Debra Danielsen

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Hi, I'm Debra Danielsen. Successful entrepreneur, executive, international business woman, author, and actress.

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Debra Danielsen's Experience:

• Talent at Viacom

  September 2008 - April 2013

  ViaCom MTV Talent Cast member. Accomplishments include: o "16 & Pregnant" o "Teen Mom" seasons 1, 2, 3 o "Teen Mom Check-up with Dr. Drew" seasons 1,2,3 o "Teen Mom Farewell Special" As an original cast member for this MTV series, I played the role of the mother of a teen mom. The purpose of the show was to demonstrate the difficulties faced by the teens when they don't practice safe sex using birth control. The success of the show has resulted in lowing the teen pregnancy birth rate in the U.S. by 25% which has been quoted in academic journals as a 40 year low. In doing the show I was also required to do voice overs, commercials, and magazine interviews and photo sessions. I do public speaking engagements upon request.

• Director Sales, Global Account Mgr, Account Mgr. at Alcatel-Lucent

  May 1982 - October 2007

  Responsible for domestic and international communication infrastructure and procurement projects requiring complex IT, hardware, and Operations Software. Consistently delivered year-over-year revenue results and exceeded team objectives. Team player and with director level leadership responsibility for a matrix managed solutions team. Leadership responsibility includes the following vertical markets: Service Provider, CLEC, Oil & Gas Refineries, Government, Fortune 100 enterprise, ISP, and distributors. Extensive business development and partnership alliance building success with companies such as: IBM, NEC, Cloud Shield, Juniper, AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Sprint-Nextel, and other partners in real-estate, government, research and development, project management, finance, contract management, procurement, and sustainability. Business case analysis and ROI expertise for making critical financial decisions that include continous quality and process improvement. Customer satisfaction responsibilities included an annual objective consistently achieve. Responsible for Professional Services sales for provisioning, NOC builds, managed services, hosted services, iCloud, and development based upon Tier I, II, and to meet the operations, engineering, or needs CLEC Service Provider. Completed over 90 Sales, Contract Negotiations, and Technical Certifications in addition to achieving my annual professional training of 70 hours.

• Sales Account Manager and Business Development at Alcatel-Lucent

  May 1982 - October 2007

  ALCATEL-LUCENT, New Jersey. (1982 - 2007). $18.3 billion offering end-to-end solutions and services to customers across 132 countries Sales Accounts Manager Promoted Alcatel-Lucent OSS software and convergent technology device sales into Telecom Industry Service Providers, ISP, TEEE, Chipset, and MNOs. Work with partners to provide on-target, end-to-end solutions for various opportunities. Oversee funnel, forecasting and revenue tracking with optimal accuracy. Work with product management and technical sales support closely to provide breakthrough solutions required by the Service Provider Market. Built profitable partnership relationships with diverse external partners (IBM, Syndesis, Ellacoya, Cisco, CloudShield, Nokia, Motorola, Apple, LG, & Samsung.) to customize solutions for Telecom clients.Review proposals in conjunction with C-Level decision makers and build consensus. Financial Enhancements: o Acknowledged with high rankings in terms of sales performance and received 2 awards; closed at 112% of $33 million quota attainment. o Bolstered new sales revenues by $12 million and generated $2 million in new annual service revenues by identifying new managed services and training opportunities for one SP account. Additional Contributions: o Orchestrated and led a multifaceted team (IBM, Cingular, and Lucent) to present an innovative joint technology white paper with AT&T at the TMW Nice, France. o Responsible for aggressive Year-Over-Year (YOY) Revenue growth o Sales region reach included NORAM, Canada, and Mexico. o Global Sales Manager for England, Ireland, France, Belgium, and Germany. o Consistently achieved Customer Satisfaction targets annually. o Sold software solutions to SPs to provide KPI & KQI personal mobile device experience metrics. o Worked in partnership with chip set makers, device makers, and SPs to provide convergent technology solutions for new end-user services.

• Digital Media Marketing Consultant at Dex Media, Inc.

  February 2013

  Working with SMBs. Provide Digital Media Marketing Consulting enabling businesses to maximize ROI for digital + print programs. Specializing in SEO, SEM, DGA, Social Media Marketing, DBA, and many other programs that drive proven financial returns for the client's advertising investment.

• President at S'Imaginer Foods, Inc.

  March 2012

  S'Imaginer Foods, Inc. Entrepreneur (2012 - current) Promote healthy vegan, gluten free, all natural foods. Sell wholesale into regional and national grocery store chains and into targeted healthy lifestyle stores. o Promote educational seminars for Hy-Vee shoppers. o Create healthy, fast & simple recipes for mom&me sauce. o Formulate market entry, branding, and distribution strategy. o Conduct cooking demos at Williams Sonoma Stores in Austin, TX and Omaha, NE o Comply with governmental regulations, standards, and processes. o Promote the interest of the University of Nebraska's Science of Food Center. o Conduct healthy cooking classes promoting the mom&me(R) Premium Italian Hot Pepper Sauce. o Partner with University of Nebraska students to film, photograph, and promote sauce attributes. o Manage co-packers.

Debra Danielsen's Education:

• AMTC

  2012 – 2013
  Acting/Modeling/Commercial Modeling

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  2010 – 2011
  EMBA
  Concentration: Executive Masters of Business Administration

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  2010 – 2011
  BS/BA
  Concentration: Business Administration & Land Use Economics

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