Mark E. Mickelson
Chantilly, VA ***** 540-***-**** ********@*****.*** Linkedin/in/markemickelson
Senior Sales Professional
Trained engineer with appreciation of technology's ability to solve business problems. Team player with proven track record of listening to customers business needs to position solutions that address those needs. Managed many sales teams in the US and globally meeting all quota requirements. Strong background working with Enterprise, Federal customers, SI’s, SP’s and Partners, addressing their business requirements to close opportunities.
Core Strengths
Senior Sales Executive Individual Contributor Solution Integrator Service Provider Enterprise Federal Partner Cloud Security Services IT Infrastructure UCC Data Center Contact Center Audio Visual Voice Mobility Staffing
Employment Experience
Organizational Communications, Inc (OCI) Herndon, VA
A Federal proposal consulting company
Director of Sales Mar 2023 - July 2024
Successful hunter in the Federal Space
Providing Federal proposal consultants for Federal Contractors
Focused on Federal Opportunities, NASA SEWP VI, Oasis +, CMS Mids, ITES-2
Notable wins with, Mantech, Leidos, SMX, Saic, Noblis, SRI, Acuity, Accenture
Vision Technologies Herndon, VA
A technology solutions based company
Director Sales Mar 2022 - Mar 2023
Hunter to build up NOVA space
Focused on selling technology solutions into Enterprise/, Federal customers
AV, Networking Solutions, Physical Security, Telephony Solutions
Cogent Communications Herndon, VA
A Tier 1 ISP focused on Netcentric ASN companies
Global Account Manager June 2020 – Feb 2021
100% hunting, Global Prospects
Focused on selling DIA, Ethernet, VPLS and Colocation Solutions
ORock Technologies Reston, VA
A technology company that offers Cloud Solutions
Director, Federal Channels Jan 2020- Mar 2020
Lead on a module of Federal Systems Integrators selling to-with-through the entire portfolio of ORock Cloud solutions.
CenturyLink Herndon, VA
A technology company that offers communications solutions
Account Director II March 2018 – September 2019
Lead on a module of Federal Systems Integrators selling to-with-through the entire portfolio of CenturyLink solutions. Collaborated with engineering, finance, legal and operations to ensure the product solutions were configured and deployed in the timeframes required by the FSI.
·Success with L3 and Iron Shield selling DIA and Wave solutions.
·Success with new business from FSI’s that had gone silent.
Verizon/Terremark Ashburn, VA
Multinational telecommunications conglomerate
Director Federal Channel August 2012 – March 2018
Managed a group of Federal System Integrators selling Verizon’s services and solutions through to Federal Agencies. Working with legal, finance, operations and engineering to managed complex solutions.
·Success with Lockheed Martin on the VA Baltimore Data Center.
·Success with Ribbon on Pentagon, By Light on VA
·Achieved Verizon’s President Cabinet awarded for ranking in the top 3% of sales by volume.
Cisco Systems Herndon, VA
American multinational technology conglomerate
Manager Partner Operations September 2010 – August 2012
Manager of Cisco Service Provider and Federal System Integrator teams for the Cisco Federal Channel. Managed a team of 6 Channel Account Mangers, including training, company updates, comp plans, account management and Senior Leadership meetings. Managing teams SFDC funnel/forecast, one on one’s, product rollouts, marketing programs and expense management.
·Directed channels team’s success in supporting Verizon, Terremark, ATT, Unisys, Booz Allen Hamilton and Harris.
·Supervised SD-Wan rollout, UCC partner training, Contact Center channel Web-Ex training program and channel EOL training.
Global Account Manager June 2007 – September 2010
Global lead for World Bank, IADB, IMF and T.Rowe Price. Directed global SFDC pipeline/forecast, marketing/operations/legal and engineering. Coordinated all executive alignment, global alignment, customer events, engineering updates and marketing programs.
·Secured $64M Global UCC contract with World Bank including Telepresence, security services and auxiliary services required for deployment.
·Finalized $15M UCC/Contact Center contracts with T.Rowe Price resulting in 240% of assigned quota.
Education
Illinois State University Normal, IL
Concentration - Chemistry