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Paul James Rodriguez

Sunnyvale,CA

Summary

Highly motivated individual constantly striving towards self improvement. Over 5 years of experience in fast paced, hyper-growth startup environments in enterprise tech sales. I am a proven strategic outbound hunter in demand generation with expertise in penetrating industry specific markets using sales enablement tools to manage deals, relationships and track leads. I am a natural leader, competitive, growth focused and passionate about helping and learning from others. My goal is to find a mutually beneficial relationship within an organization and achieve outstanding success.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Head of Business Development/SMB Account Executive

TDengine
Los Gatos, CA
07.2023 - Current
  • Sourced a pipeline of $3,000,000+ with a close/won paid POC with expansion opportunity
  • Led implementation of sales CRM’s tools ,Outreach and created messaging, triggers, sequences and tagging system from scratch to reach the correct ICP
  • Meet and exceed weekly KPIs to identify new business opportunities through strategic outreach via phone calls, LinkedIn, email and referrals and maintaining relationships
  • Build various interpersonal relationships with internal champions as their trusted advisor to focus on long term business growth for expansion within SMB accounts
  • One of two account executives that own the United States territory that helped develop and execute the sales cycle to penetrate into the SMB territory
  • Collaborate with the internal TDengine team to help drive a deal towards success and provide the champion confidence and resources needed
  • Managed relationships with key stakeholders, partners and vendors to ensure successful project outcomes

Sales Development Representative Team Lead - Redis - Mountain View, CA (02/2020 to 06/2023)

  • Achieved 100% quota attainment for 2021 & 2022
  • Achieved 145% quota attainment in 2022 with an average of $27,000 net/new deal sourced, surpassing annual sales targets and contributing to the company's revenue growth
  • Trained, mentored and helped the interview process of new hires
  • Conducted thorough discovery calls to qualify opportunities and assess customer needs before engaging with Solution Architect and Account Executive
    Sourced $2,000,000+ in annual recurring revenue (ARR) deal wins for high-profile clients such as Broadcom, Avaya, D&B, Costco, Palo Alto Networks, Verizon, and more


Bartender - Aqui Cal-Mex – San Jose, CA (08/2018 to 02/2020)

  • Demonstrated exceptional multitasking skills, delivering a high volume of food and drink orders with speed and efficiency in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining in-depth product knowledge to make informed recommendations
  • Built strong rapport with customers, providing excellent customer service by initiating conversations, actively listening, and personalizing recommendations to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication
  • Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol


Sales Specialist - Sherwin-Williams – San Jose, CA (09/2015 to 05/2018)

  • Executed orders for a diverse clientele ranging from homeowners to multi-million dollar business owners
    Extensive product knowledge while delivering excellent customer service
  • Built rapport and relationships with customers while knowing their products or giving suggestions

Build various interpersonal relationships with internal champions as their trusted advisor to focus on long term business growth for expansion within SMB accounts

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
12-2019

Skills

  • Proven strategic outbound hunter
  • Relationship building and maintenance
  • Problem-solving and decision-making
  • Consultative selling and goal setting
  • Active listening and problem-solving
  • Cold calling and objection handling
  • Solid understanding of identifying key stakeholders and champions
  • Outreach, Salesforce, ZoomInfo, Apollo, Enlyft, 6sense, Hotspot, Marketo Analytics
  • Database and cloud solution selling

Accomplishments

  • Sales Development Representative of the Year - 2023
    -Selected over 20+ Redis Sales Development Representatives for the United States as the top performer in generating pipeline and finding close/won opportunities
  • 2022 & 2023 SKO SuccessFest Presenter
    Presented at Redis SuccessFest SKO, showcasing deal wins, land and expand opportunities and cloud migration initiatives for closed/won opportunities
  • AWS Partner: Sales Accreditation Certification
    AWS Training and Certification provides free digital AWS Partner Accreditation courses for individuals in business and technical roles

Timeline

Head of Business Development/SMB Account Executive

TDengine
07.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies

San Jose State University
Paul James Rodriguez