Richard Armstrong

Experience

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  Special Olympics Ireland

  Jan 2006 - Jul 2006

  Venue Integrations and Operations Planner

  In June 2006, Special Olympics Ireland hosted the All Island National Games in Belfast. The Games were a high profile event, running over five days, held in 20 venues across the city with over 1,000 athletes taking part in a variety of sports.Part of the planning team responsible for the equipping, running, and supply of resources for the Special Olympics Ireland National Games which included over 20 venues.Responsibilities included coordinating deliveries. Managing and maintaining volunteer management database. Show less

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  CSO (Central Statistics Office)

  Mar 2006 - May 2006

  Census Enumerator, Census 2006
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  IFIUS World Interuniversity Games

  Sept 2006 - Oct 2006

  Games Transport Manager

  The World Interuniversity Games brought several hundred student athletes to Dublin to compete in football, volleyball, basketball and futsal across five universities across the city.Responsible for the logistics and transport of V.I.P’S through out the games. Created an efficient transport and logistics network which was utilised for the entire event. Devised real-time solutions to transport and logistics problems that arose.Appointed central liaison for all transport and logistics matters for all five venues involved. Show less

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  Special Olympics Ireland

  Apr 2007 - Apr 2007

  Event Logistics Manager

  ‘Team Ireland Road to Shanghai’ was a gala event for the launch of Team Ireland 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in China, held in the RDS, Dublin.Responsibilities included; managing a team of over 30 volunteers for the event. Planning and implementing a master logistics schedule for the. Supervised the preparation, assembly and dismantling of the back stage facilities in the RDS Dublin. Ensured that any unplanned difficulties backstage were overcome in a timely and efficient manner. Show less

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  International School of Choueifat

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

  Physical Education Teacher

  Prepared and delivered lessons to classes of up to 35 children. Managed classes, sports teams and training sessions for various teams.Organizing intervarsity competitions for softball, soccer and swimming.

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  Tethras

  Jul 2010 - Nov 2015

  Overseeing all sales and marketing activities to drive the organization's growth. The lead point of contact for new and existing users. Focused on establishing relations with new users and building long term relationships with existing clients to educate, determine new business opportunities. Other areas of responsibilities include overseeing the organization's digital strategy with a view to developing a pipeline of new leads through digital marketing activities (paid advertising and SEO). Key projects include, implementing a customer communication platform and redesigning the organization’s paid advertising structure process. Show less Tasked with establishing a sales pipeline and developing customer base, through outbound sales activities (cold sales calls and email campaigns). This role required a consultative approach to the sales process which includes working with potential clients to uncover key challenges, identifying business opportunities, providing online demonstrations and closing. As the sole member of the business development team, I was responsible for liaising with internal engineering and production teams to resolve customer issues. Show less

  • Head of Sales and Marketing

    Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Business Development

    Jul 2010 - Dec 2012
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  Salesforce

  Dec 2015 - now

  Solution Engineer supporting Swedish ESMBs.Focused on building strong relationships with our customers and prospects by being their trusted technical and business advisor. Managing high-value deals from discovery to closure.Delivering compelling presentations of Salesforce solutions to C-level executives conveying a strong vision & value proposition using storytelling. Working as part of a dynamic sales team & managing internal and external relationships.Previous vertical experience in Professional Services, Manufacturing and Utilities industries. Show less

  • Lead Solution Engineer - Team Lead (Nordics)

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Senior Solution Engineer - Team Lead (Nordics)

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Senior Solution Engineer: Sweden

    Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Solution Engineer: UK/Ireland

    Jun 2018 - May 2021

  • Enterprise Business Development: Telecommunications

    Dec 2015 - May 2018