Manuel Acosta - UNYK

Manuel Acosta

Regional Sales Manager at Proofpoint Inc
(Informatique, Internet)

Alvaro Obregón, Distrito Federal (Mexico)

 

Profession:
B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering

Professional experience and career objectives:
Career opportunity with a technology driven Internet Security Company that can utilize a results driven, dedicated team player with extensive experience and skills working with channels and major accounts. Professional with strategic business vision, managerial, leadership, and negotiation skills.

Skills and areas of expertise:
Sales, Account and Channel managment

Current Employment

Regional Sales Manager
Proofpoint Inc (Computer Science, Internet) - Mexico  
december 2007 - Today  (1 year 11 months)  
www.proofpoint.com  
Responsible for working with channels and end-users to close sales opportunities
•Increasing Proofpoint's revenue in Mexico.
•Expanding and developing our distribution chain.
I increased the number of resellers and the presence of Proofpoint in major accounts like ISPs and Government entities.
 
 
Former Employment

Area Manager for Mexico & Central America
Tumbleweed Communications (Computer Science, Internet) - Mexico  
september 2007 - october 2007  (1 month)  
www.tumbleweed.com  
In the short time I was with Tumbleweed Communications, I increased the number of VAR/SI channels interested in promoting their solutions and I increased their pipeline more than $300k US net to Tumbleweed. In October this company closed operations in LATAM.
 
 
Territory & Channel Manager
Check Point Software Technologies (Computer Science, Internet) - Mexico  
march 2003 - august 2007  (4 years 5 months)  
www.checkpoint.com  
Responsible for working with channels and end-users to close sales opportunities
•Increasing Check Point’s revenue in Mexico.
•Expanding and developing our distribution chain.
•Promoting the Check Point brand, technologies and presence in named accounts such as Telmex, America Móvil, CFE, etc.
 
 
Sales Manager for Monterrey
Afina Sistemas (IT Distributor) - Mexico  
may 2002 - march 2003  (10 months)  
www.afina-la.com/mex/  
I was responsible to open the Monterrey office and establish local channels. During my time with the company I steadily increased the distribution sales of all their products in this city, including those of various security oriented solutions such as of Check Point Software Technologies.  
 
Branch Manager
MPS Mayorista (IT Distributor) - Mexico  
january 2000 - may 2002  (2 years 4 months)  
www.maps.com.mx  
•Coordination of the sales department.
•Development of computer brands and new dealers.
•Analysis of inventories and rotation of clients.
•Clients, brands, inventories and gross margin analysis to determine the company’s status.
•Management of sales reps.
 
 
Education

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Mexico , january 1992 - december 1996
, Industrial and Systems Engineering
 
About me

Interests:
Movies, Soccer and Family Tours.

Other:
Courses:
•Presenting Solutions An Executive Approach, by Technically Speaking at California
•Channel Management, by Channel Enablers at Tel Aviv
•Financial Management Seminar, by ITESM

Computer Software
•Microsoft Office applications suite
•SalesForce
•WebEx & MS Office Live Meetings


Languages:
English, Spanish

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