Michael F Sieger
Just living
- Role
- Sales Engineer at 8x8
- Location
- Roanoke, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael F Sieger
25+ years in the Telecommunications industry with more than a decade selling voice, Data and UC & C technology, services and solutions to Federal Government, Premier, accounts. Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications; flexibility in dealing with multiple internal organizations and systems, self-motivated, able to work independently and contribute to the team effort.Responsible for the Physical and Logical Engineering of Complex Integrated Voice Networks, designing integrated innovative solutions encompassing industry best practices across VoIP, LAN, WLAN and traditional TDM voice infrastructures. Michael deals with USDA DOD, Dept of Interior, US Postal, US Courts, VA, GAO, DoD and GSA accounts. Responsible for design and evaluation complex integrated voice solutions across SONET, MPLS and DWDM architectures,responsible for aiding Government lead voice personnel in evaluating emerging Voice Technologies and in positioning Verizon as a leader in this area. He also conducted Proof of Concept testing for the DOD at the US Army at Pohaloluka Training Area in Hawaii. He worked with the US Senate SAA office on their voice switch upgrade design.Extensive experience in designing Unified Comminications, telecom and contact center solutions. • UCC, VoIP SIP Design and Engineering• Contact Center operations • Customer focused • creative problem solver• Nortel/Avaya platform design• Technical writing for RFP response• Proven ability to manage diverse technical and design issues Michael has a BA degree from Virginia Tech and has completed TOGAF 9 and ITIL v3,Nortel SL-1, SL-100, and CS2100 courses as well as Networking courses in A+, Network+. His areas of interest are Voice over IP and Wireless VoIP. He is an avid bicycle rider, having participated in many +100 mile bike races; Skeet and target shooter; chess player, and is a professional fire performer in his spare time.Specialties: Unified Communications, VoIP, contact center
Experience
Sales Engineer
Feb 2015 — Present · DC, US
Sales Engineer for UCaaS and CCaas solutions. Experience in both working with customers developing innovative solutions for new sales and for existing customers in all verticals including industry leaders such as Movement Mortgage, Live Oak Bank, Wings & Things, Lennox, GNC, VRBO, Laureate University.
Education
Virginia Tech
BA, English, history comp sci
1974 — 1978
V a Polytechnic Inst & SU
BA, English
Skills
- Mpls
- Sales Engineering
- Unified Communications
- Wireless
- Voip
- Data Center
- Avaya
- Network Design
- Sip Trunking
- Ip Networking
- Managed Services
- Cloud Computing
- Networking
- Telephony
- Leadership
- Solution Selling
- Ccna
- Program Management
- Dwdm
- Broadband
- Switches
- Telecommunications
- Wan
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