A Career in Technology Relationships By: Darlene Smith
Background Born in small farming town in Oregon & raised by single parent 1st in my family to graduate high school & get a college degree education experience
Electronics
Who is tekVizion? An interoperability test lab (the 1st of its kind) that specializes in VoIP, UC, Cloud interop and solution testing Examples of testing: iPhone and Candy Crush Microsoft Office on iPADs Bluetooth products (headphones, speakers, etc) with your mobile, tablet, laptop, etc. When you don’t test, you have problems like Samsung did with their new phones & batteries VoIP – is Voice over Internet Protocol (like Skype, Vonage, etc) UC – is Unified Communications (IM, presence, chat, etc.)
Just One Example Company A Internet Service Service Providers For example: Verizon AT&T Sprint Employees at Company A
My role @ Senior Director of Partner Alliances - I develop and drive win-win opportunities for tekVizion and our partners SKILLS NEEDED: Being able to talk well with everyone from executive levels to junior engineers Understanding of the overall business, the technology and how the elements fit within those Ability to build and execute plans with partners that drive business for both you and the partner TO BREAK IT DOWN: WHAT IS A PARTNER? A partner is someone who works with you for mutual benefit or gain WHAT IS AN ALLIANCE? An alliance is an association formed for mutual benefit
A few of our Technology Partners
Our Service Provider Partners
Telecomm/Networking Jobs Telecommunications engineering - designs and installs telecommunications equipment Computer networking engineers - plans and constructs data communication networks Technology Alliance Manager Median national annual salary $93,260 $100,240 According 2016-2017 Occupational Handbook the median national annual salary for electrical engineers is $93,260 According 2015 Occupational Handbook the median national annual salary for computer networking engineers is $100,240 Over 2,500 postings on Indeed.com Over 5,000 postings on other tech job sites
According to CNN’s Best Jobs in America http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2015/01/27/best-jobs-2015/index.html
Moving Ahead Many paths to build your career Intern at a tech company Find someone who works with something you are interested in and interview them Job search – look through job posting and read the descriptions, does it sound interesting? Find and regularly connect with a mentor LinkedIn (start building your profile when you graduate) Family friend Learn and stay current Attend industry events - network Stay aware of new technologies November 2015
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www.tekVizion.com Darlene Smith dsmith@tekvizion.com +1 214 242 5932