Tony Connell

Director, Pre-sales Engineering at ABBYY

Tony Connell has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Tony started their career as a Senior Programmer Analyst at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where they implemented and supported a hospital-wide document imaging system. Tony then joined Captiva Software Corporation as a Senior Project Engineer, providing professional services and managing custom application projects for various clients. After Captiva was acquired by EMC, Tony became a Senior Consultant within EMC's Professional Services group.

In 2007, they joined Diversified Information Technologies as a Director of Development (IT), leading a team of developers and also serving as a Project Manager and Programmer Analyst. Tony later worked as a Principal Consultant at Paragon Solutions, where they worked directly with customers to implement best practices for enterprise content capture.

Tony then joined Gimmal Group, Inc. as a Director, working on the Capture Practice and Composite Applications Practice teams, where they gathered requirements, designed, built, tested, and implemented data capture, forms processing, and content management applications and systems.

Tony's most recent work experience is at ABBYY, where they started as a Pre-Sales Engineer and gradually progressed to Senior Sales Engineer, Manager of Customer Enablement, and currently Director of Pre-Sales Engineering. In these roles, they provided technical demonstrations, product selection and information for ABBYY customers, oversaw product trials and proof of concept projects, and assisted with Professional Services requirements gathering and engagement tracking.

Overall, Tony's work experience demonstrates a strong background in technical sales engineering, project management, and implementing content management solutions.

Tony Connell obtained a B.S. degree in Computer Information Systems from Bentley University from 1984 to 1988. Prior to that, they completed their high school education at Westford Academy in Westford, MA from 1980 to 1984 with a focus on business. Tony also holds certifications such as AIIM SharePoint Specialist, AIIM SharePoint Practitioner, EMC Proven Professional for Captiva Installation, Configuration, and Management, and CDIA+ (Certified Document Imaging Architect).

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Timeline

  • Director, Pre-sales Engineering

    April, 2021 - present

  • Manager, Customer Enablement (sales Engineering)

    July, 2018

  • Senior Sales Engineer

    April, 2018

  • Pre-sales Engineer

    September, 2016