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Jim Niemela

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I'm Jim Niemela and am a motivated and hard-working recruiter.  Whether I'm working for my clients or candidates, you can always expect the very best from me. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and children, being outdoors, playing sports, and fishing.

Jim Niemela's Background

Jim Niemela's Experience

Director of Sales at Pixelture

July 2010 - May 2012

We are located on the Novell technology campus in Provo, Utah, Pixelture is a software company specializing in wireless display technologies focused on group collaboration and learning. Founded in 2009, its core product, LearnSpace(TM), has been in development for more than three years. Today, Pixelture solutions are being used, tested and evaluated at more than 100 colleges and universities in the United States and Australia. The entire company remains focused on helping students and faculty have more meaningful classroom discussions. Responsibilities include worldwide sales and expanding footprint into the higher ed and enterprise spaces. Tasked with establishing a proven sales model, and developing new revenue streams through lead generation efforts outside of general company efforts and strategic partnerships with complementary technology companies. Closed largest deal in history of company. Daily activities have included web demonstrations and onsite presentations, leveraging internal resources to provide practical, technical and executive level views of the solutions we offer.

Vice President Sales at Remedy Informatics

February 2009 - July 2010

Proven ability to effectively analyze opportunities prior to engagement, to target areas of highest return, and to develop strategies to attain sales. Responsibile for all sales of our disease registries, LIMS and BMT solutions in the Eastern Region. Identify and build relationships with strategic practices, health systems, academia and research organizations, to develop features and markets for clinical outcomes and translational research solutions. During 2010, I increased sales by over 150% Closed largest deals in the East Region

Account Manager at Corda Technologies

January 2006 - January 2009

Sold data visualization software to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and educational institutions in the Western region. Salesman of the year - 2006, 2007. Closed 2 largest sales in company's history. Frequently delivered webex demo's and onsite visits. Increased sales by over 300% from 2005 - 2006. Consistantly met and exceeded quota. Increased sales and product exposure by cultivating and leveraging key industry partnerships to create collaborative presentations at seminars, trade shows, customer sites and other activities .

Sales Account Executive at LexisNexis

February 2003 - January 2006

Increased product revenue by 150% in Western/Central Territory in 2004. Sold document assembly solutions to Fortune 500 companies and legal entities. Worked closely with VARS and vertical resellers to support and ensure their success with our solutions. Frequently presented web demos to prospects to demonstrate products' capabilities. Prioritzed critical issues with key decision makers to create a solution driven vision for improvement. Worked closely with team to support proof of concepts on pre-sales engagements. Responsible to find new opportunities through extensive calling/email campaigns to help ensure the success of our team.

Senior Strategic Account Manager at Borland Software Corporation

April 2000 - February 2003

Strong capability of helping customers identify problem areas in their development process and offering solutions for improvement . Sold to executives who value the benefits of an integrated solution between functional areas of development. Sold Java IDE and Application Server solutions to TELCO and Financial accounts whose applications are critical to their overall success. Responsible for motivating my team and ensuring our overall success within accounts.

Account Executive at IBM/Rational Software

September 1996 - April 2000

Sold development life-cycle software solutions that helped customers significantly reduce their time-to-market within projects and ultimately increased profitability . Quickly gained confidence from both developers and upper-level management through my ability in asking the right questions, intently listening to customers problems, and ultimately providing the needed solutions to help them reach their goals and objectives . Implementation plans played a key role in closing the larger deals . Consistantly met all quarterly and annual quotas.

President at ZimZee Recruiting

May 2012

ZimZee Recruiting is a full-service recruiting and professional placement firm for both clients and candidates. We are located in Utah and serve both local and national needs. ZimZee Recruiting is passionate about recruiting, and our team members are focused, hardworking, and willing to go the extra mile to help fill a position or a new role for you. Our strong ethics and values provide an unmatched level of satisfaction for everyone involved with our team.

Jim Niemela's Education

Brigham Young University

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE


Jim Niemela's Interests & Activities

Technology, social media, basketball, football, fishing

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