Socket

You use open source software? Do you know if the direct and transitive dependencies in those packages are safe? No? You need Socket. 

At Socket, we’re transforming how organizations protect their applications from the rising threat of software supply chain attacks. Founded in 2021, Socket offers a developer-first platform that proactively detects and blocks malicious packages in real time, securing the open source ecosystem that powers modern software. Socket is backed by a16z, Abstract Ventures, Elad Gil, South Park Commons, Village Global, Unusual Ventures, WndrCo, and dozens of CISOs and world-leading business leaders.

Account Executive

2024
Q4 - 102.5% to ramp ACV target and 248% to pipeline target  

Other contributions in 2024:
2nd ranked attainment achiever on sales team (#1 in ramping class) 
Closed first deal 3 months ahead of ramp goal
Helped lead interview process for first US SDR role

Founding US Account Executive

Drata

Consistent top achiever (in the top 10 of reps QoQ in a sales org of 30+).

Quota Achievement: 

2024 - 100.5%
Q2 - 114% (got things back on track) 
Q1 - 87% (took a minute to get pipeline built coming back from paternity leave) 

2023 - 89% 
Q4 - Paternity leave 
Q3 - 102%
Q3 - 82% (a top 10 rep during this time)
Q2 - 82% (a top 10 rep during this time, top overall rep in May for entire business) 
Q1 - 89% (a top 10 rep during this time)

2022 - 115% 
Q4 - 112% (top 5 rep)
Q3 - 117% (top 5 rep)

All-time Stats:
- $1,180,997 new business won 
- Attainment 99%
- 89 net new customers 
- Sold deals up to $135k in size

Other contributions:
- Selected to mentor new AEs and SDRs
- Given special projects to work with the product team
- Selected to join task force to improve POC process

What I sold and who I sold to: 
- Compliance automation SaaS platform to help companies achieve compliance faster, pass audits with flying colors, and win more business. 
- Highly technical and non-tehcnical personas. Founders, CTOs, COOs, VP of Engineering, and other IC-level operations, engineering, and compliance folks.

Censys

Quota Achievement: 

2022
Q1 - 148% (#1 achieving rep in sales org)
#1 overall rep for attainment on the Mid-Enterprise team 

Other Achievements: 
- During tenure in closing roles I closed 22% of the entire customer base adding $1.2M in ARR.

What I sold and who I sold to: 
- Helped CISOs sleep better at night by closing the gaps in their external digital attack surface with a SaaS platform. 
- Sold to highly technical CISOs, Heads of Security, Attack Surface Managers, and IC-level security team members like security engineers.

Mid-Enterprise Account Executive

Quota Achievement: 
- #1 Rep in sales org for attainment during tenure (95%)
- Deal sizes up to $125,000
- Average deal size $51,000
- Won 16 enterprise logos (Some logos include the likes of Deloitte, Crowdstrike, Nubank, Swiss Life, Carhartt, Coinbase, Falabella)

What I sold and who I sold to: 
- Helped threat hunting teams discover forgotten, rogue or newly acquired internet assets using our SaaS internet data scanning platform. 
- Highly technical buyers CISOs, VPs of Threat Detection, Threat Analysts, and other IC-level security team members like security engineers and threat hunters.

Top achiever - Promoted twice in first year 

Quota Achievement:
- 85% all-time (Top Performer to quota in sales org)
- $177,461 new ACV closed won
- 11 new logos won

ISR + SDR

Employee #40 and first full-time BDR

Quota Achievement:
- All-time - 95%
- 265 meetings set

Other Achievements:
- Created a campaign that generated 32 additional meetings over the course of quarter
- Set company records for most meetings set in a day and month

Founding Enterprise SDR

Cisco

Quota Achievement:

All-time: 100%

Other achievements: 
- Only Duo BDR to be promoted from SMB directly to an Enterprise BDR role (skipping Mid-Market)
- Over $1.2 million in pipeline sourced

What I sold and who I sold to: 
- Simplified the multi-factor auth process for Enterprise companies with easy and affordable MFA software.
- Worked with CISOs, Heads of Security, Directors of Authentication, and the IC-level security team

