Steven Velasquez

Steven Velasquez has a diverse and extensive work experience in the sales and business development field. Steven started their career in 2002 as a National Sales Manager at OTC Innovations, where they trained and supervised independent sales representatives and secured a portfolio of over 3,000 payment processing locations. From 2008 to 2010, they served as the Director of Sales and Business Development at Global Swift Funding, where they successfully grew the Merchant Services portfolio by 300% in one year and managed a large team of sales offices and agents. In 2010, they joined Elavon, Inc. and held various roles including Senior Relationship Manager, Senior Director of MSP Portfolio Manager, Vice President of US 3rd Party Sales, and currently serves as the SVP and Head of Partner Business Development. At Elavon, they managed a team of Relationship Managers, overseen all MSP/ISO relationships across the US, and played a key role in driving business growth. Steven Velasquez has demonstrated strong leadership skills, sales achievements, and has extensive experience in the payment processing industry.

Steven Velasquez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from San Diego State University, which they obtained from 1998 to 2003. Steven also has a Master of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Entrepreneurship from the same university, earned between 2007 and 2009. Additionally, they have obtained the Certified Payments Professional (CPP) certification from the Electronic Transactions Association. No specific information about the month or year of their certification attainment is provided.