1. A Career in Technology Relationships
By: Darlene Smith

2. 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

3. Electronics

4. 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.)

5. Just One Example Company A Internet Service Service Providers
For example:
Verizon
AT&T
Sprint
Employees at Company A

6. My
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

7. A few of our Technology Partners

8. Our Service Provider Partners

9. 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 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

10. According to CNN’s Best Jobs in America

11. 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

12. Questions

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Darlene Smith