Robert Christian

Technical Sales Leader

Profile

Dynamic and results‑oriented technical sales leader with nearly two decades of industry experience. Well‑versed in leading diverse international technical teams, developing talent and top performers for increased success, and creating & implementing business strategies for growth. Clear, effective communicator who collaborates across business units.

Professional Highlights

Talent Enablement

74% faster

Decrease in time‑to‑value for Sales Engineer talent via global enablement & mentoring programs.

Business Impact

Improved win rates and contributed materially to total segment revenue through strategic SE leadership.

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Analytics
  • Communication
  • Talent Development
  • Customer Service
  • Splunk (SPL)

Languages

  • English — Fluent
  • German — Fluent

Relevant Experience

Splunk

Sales Engineer; Support Engineer

  • Developed and implemented global SE enablement program.
  • Led and mentored a team of top performers; built SE recognition program & criteria.
  • Implemented strategic processes that improved win rates and accelerated talent ramp.

FrontRange

Technical Lead / Systems

  • IT team leadership across multiple networks and customer integrations.
  • Unified logistics strategy for large‑scale customer deployments.

Vodafone Group Technology

Global T&D Manager

  • Managed global acceptance testing across national & international vendors.
  • Supported deployments for emerging mobile technologies with policy & procedure design.

Coolspot AG / VCOMM / TECON

PID Manager; Programmer; System & Network Administrator

  • End‑to‑end management of PID product department; owned process documentation.
  • Built policies for mobile app testing; managed customer integrations.

Awards & Recognition

  • Sales Engineer MVP — Splunk
  • President's Club — Splunk (multiple years)
  • Global SE Enablement — Splunk
  • Global SE Mentoring — Splunk

Notable Projects

  • Dynamic CAB File Generator
  • Inventory Control System

Graphs

Key metrics and outcomes.

Total Segment Revenue Contribution

74%

Portion of total segment revenue directly influenced by technical sales engagement.

Decrease in Talent Time‑to‑Value

66%

Reduction achieved through global enablement & mentoring programs.

Win Rate Increases by Sales Engineer Role

Staff SE5%
Junior SE21%
SE16%
Senior SE8%

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