Billy Ford

Experience

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  DNL Recruitment

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Work Experience - Research Consultant

  I began working at DNL for a week for work experience in the summer, but due to my success I was taken on during school holidays as an employee. I worked there several times for a week or two at a time, assisting with the permanent staff. My duties included:• Searching for CV’s to fit the Job Specs• Sitting in on Interviews• Writing Job Advertisements• Completing the Companies Database

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  Telefónica Tech

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2023

  Sales Team Lead Roles for the Networking & Collaboration Team as CANCOM prior to Telefónica Tech acquisition. Senior Account Manager Role at Ocean Intelligent Communications, prior to the acquisition by CANCOM and Telefónica Tech. Account Manager Role at Ocean Unified Communications, prior to the acquisition by CANCOM and Telefónica Tech. Internal Sales Executive role at Ocean Unified Communications, prior to acquisition by CANCOM and Telefónica Tech.

  • Senior Account Manager

    Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Networking and Connectivity Sales Lead

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Sales Team Leader

    Apr 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Senior Account Manager

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Account Manager

    Jul 2014 - Aug 2017

  • Internal Sales Executive

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
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  Forge Technologies

  Jun 2023 - now

  Account Director

  Forge Technologies is a digital IT services business focusing on four technology pillars; Digital App & Innovation, Future Workplace, Cloud Optimisation and Network Transformation. We combine the expertise of our subject matter experts with solutions from leading global vendors to deliver robust and assured technology deployments to enterprise clients. Innovation and technical excellence is the foundation of our business.Unlike the majority of legacy IT providers who have focused on building their own platforms with which to deliver client services (often involving costly development and also introducing design constraints), the Forge strategy is to leverage existing best of breed platforms and to focus on optimising the configuration of these platforms using leading expertise and architects.Our aim is simple; to design the most flexible, secure and long term solutions, to deploy these solutions and then operate and optimise, ultimately creating and developing robust, long lasting business relationships. Our approach, as you would expect is to focus on understanding business goals of our clients in order to ensure that all technology solutions are aligned. Show less