Sherif Lotfy, Business Development Manager-Emerging

Sherif Lotfy

Business Development Manager-Emerging

Cisco Systems

Location
Egypt
Education
Master's degree, Economics of Cultural Heritage
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

Business Development Manager-Emerging at Cisco Systems
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since August 2012

In charge of creating leads and supporting the field in closing Smart Solutions (BYOD, VXI and Remote Expert) deals through a proper level of engagement with customers.

The role also involves engaging at the right level within the customer's organization, getting the right executive level support internally, and exploiting all available resources on a worldwide level as well as at an EMEAR and local level.

Liaising with different stakeholders from vertical leads, Consulting services, Advanced Services, Sales executives and architectural leads within EMEAR and Emerging levels.

Business Development Manager-EMEAR at Cisco Systems
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2011 to August 2012

In charge of developing VXI opportunities in EMEAR, exploring new opportunities, supporting the sales organization to create new and close existing deals, communicate with sales executives in respective countries to highlight existing challenges and suggest areas of improvement and recovery plans and promote the solution internally to the field.

Business Development Manager - TelePresence and Video at Cisco Systems
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2010 to September 2011

In charge of exploring and developing new mid-term video opportunities with major accounts, Public Sector and Service Providers.

Channel Systems Engineer-Egypt at Cisco Systems
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2007 to August 2010

In charge of sales and pre-sales enablement of Cisco's reseller's network to support them in better selling Cisco's advanced technologies in country

Channel Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems
  • Egypt
  • August 2005 to March 2007

• Developing technical know-how of Cisco partners throughout MENAL region (ten countries), including trends of the internetworking industry
• Participating in the development of partners’ strategies and business plans
• Training channel on the use of Cisco support resources
• Assessing partner pre-sales skills and highlighting areas of improvement and working on addressing them
• Developing and driving initiatives contributing to increased sales of IPC and security solutions throughout MENAL

Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • April 2003 to August 2005

• Collaborating with Account Manager to set a strategy for Algeria
• Performing network designs and providing technical consultation for customers
• Participating in the development of the technical account/partner strategy and plan
• Supporting tactical opportunities and assisting the account team with applying existing Cisco solutions to address specific customer needs
• Communicating the technical trends of the internetworking industry to partners and customers
• Building relationships with key players in the customer organization

Sales Engineer at Siemens Limited
  • Egypt
  • September 2000 to March 2003

Responsibilities

• Setting department sales strategy together with management in order to penetrate the market against Cisco
• Delivering technical presentation to customers
• Proposing to customers solutions addressing their business needs and meeting their growth demands
• Designing solutions based on ATM, DSL, IP, MPLS and Value Added Services
• Building business plans for customers
• Responding to RFI/RFPs and making the commercial offer for the end customer

Education

Master's degree, Economics of Cultural Heritage
  • at University of Roma - Tor Vergata
  • December 2012
Master's degree, MBA (Marketing and Strategic Management)
  • at German University in Cairo (GUC)
  • October 2011
Bachelor's degree, Telecommunications
  • at Cairo University
  • July 2000

Grade: Good Graduation project: Distinction

High school or equivalent,
  • at College de la Sainte Famille (Jesuites)
  • July 1995
Diploma, French Language
  • at Alliance Francaise
  • May 1994

Specialties & Skills

Internetworking
Management
Service Providers
Channel
Communication Skills
Inter personal communication
Competitive Anlaysis and Strategy building
Network Design for Enterprise and Service Providers
Transfer of Knowledge
Presentation skills

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Italian
Intermediate
German
Beginner

Memberships

IET
  • Member
  • January 2006
International Organization for Folk Art (IOV)
  • Member
  • September 2011
Al Dostour Political Party
  • Secretary General - East Cairo District
  • September 2012

Training and Certifications

Advanced Communication Skills Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Alan Caroll and Co.
Date Attended:
June 2004