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References
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Jared Castro

Edmond,Oklahoma

Summary

Experienced Software Licensing individual with over 5 years of experience wanting to further knowledge and perfect skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

License Manager

Isostech
05.2022 - 01.2024
  • Managed software licensing agreements by verifying compliance and ensuring accurate recordkeeping.
  • Improved budget management with thorough analysis of license usage and optimization strategies.
  • Streamlined license acquisition processes, reducing procurement time and costs.
  • Negotiated favorable contract terms for software licenses, resulting in significant cost savings.
  • Collaborated with IT teams to ensure smooth deployment and maintenance of licensed applications.
  • Developed comprehensive training materials for staff on proper software usage and compliance procedures.
  • Established strong relationships with vendors to secure better pricing and support services.
  • Advised management on strategic decisions related to software licensing, providing valuable insights on industry trends and best practices.
  • Facilitated communication between departments to ensure efficient coordination of license requirements and allocation.
  • Maintained detailed records of all licensing transactions, allowing for easy retrieval during audits or reviews.
  • Assisted in resolution of any disputes or discrepancies related to software licensing, working closely with legal counsel when necessary.
  • Proactively monitored changes in licensing regulations or vendor policies, updating internal processes accordingly.
  • Coordinated renewal processes for expiring licenses, minimizing disruption to end-users while maintaining compliance standards.
  • Supported company growth objectives by efficiently scaling license management function as needed.
  • Performed routine data entry or document management.
  • Processed payments for fines and fees, maintained accurate drawers, issued receipts, and updated account balances.
  • Responded to requests for information from public, other municipalities or state and federal legislative offices.

Software License Specialist

N3, ACCENTURE
03.2021 - 04.2022
  • Asset Management, (N3) i-CSM
  • Responsible for expanding Microsoft Teams consumptions with enterprise level customers
  • Working with C level (C suite) fortune 5000 companies in the retail space
  • Providing them knowledge on what they can use with deployment, trainings and more
  • Maintaining Vendor Relations
  • Assistance with Deployment
  • Identifying Microsoft contracts
  • Sourcing data, and analyzing business needs
  • Spearheaded innovative product development initiatives that increased market share and profitability margins.
  • Led successful sales presentations to prospective clients, resulting in increased partnerships and collaboration opportunities.
  • Launched successful marketing campaigns that drove brand awareness among target audiences.

Software Licensing Specialist

Dell
12.2018 - 03.2021
  • Data analyzing and asset management
  • Budgeting, managing, and understanding software compliance with enterprise and medium business size Microsoft Agreement Contracts (EA, MPSA, OV & Open Business)
  • Identifying correct internal software agreement owners, licenses and end dates
  • Creating and Processing net new and renewal licensing for Microsoft and other 3rd party software licenses
  • Building and maintaining relationships with many vendors such as Adobe, Ivanti, Quest etc
  • Rep of the quarter 3x
  • Highest Rev ($1.6mil, $1.3mil, $1.5mil)
  • Highest revenue achieved in a month, attained over 100% of my quota for the quarter
  • ($1.4mil)
  • Home Run- Attain all basic building block leads in a single call, only rep in organization to accomplish
  • Pipeline Generation- uncovered over $1mil worth of opportunities in a quarters time uncovering
  • Different opportunities, most in the medium business segment.

Manager

T-mobile
04.2015 - 04.2018

• Exceptional organizational skill with attention to detail resulting in audit compliance each quarter. (Rare achievement)

• Overview of stores sales, training, money handling and audit compliance

• Strong leadership and motivation to the team for day to day sales resulting in store of the month(5 months in a row)

• Responsible of hiring/onboarding new representatives achieving promotions from representatives up to other store managers.

• Scheduling shifts for week/month

• District manager is training and responsible for over the surrounding 8 stores with each store having 8-10 representatives.

• Reporting sales numbers to each representative to show improvement areas.

• Communicating daily/weekly goals along with day to day functions

• Marketing for leads

• Insuring each sales along with paperwork was accurately reported and processed.

• Received inbound packages for inventory

• Shipped out inventory

• Implemented sales processes resulting in achieving top store in the district with sales at$200,000 compared to $96,000 month in and out basis

Store Manager

Lids
01.2012 - 04.2015

• Strong leadership skills to motivate team on day to day functions resulting in Manager of the quarter for a year straight (Quarterly Awards)

• Delegating objectives such as cleaning and closing duties to representatives

• Maintain audit compliance
• Overview of inventory

• Onboarding, Training and scheduling all representatives

• District Manager in training. Responsible for leading weekly call to motivate each store

• Build chemistry with team to insure motivation

• Developed and implanted seasonal marketing strategies

• Strategically implanted sales processes resulting in increasing annual sales from $700,000 to$2million (top 5 highest annually earning store in country)

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Sociology

Mid America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK

Some College (No Degree) -

Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College
Oklahoma City, OK

Skills

  • Vendor relation and management, Data Analysis, SAP quote preparation & invoicing, Software Renewal
  • Cycle, Netsuite quote preparation and invoicing, Atlassian trained and partnered (Jira & Confluence)
  • Microsoft proficiency, Microsoft Software Contracts (EA,MPSA,OV,CSP) Adobe, Quest, IBM, Service
  • Desk, Cost allocation, CRM (Hubspot &Salesforce), Communication, End to End Sales, knowledge in
  • Server Datacenter and Cloud Basic Computer Skills, Scheduling, Role playing, Employee Management
  • Money Handling, Organizing, Time management, Selling, Merchandising, Data calculating, Account
  • Mining, Marketing, Business relations, Cross Selling, CSAM
  • Relationship Building
  • MS Office
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Recordkeeping
  • Excellent Communication
  • Task Prioritization
  • Microsoft Word
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Organization
  • Critical Thinking
  • Remote Office Availability
  • Troubleshooting
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Self-Directed
  • Interpersonal Communication

References

References Jennica Lee- 405 655 3759 Dell Manager (Hardware TSR) Kayden Ortiz- 405 757 3759 Dell Software licensing Jay Nettles- 405 658 3515 Residential Loan Officer

Awards

  • Mr Congeniality - T mobile
  • Rep of the Quarter x2 - Dell
  • Cloud Specialist x5 -Dell
  • Audit Compliance Pin of Honor - Lids
  • Highest Embroidary Honor Pin - Lids
  • Highest Gross Profit T mobile & Dell
  • Fastest Promoted -T mobile
  • Adobe Top Seller x4 -Dell
  • Trophy of excellence- T mobile
  • Differentiate and Dominate- Isos Technology

Timeline

License Manager

Isostech
05.2022 - 01.2024

Software License Specialist

N3, ACCENTURE
03.2021 - 04.2022

Software Licensing Specialist

Dell
12.2018 - 03.2021

Manager

T-mobile
04.2015 - 04.2018

Store Manager

Lids
01.2012 - 04.2015

Some College (No Degree) - Sociology

Mid America Christian University

Some College (No Degree) -

Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College
Jared Castro