Michael Ras

Michael Ras has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Michael is currently working as a Business Development Manager at Icecat, where they focus on syndicating product content to online retailers. Prior to this, they served as an Account Manager at Betty Blocks, empowering citizen developers and facilitating business innovation.

Michael also worked at PriceSpider, where they held two roles: Business Development Manager and Enterprise Account Executive. Michael was responsible for leading a global team of Business Development Representatives and driving internal conversion rates, pipeline growth, and closed deals.

Before that, Michael was a Partner Development Manager at Microsoft, supporting partners in their digital transformation journey and helping them build solutions on the Microsoft Cloud. Michael also worked as a Cloud Sales Account Executive at Oracle, where they assisted organizations in their customer experience initiatives.

Furthermore, Michael has experience in the software industry, having worked as a Solutions Account Manager and Territory Manager at CA Technologies, and as a UC Executive and Sales Overlay Manager at InterCall, managing Cisco revenue across Continental Europe.

At the beginning of their career, Michael held various roles at Cisco Systems, including Virtual Sales Specialist, Enterprise & Partner Sales Development Representative, Outbound Sales Development Representative, and Inbound Sales Development Representative.

Overall, Michael Ras has demonstrated a strong background in business development, account management, and technology sales.

Michael Ras has a diverse education history. In 2008 to 2010, they attended Cisco Training to pursue M3 Learning: Skip Miller Sales Training. Prior to that, they studied International Business and Management Studies from 2001 to 2006 at De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences. During 2004, they participated in a Study Abroad Exchange Program at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. In 2003, they pursued an Intensive Italian Language Course Degree at Università per Stranieri di Perugia. Before that, from 2000 to 2001, they attended the University of Aruba to study Business Economics. Additionally, Michael obtained the Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance in June 2015.