Software AGSenior Business Value Architect
Oct. 2013 - Dec. 2014Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaDesigned and delivered strategic initiatives and tactical tools focused on driving increased deal velocity and size through business value engineering. Core member of Business Value Center of Excellence, a new organization within the OCTO focused on driving sales by using consultatitive, solutions sales approach to traditionally technical sales. Created and sold solutions accelerators focused on uncovering the business value of customers' go-to-market strategies aligned with Big Data, Fast Data, and Intelligent Business Operations (IoT). Developed and led Business Discovery Workshops and Business Value Assurance engagements to demonstrate the financial value and return on investment Software AG could derive both financially (costs savings, added revenues) as well as operationally (time savings, better collaboration, etc). Led training engagements for Software AG sales and pre-sales to instruct how to drive higher value for their customers via business value engagements and sales processes best practices. Led solutions discovery and design programs focused on implementing Big Data and Fast Data applications that utilized Software AG's product portfolio including Terracotta, Apama, and Nirvana Universal Messaging to provide real-time insight.