, III
Sales Account Executive and Inside Sales Manager
San Jose, CA 408-***-**** ************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardroland
OVERVIEW
Self-driven Sales Professional with a proven track record of delivering results for large teams or as a hands-on leader in early stage business ventures. Experience selling solutions in Network Security, IoT Security and Networking, VoIP, Software and Cloud. Strategic focus on Lead Generation, Inside Sales, Account Development.
EXPERIENCE
ORACLE Corporation- Project Sales Executive April 2022 to January 2023 part of the round of layoffs
Sold to Construction and Engineering Teams and Project Managers
Went to Trade shows to meet with potential customers
Full Sales Cycle role
Oversaw Northeast and Mideast Opportunities
Partnered with SDRs to find leads and turn into Demos
Consistently hit Quota after 90-day ramp
FedRamp Certified Sold to and Created Government Opportunities
Products sold was Software as a Service
Achieved 120 percent Quota attainment in the first two quarters closed over 600,000 first two Quarters
Inside Sales Rep- July 2020 Last day is February 2021 Part of the 80 people first round of Layoffs
Clumio Santa Clara
●Leveraged a tool called Orum made 10,000 dials in my first Quarter
●Worked with AE’s in Southern CA and Ohio Valley.
●Hit 100 percent Quota attainment with 20 qualified meetings per month
●Consistently built personalized target list through LinkedIn Sales Navigator
●Also found contact information through Lead IQ and Zoom info
●Consistently Hit Quota setting 20 plus meetings per month
Manager, Inside Sales – Feb 2019 to April 2019
Lead Sales Development Representative – July 2017 to Feb 2019
IoTium – Santa Clara, CA Acquired by View Inc.
Brought on as the first SDR responsible for building out the Inside Sales practice from scratch, including hiring, recruiting, establishing sales processes, working with cross-functional teams, and defining the SDR pitch.
●Hired and provided Product Knowledge training to SDRs.
●Reported directly to the VP of WW Sales.
●Team over-achieved sales quota for 8 consecutive quarters.
●Created outbound strategy for call targets.
●Use of Salesforce.com as primary CRM.
●President Club 12 out of 12 months of %100 plus Quota Attainment
Renewal Specialist
Barracuda Networks – Campbell, CA – Nov 2015 to July 2016
Sales specialist brought on to help retain existing customers using Barracuda’s network security platform. Consistent performer by all metrics.
●Use of Salesforce.com as primary CRM
●Responsible for East Coast territory: NY, NJ, PA, MA
●Quota $1.7-2.7M per month – 105% attainment YTD
●Forecasted prospective clients expecting to renew in 30-, 60-, and 90-day cycle
Account Executive
Ooma, Inc. – Fremont, CA – Sept 2014 to Mar 2015
●Prospected, cold-called, and closed on sales leads for Ooma’s Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) solution.
●100+ outbound calls per day to hit quota of 5 meetings set per week.
●Engaged with customers on a daily basis to identify needs and wants of perspective clients for home phone services or business phone solutions.
Supervisor Security
Silicon Valley security San Jose Ca- September 2012 to September 2014
Managed a team of 15 guards for a Data Startup Company
Did Hourly check-ins with guards for different post sites.
Checked guards’ attendance and uniform policy
Met with clients for daily orders.
Handled all scheduling and call off duties
EDUCATION
Associate of Arts – AA, Human Development
Ohlone College – Fremont, CA
Business Administration and Management
California Baptist University – Riverside, CA