Enterprise Sales Development Rep

2019
121% - All time (highest on team)
$4.2M pipeline sourced (highest on team)
500+ opportunities sourced (highest on team)
Top achiever's club '19

What I sold & who I sold to: 
- Simplified the multi-factor auth process for SMB companies with easy and affordable MFA software. 
- Worked with highly technical personas: CISOs, Heads of Security, Directors of Authentication, and the IC-level security team

SMB/MM Sales Development Rep

Duo Security

Hired at Duo during the acquisition by Cisco.

Sales Development Representative (Acquired by Cisco for $2.35B)

For over 6 years, I've been involved in the infosec community helping engineers solve challenges in identity access management, threat hunting, attack surface discovery, compliance and supply chain security. 

Trust between sellers and engineers is broken and needs to be restored. 

I've been focused on this restoration since the early days at my first security startup. 

I've spoken with hundreds of security pros and business leaders and helped them solve challenge after challenge in their security stack. 

From stealth mode startups to Fortune 10 organizations, I've worked with them all. 

My passion isn't to just close deals. It’s to help connect engineers and leaders with tools that make their lives easier, make them look good, and protect their teams and assets. 

I'm obsessed with earning and keeping this trust.

When I'm not working I:
🏌🏼‍♂️  Play golf
🥾  Hike with my wife
📚  Read (at least 10 pages a day)
🎥  Watch movies (400+ reviewed on IMDB)

Nick Bontrager

Senior Partner Development Manager

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Corporate Recruiter

alliantgroup

- Develop and implement strategic recruiting initiatives to prospective talent pools
- Perform full life-cycle recruiting (Source, Interview, Interview Schedules, Negotiate, Close) 
- Establish relationships and partner with hiring managers
- Create and implement employment marketing and branding strategies through social media and networks to attract passive talent
- Determine appropriate recruiting sources for advertising and posting positions
- Keep hiring managers apprised of requisition and candidate status

Aerotek

- Develop recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates with technical skill sets including but not limited to: Applications Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Embedded Systems Engineer, and Electronics Design Engineer
- Evaluate candidates’ strengths compared with clients’ requirement through various screening processes in order to select the perfect fit
-  Identify top accounts, target skill sets, and key market segments in order to assess clients’ staffing requirements
-  Prospect, set, and run sales meetings with new clients in order to grow my division’s overall income

Senior Recruiter

Mission Realty Group

- Generate and develop residential property leads
- Communicate effectively to grow and maintain clientele
- Negotiate strongly with other agents in order put my clients
in the best  financial situation achievable
- Analyze operating budget to implement various marketing
strategies
- Cultivate business partner relationships that benefit overall
team sales

Realtor

Kahala Travel

- Planned, organized, and executed complete travel packages for large groups up to 100+ from start to  finish
- Assured quality of clients’ excursions by attending and supervising 50% of all travel
- Collaborated with all travel package vendors to maintain a seamless experience for all our clients
- Created and implemented cost/revenue system that provided an increase in the company’s bottom line profit
- Conducted final accounting approval for every trip by reviewing the department’s income statement and balance sheet

Group Travel Consultant (Team Sports)

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

- Met and exceeded sales goals set by area managers that resulted in promotion to airport branch
- Provided superior customer service with consistent 5 star reviews
-  Acted as the liaison for Enterprise in their Fleet Management program with various business partners
- Managed my own branch located in the very fast paced environment of a car dealership

Management Trainee

As a Senior Partner Development Manager at Drata, I am responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key partners in the cloud security and compliance space. With over 10 years of work experience in various roles related to customer service, sales, and leadership, I have developed a strong skill set in identifying and pursuing new opportunities, negotiating and closing deals, and delivering value to our clients and partners. I am passionate about helping organizations achieve their security and compliance goals, and I enjoy working with a diverse and talented team at Drata. My mission is to create and execute partner strategies that align with Drata's vision and values, and to contribute to the growth and success of our company and our partners.

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