Sasha Darris
Technical Account Manager at FireMon- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Italian Elementary proficiency
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Croatian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Ana Blazinic
Sasa is a charismatic sales, capable overachieve and with an innate talent to inspire and motivate those around her, never confusing hard work with tangible results. High ethical standards and honesty are assets Sasa takes in her job across the board: her pleasant personal approach, creative strategic thinking, powerful personality, and extensive cross-functional international track record make this lady a strategic manager. I’d recommend for any company that wishes to accelerate its business and accomplish ambitious transformational objectives. Sasa truly goes the extra mile all the time. She is extremely hard-working, highly collaborative, and capable of handling a broad range of responsibilities, not just those of traditional Sales or Innovative Business Development. In addition to all of this, Sasa is a pleasure to work with, I really could not have wished for a better Business Partner.
Perica Šandić
Sasa was in my team for a couple of years. She is very is efficient, detail-oriented, and extremely competent. She often successfully finishes a task well before the deadline. She is extremely organized, and very persistent in solving issues. Her excellent communication skills and sense of humor allow her to make strong connections with colleagues and customers.
Ana Blazinic
Sasa is a charismatic sales, capable overachieve and with an innate talent to inspire and motivate those around her, never confusing hard work with tangible results. High ethical standards and honesty are assets Sasa takes in her job across the board: her pleasant personal approach, creative strategic thinking, powerful personality, and extensive cross-functional international track record make this lady a strategic manager. I’d recommend for any company that wishes to accelerate its business and accomplish ambitious transformational objectives. Sasa truly goes the extra mile all the time. She is extremely hard-working, highly collaborative, and capable of handling a broad range of responsibilities, not just those of traditional Sales or Innovative Business Development. In addition to all of this, Sasa is a pleasure to work with, I really could not have wished for a better Business Partner.
Perica Šandić
Sasa was in my team for a couple of years. She is very is efficient, detail-oriented, and extremely competent. She often successfully finishes a task well before the deadline. She is extremely organized, and very persistent in solving issues. Her excellent communication skills and sense of humor allow her to make strong connections with colleagues and customers.
Ana Blazinic
Sasa is a charismatic sales, capable overachieve and with an innate talent to inspire and motivate those around her, never confusing hard work with tangible results. High ethical standards and honesty are assets Sasa takes in her job across the board: her pleasant personal approach, creative strategic thinking, powerful personality, and extensive cross-functional international track record make this lady a strategic manager. I’d recommend for any company that wishes to accelerate its business and accomplish ambitious transformational objectives. Sasa truly goes the extra mile all the time. She is extremely hard-working, highly collaborative, and capable of handling a broad range of responsibilities, not just those of traditional Sales or Innovative Business Development. In addition to all of this, Sasa is a pleasure to work with, I really could not have wished for a better Business Partner.
Perica Šandić
Sasa was in my team for a couple of years. She is very is efficient, detail-oriented, and extremely competent. She often successfully finishes a task well before the deadline. She is extremely organized, and very persistent in solving issues. Her excellent communication skills and sense of humor allow her to make strong connections with colleagues and customers.
Ana Blazinic
Sasa is a charismatic sales, capable overachieve and with an innate talent to inspire and motivate those around her, never confusing hard work with tangible results. High ethical standards and honesty are assets Sasa takes in her job across the board: her pleasant personal approach, creative strategic thinking, powerful personality, and extensive cross-functional international track record make this lady a strategic manager. I’d recommend for any company that wishes to accelerate its business and accomplish ambitious transformational objectives. Sasa truly goes the extra mile all the time. She is extremely hard-working, highly collaborative, and capable of handling a broad range of responsibilities, not just those of traditional Sales or Innovative Business Development. In addition to all of this, Sasa is a pleasure to work with, I really could not have wished for a better Business Partner.
Perica Šandić
Sasa was in my team for a couple of years. She is very is efficient, detail-oriented, and extremely competent. She often successfully finishes a task well before the deadline. She is extremely organized, and very persistent in solving issues. Her excellent communication skills and sense of humor allow her to make strong connections with colleagues and customers.
