Chris Peterson

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT CHRIS PETERSON

Two successful exits as a CRO (EcoSys and TeleData). Transformed sales and company cultures to optimize for rapid growth. Sales leader with 20 years achievement at the helm of global SaaS-based, cloud solutions and enterprise software organizations, with a robust background in scaling teams to drive rapid growth, building C-Level and strategic relationships, and creating go-to-market strategies for organizations in hyper-growth phases. I\'ve maintained a superior track record of generating scalable, repeatable and predictable sales revenues in rapidly growing organizations and have consistently met or exceeded sales goals with an innate ability to out-think competitors in Global markets. I pride myself in my ability to regularly succeed in any environment – from startup companies to billion-dollar firms, winning new business from accounts of all sizes utilizing both direct sales and channel partners.I am uniquely adept at performing operational analyses and procedural improvements in data-rich environments – utilizing innovative management techniques to grow sales performance and revenues under the strictest market constraints. I maintain an extensive background in leadership, including experience in talent development and management, conflict resolution, sales forecasting and budget administration.Core Competencies: Building Strategic Partnerships, Global Sales Strategies, Contract Negotiations, Complex Cloud Solutions, Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Leading Creation of Sustainable Sales, Sales Forecasting, Budget Administration, Profit & Loss Management, Talent Management, Global Finance, International Business, Enterprise Software (Oracle, SAP, Primavera P6), Project Controls and Project Management, Amazon Web Services Deployments, Application Management, Application Infrastructure, Application Integration, SOA, Web Services, Network and System Infrastructure, Data Center consolidation, Sales, Pre-Sales, VMware, Virtualization, Data Center, ISV, Go-to-Market Strategies, Disaster Recovery, Oil and Gas Experience.