Jim DesPres
North America Sales Vice President & GM at EDB- Claim this Profile
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EDB
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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North America Sales Vice President & GM
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Dec 2022 - Present
EDB Postgres is the premier open-source database for enterprise-level applications. It provides a cost-effective and reliable alternative to proprietary databases like Oracle, with the added benefits of scalability, flexibility, and compatibility with existing systems. EDB Postgres offers advanced features like multi-version concurrency control, parallelism, and full-text search, and it is backed by a team of experts who provide 24/7 support and professional services. Upgrade your database to… Show more EDB Postgres is the premier open-source database for enterprise-level applications. It provides a cost-effective and reliable alternative to proprietary databases like Oracle, with the added benefits of scalability, flexibility, and compatibility with existing systems. EDB Postgres offers advanced features like multi-version concurrency control, parallelism, and full-text search, and it is backed by a team of experts who provide 24/7 support and professional services. Upgrade your database to EDB Postgres and experience the power and performance of the world's most advanced open-source database. Show less EDB Postgres is the premier open-source database for enterprise-level applications. It provides a cost-effective and reliable alternative to proprietary databases like Oracle, with the added benefits of scalability, flexibility, and compatibility with existing systems. EDB Postgres offers advanced features like multi-version concurrency control, parallelism, and full-text search, and it is backed by a team of experts who provide 24/7 support and professional services. Upgrade your database to… Show more EDB Postgres is the premier open-source database for enterprise-level applications. It provides a cost-effective and reliable alternative to proprietary databases like Oracle, with the added benefits of scalability, flexibility, and compatibility with existing systems. EDB Postgres offers advanced features like multi-version concurrency control, parallelism, and full-text search, and it is backed by a team of experts who provide 24/7 support and professional services. Upgrade your database to EDB Postgres and experience the power and performance of the world's most advanced open-source database. Show less
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Tetrate
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Sales, Customer Success and Field Engineering for North America
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Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
Led team of Account Executives across all verticals and public sector accounts in North America. The Global Head of Customer Success and Field Engineering reported to me and leads a team of Presales, Delivery and Customer Success Engineers. Doubled YoY revenue and closed three of Tetrate's largest deals including an $8.8M contract with one of the largest Fortune 100 Wall Street companies. Led team of Account Executives across all verticals and public sector accounts in North America. The Global Head of Customer Success and Field Engineering reported to me and leads a team of Presales, Delivery and Customer Success Engineers. Doubled YoY revenue and closed three of Tetrate's largest deals including an $8.8M contract with one of the largest Fortune 100 Wall Street companies.
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MuleSoft
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Area Vice President Of Sales, US Consumer Markets
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Feb 2020 - Sep 2021
Promoted to lead a national team of Sales Leaders and Account Executives focused on selling MuleSoft's Anypoint platform to Consumer and Business Services customers in the US.
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Regional Vice President, South Region
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2020
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Google
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Sales for Southeast, Google Cloud
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Jan 2008 - Feb 2017
Led a highly motivated team of sales professionals focused on moving large enterprises from legacy platforms to Google Cloud Applications allowing these companies to work smarter and focus on what really matters. Led a highly motivated team of sales professionals focused on moving large enterprises from legacy platforms to Google Cloud Applications allowing these companies to work smarter and focus on what really matters.
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Oracle
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Sales Manager
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1998 - 2007
Responsible for managing Strategic Accounts in the Southeast helping executives transform their companies by deriving value from the portfolio of Oracle solutions for Financial Management, Product Life Cycle Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management and Business Intelligence platforms. Joined Oracle via the acquisitions of PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Responsible for managing Strategic Accounts in the Southeast helping executives transform their companies by deriving value from the portfolio of Oracle solutions for Financial Management, Product Life Cycle Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management and Business Intelligence platforms. Joined Oracle via the acquisitions of PeopleSoft and JD Edwards
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AVEVA
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development Manager, Advanced Applications
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Apr 1997 - Oct 1998
Sold information technology solutions to asset intensive manufacturing and industrial companies in the Southeastern United States. Utilized strategic selling techniques targeting existing customers and prospects to position high value integrated solutions linking distributed control systems to decision support applications. Joined The Foxboro Company in 1997 and it is now part of Schneider Electric. Sold information technology solutions to asset intensive manufacturing and industrial companies in the Southeastern United States. Utilized strategic selling techniques targeting existing customers and prospects to position high value integrated solutions linking distributed control systems to decision support applications. Joined The Foxboro Company in 1997 and it is now part of Schneider Electric.
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Education
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Rochester Institute of Technology
BS, Electrical Engineering -
Governors State University
MBA, Business Administration -
Southern Polytechnic State University
MS, Computer Science