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LEIF ERIK GARLAND

San Francisco Bay Area

Summary

Tenured sales and account management professional with extensive experience in complex sales, contract negotiations, and closing deals. Skilled in managing diverse eco-teams consisting of engineers, architects, finance professionals, overlays, provisioning experts, and customer support personnel. Demonstrated leadership in forecasting, pricing strategy, sales tools, product knowledge, and solution selling. Possess a strong understanding of the technology landscape from layer one through seven, enabling quick learning, adoption, and application of new technology products and services.

Professional account management leader with proven track record of driving strategic initiatives and optimizing client relationships. Adept at leading cross-functional teams and delivering impactful results in dynamic environments. Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities ensure adaptability and reliability in achieving business objectives.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Account Director

Zayo Group
01.2022 - Current
  • 2022 ~ 122% Annual Attainment
  • 2023 ~ 119% Annual Attainment
  • 2024 ~ 89% Annual Attainment

Account Manager II – Promoted to Senior Account Manager 2021

CenturyLink Communications d.b.a Lumen Technologies
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • 2020 ~ 136% Annual quota attainment | 121% TBR – Grew revenue $830k to $1.1m
  • 2019 ~ 173% Annual quota attainment | 105% TBR – Grew revenue $796k to $830k
  • 2018 ~ 36% Annual quota attainment

Senior Account Executive

Windstream Communications
11.2015 - 12.2017
  • 2017 122% Annual quota attainment
  • 2016 96% Annual quota attainment

Senior Account Executive II

AT&T – Business Acquisition
05.2014 - 11.2015
  • 2015 118% Annual quota attainment
  • 2014 91% Annual quota attainment

Senior Account Executive

U.S. TelePacific Corp.
04.2012 - 05.2014
  • 2014 142% Annual quota attainment
  • 2013 112% Annual quota attainment
  • 2012 97% Annual quota attainment

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Marketing

CSU Fresno
Fresno, CA
05.2011

Skills

  • Account Management: Proven ability to manage and grow Fortune 500 accounts, ensuring client retention and satisfaction
  • Sales Expertise: Strong track record of driving revenue growth and closing deals in B2B environments providing network connectivity globally to data center, cloud, and IT infrastructure sectors
  • Relationship Building: Skilled at fostering long-term client relationships and aligning executive stakeholders across organizations
  • Technical expertise in telecommunications
  • Strategic Planning: Experience supporting and executing strategic initiatives to meet client business goals
  • Execution of Sales: Adept at mapping customer commercial and technical requirements to client buying cycles and aligning all requirements to win business

Timeline

Sr. Account Director

Zayo Group
01.2022 - Current

Account Manager II – Promoted to Senior Account Manager 2021

CenturyLink Communications d.b.a Lumen Technologies
01.2018 - 01.2022

Senior Account Executive

Windstream Communications
11.2015 - 12.2017

Senior Account Executive II

AT&T – Business Acquisition
05.2014 - 11.2015

Senior Account Executive

U.S. TelePacific Corp.
04.2012 - 05.2014

Bachelor of Science - Business Marketing

CSU Fresno
LEIF ERIK GARLAND