Credentials
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Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
CiscoJan, 2003- Nov, 2024 -
CSE - Cisco Sales Expert v3
CiscoJan, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Cisco Security Sales Specialist
CiscoJan, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.Jan, 2004- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Fundamentals
Udemy -
Project Management Master Project
Udemy
Experience
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FireMon
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Technical Account Manager
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Feb 2021 - Present
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Combis d.o.o.
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Croatia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Key Account Manager/Technical Account Manager/Project Manager
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Mar 2009 - Sep 2019
• Executed as a focal point for the company’s key accounts (Croatian Customs, Ministry of Economy, and other customers) with average annual revenue of 5 mil USD• Developed partnership with customers and deeply understand their organizations; was the customer's advocate by knowing their goals and build customer’s trust• Analyzed customer’s requirements with a team of experts, presented solutions to customers• Interpreted business needs in technical solutions, and explained technical features in a more understandable way• Managed and expedited problems solving in case of an escalation, determined to address all type of issues to the right department and person (Combis was the leading System integrator at the Croatian market with seven departments for different IT solutions)• Created quarterly and annually business review by using KPI and SLAs• Controlled delivery of projects, 100% successful in project realization by leading and tracking progress through the planning, scheduling, and implementation phases• Communicated with multiple teams and stakeholders across the entire organization • Prepared project reports to the board and directors• Analyzed work plans and schedules, developed project progress and status reports, coordinated project meetings, and managed risk• Participated in selling and delivering solutions: Data Centar (IBM, NetApp), server virtualization (VMware), desktop virtualization (Citrix VDI), VoIP, Cisco Contact Center, security solutions (firewall, AAA, BlueCoat, IronPort), IT asset management, monitoring (NetQos, SIEM-AccelOps), on-site installations and SaaS • Reduced customer’s licensing price by implementing Microsoft cloud solutions (O365, Skype for Busines, Teams)• Cut customer’s maintenance cost by implementing desktop virtualization at branch offices (130 locations and 1600 virtual desktops)• Followed and implemented corporate procedures• Planned, controlled, and achieved 90-110% sales goals annually Show less
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Presales Enigineer
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Sep 2006 - Feb 2009
• Analyzed existing networks, designed technical solutions for improvements in the field of networking, LAN, WAN, Wireless, VoIP, and Security (Cisco)• Participated in delivery of first VoIP solution in a Croatian government company, including VoIP and FoIP between central and branch offices across the country and cut their phone expenses (130 locations and over 2000 IP phones)• Contributed to proposal development, consulting and supports the technical know-how related to deal closings, to provide the deepest level of product• Maintained a relationship with customers and vendors Show less
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InfoNET Projekt
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Zagreb, Croatia
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Expert for Communications Networks
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Jan 2001 - Aug 2006
• Managed, developed, and maintained networks for different customers, with 100% success in resolving network issues • Designed and implemented TCP/IP for LAN and WAN and Security (Cisco routers and switches, Cisco PIX, Cisco IOS Firewall, and VPN, Cisco ACS – RADIUS server Check Point firewall, ISS Intrusion Prevention System) • Analyzed existing networks, supported and developed performance improvements • Managed customer relationship; presented technical solutions, and prepared offers Show less
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Gradski zavod za automatsku obradu podataka
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Zagreb, Croatia
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System Engineer
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Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
• Designed, implemented, configured, administered, and managed WAN for Croatian Customs (IBM routers, IBM eNetwork Firewall, Tivoli NetView management) • Developed and administrated LAN network, administrated OS/2 operating system, Windows NT Server and Workstation • Programmed for CICS on the host and PC platform, wrote system programs for printing PL/I, C, printer languages PCL5 and PCL3 • Designed, implemented, configured, administered, and managed WAN for Croatian Customs (IBM routers, IBM eNetwork Firewall, Tivoli NetView management) • Developed and administrated LAN network, administrated OS/2 operating system, Windows NT Server and Workstation • Programmed for CICS on the host and PC platform, wrote system programs for printing PL/I, C, printer languages PCL5 and PCL3
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Education
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Cotrugli Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
FER-University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing - Zagreb
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology -
Fifteenth Gymnasium (previously called MIOC (Mathematical Informatical Educational Center)
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