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Phil West

VP, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Bluedot

Phil West has a comprehensive work experience spanning over 24 years. Phil is currently working as the Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Bluedot, where they are responsible for building strategic partnerships across different verticals. Prior to this role, Phil held the position of Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Bluedot.

Before joining Bluedot, Phil worked at Airship for seven years. Phil started as a Strategic Account Manager, where they worked with major brands to leverage mobile technologies for competitive advantage. Phil later became the North America Account Manager Team Lead, overseeing a team of account managers. Phil also served as a Digital Strategist at Airship.

In their earlier career, Phil worked at Webtrends as a Senior Account Executive and Channel Sales Executive, focusing on Microsoft Sharepoint. Phil managed top enterprise accounts and expanded the company's presence in the SharePoint community. Phil also worked as an Account Manager at Softchoice and held the role of Partner Manager & Government Sales Manager at Jive Software, where they built partner services and sales programs.

Phil began their career at Microsoft as a Solution Specialist in the Unified Communications Group. Phil was responsible for driving new and existing business sales, leveraging solution selling and relationship building skills. Prior to that, they worked as a Federal Government Sales Representative at Tripwire and as a Regional Sales Manager at egghead.com. Phil started their career as a State and Local Sales Representative at Symantec.

Overall, Phil West has a diverse background in business development, strategy, partnerships, account management, and sales across various industries, including technology, software, and marketing.

Phil West attended Oregon State University from 1988 to 1993, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing & International Business.

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  • VP, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

    January 1, 2022 - present

  • Head of Strategy and Partnerships

    July 1, 2020