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Brian Finn

Owatonna,MN

Summary

Driven and motivated Sales Engineer with exceptional consultative sales skills to help customers solve technical problems. Works in tandem with sales team to exceed customer expectations for functionality, cost-effectiveness and successful system rollout. Offering strong work ethic and track record of building loyal customer relationships.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Sales Engineer

Pantheon Computers, Inc.
08.2013 - 09.2023
  • Delivered technical sales presentations to prospects and presented benefits and value of products.
  • Provided technical troubleshooting and problem solving for clients with installed equipment or system issues.
  • Prepared cost estimates and bid documents by studying customer RFPs and consulting with project managers.
  • Gained customer acceptance by demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
  • Reviewed customer inquiries to understand project scope while managing internal delivery mechanisms.
  • Identified sales opportunities by assessing environment and devising and implementing winning strategy.
  • Liaised with assigned accounts to foster relationship development.
  • Interfacing with technical and business staff of customers following project implementation, including the project sponsor and stakeholders towards more complex future engagements

Network Engineer

Net 3 Technology
05.2010 - 07.2013
  • Managed, tracked and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
  • Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
  • Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.
  • Configured, managed and troubleshot VoIP and multi-media distributed systems and platforms.
  • Recommended options for disaster recovery, remote access, network appliances, servers and directory services security.
  • Designing, planning, and implementing LANs and WANs using routers, switches and network security devices.

Education

No Degree - Computer Science

DeVry Institute of Technology
Decatur, GA

Skills

  • Solution Selling
  • Needs Analysis
  • Proposal Development
  • Formal Presentation Skills
  • Sales Process Engineering
  • Strong Technical Acumen
  • Site Visits
  • Team Meetings
  • Communication Skills
  • Service Delivery
  • Contact Management Systems
  • Technical Troubleshooting

Certification

Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals

Watchguard Network Security Essentials

Timeline

Network Sales Engineer

Pantheon Computers, Inc.
08.2013 - 09.2023

Network Engineer

Net 3 Technology
05.2010 - 07.2013

No Degree - Computer Science

DeVry Institute of Technology
Brian Finn