John Thomas
Presales Leadership ▲ IT Sales ▲ Solution Selling ▲ US Veteran
- Role
- Manager, Security and Network Presales Engineering - Globals, Strategic, and Public Sector at SHI International Corp.
- Location
- Cleveland, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Thomas
Demonstrated success in customer-facing management roles leading global Sales Engineering teams in strategic sales engagements to build business value and contribute to revenue growth.Proven track record in hiring, coaching and developing technical sales teams to actively drive the sales cycle and apply consultative sales skills in designing the technical product storyline, mapping customers’ business needs to technology solutions, and communicating the solution vision. Trusted advisor, leverages extensive product, industry, and technical knowledge to build strong relationships with customers and decision-makers and uncover opportunities to drive product adoption and maximize sales opportunities. Passionate leader and mentor with a strong executive presence and recognized for building collaboration with Sales leadership to drive sales initiatives and guiding SE teams to exceed performance goals. KEY AREAS OF EXPERIENCE Solution Engineering Organizational Leadership Business Development Solution Sales Stakeholder Management Technical Sales Enablement Strategic Planning Resource Planning Business Intelligence GTM Strategy HIGHLIGHT OF SKILLS Coaching & MentorshipTeam Leadership Cross-Functional Engagement Client Relationship Management Sales Planning & Account StrategyTECHNICAL PROFICIENCIESPaaS, SaaS, IaaSSalesforce, Smartsheets, Concur, SAP Callidus, Tableau, Visio, Slack, Jira, SurveyMonkey, JDE, ADP Workforce Now, TeamsCitrix VPN, Cisco AnyConnect VPN Multitenant Architecture, Metadata Driven Architecture, TelematicsMicrosoft Office 365: Word, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Forms I am actively growing my network of industry professionals, colleagues, and alumni.Open to connecting for business opportunities and idea sharing.Connect with me: u••••••@gmail.com LinkedIn
Experience
Manager, Security and Network Presales Engineering - Globals, Strategic, and Public Sector
Jan 2026 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
My team are Security and Networking experts supporting presale efforts within the Globals, Strategic, and Public Sector segments. My security professionals support solution architecture sales for modern SOC, SIEM, Identity, Endpoint, NGFW, SASE, Email, Data Protection, and more. My network experts support solution architecture sales for Wireless, SD-WAN, SD-DC, Campus/Branch, NGFW, and more.
Education
University of North Florida
Bachelors of Business Administration, 2005
2002 — 2005
University of Florida - Warrington College of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General
2005 — 2006
Skills
- Strategic Sales
- Strategic Partnerships
- Strategy
- Pre-Sales
- Network Optimization
- M2m
- Cellular Communications
- Business Strategy
- Salesforce.com
- Cloud Computing
- Team Leadership
- Information Technology
- Mobile Communications
- Budgets
- Sales Process
- Direct Sales
- Telecommunications
- Technology Management
- Lte
- Sales
- Enterprise Software
- Network Deployment
- Sales Management
- Vendor Management
- Saas
- Sales Operations
- Rf
- Customer Retention
- Strategic Leadership
- Wireless
- Program Management
- Mobile Technology
- Management
- Mobile Devices
- Virtual Teams
- Gsm
- Project Planning
- Rf Engineering
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Leadership
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