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Chuck Starks

Nashville,TN

Summary

Self-motivated professional successful in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Background in increasing profits, reducing costs and transforming customer service standards. Experienced in leading and supervising operational and sales teams.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner

Mirage Oasis LLC
11.2023 - Current
  • Oversee long term and short-term property operations in CA & TN: maintenance, advertising, and 120-150 yearly short term rental stays
  • Manage staff, Airbnb, co-host, bookings, feedback, and channel manager duties.
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.

VMware Senior Inside Sales Specialist 4

Dell Technologies
04.2022 - 03.2024
  • Provides direction and guidance/mentor to team members and coaches others in closing the most complex deals
  • Managed approximately 200 incoming emails and calls per day from customers
  • Advanced level specialized sales representative, influencing how others engage and interact across the segment
  • Organizes senior internal/external resources in response to, and in anticipation of customer needs.
  • Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices, and availability.
  • Facilitated smooth transactions by working closely with finance department to ensure accurate invoicing and timely payments from clients.

VMware Inside Sales Specialist 3

Dell Technologies
04.2018 - 04.2022

Stayed informed on VMW strategy / Territory plans

  • Engaged with Core sales counterparts (AE/ISR/TSR)
  • Drove engagement with channel sales to drive Dell distribution pipeline and engage with partners.
  • Managed approximately 150 incoming calls and emails per day

3rd Party Software Inside Sales Specialist 2

Dell, Inc.
02.2017 - 04.2018
  • Helped customers identify license gaps to maintain compliance (Microsoft, Adobe, McAfee, 500+ vendors)
  • Educated customers to changes specific to license structure, pricing, and up-sell/cross-sell paths
  • Achieved sales attainment rolling average while in role 5 fiscal quarters - 243% Sales Performance to Quota.
  • Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices, and availability.
  • Facilitated smooth transactions by working closely with finance department to ensure accurate invoicing and timely payments from clients.

Small Business Software and Peripherals Sales Coach

Dell
05.2014 - 07.2016
  • Created a fun culture through site-wide-events, competitions, team building exercises and trainings
  • Served as Software solutions point of contact for 500+ 3rd party vendors
  • Ramped 4 new hire sales teams and 2 S&P sales coaches.

Consumer | Small and Medium Business Account Manager 1

Dell
11.2010 - 04.2014
  • Built and maintained a book of business of over 2,000 relationship accounts across the US
  • Utilized Sales Force for tracking leads account team collaboration
  • Chosen by management and training to mentor sales team attainment and Dell Financial Services.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Theology

Lee University
Cleveland, TN
05.2005

Skills

  • Customer Relations
  • Small business operations
  • Relationship Building
  • Verbal and written communication

Recognitionandperformance

  • 2023 Sales Performance to Quota H1 - 118% H2 - 185%
  • Q4 FYE 2022 MVP of the quarter
  • Q4 FYE 2022 VMware Warrior Award
  • Q3 FYE 2022 MVP of the quarter
  • Q4 FYE 2020 MVP of the quarter
  • Q4 FYE 2018 MVP of the quarter
  • Q1 FYE 2014 Team Player of the Quarter
  • MVP Q2 & Q3 2011, Q4 2012, Q3 2013

Professional Development

  • Dell Internal Leadership Development
  • VMware VSP/VTSP Certified + Training
  • Dale Carnegie Training - Effective Communication, Develop Your Leadership Potential, High Impact Presentations

Timeline

Owner

Mirage Oasis LLC
11.2023 - Current

VMware Senior Inside Sales Specialist 4

Dell Technologies
04.2022 - 03.2024

VMware Inside Sales Specialist 3

Dell Technologies
04.2018 - 04.2022

3rd Party Software Inside Sales Specialist 2

Dell, Inc.
02.2017 - 04.2018

Small Business Software and Peripherals Sales Coach

Dell
05.2014 - 07.2016

Consumer | Small and Medium Business Account Manager 1

Dell
11.2010 - 04.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Theology

Lee University
Chuck Starks