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Brian O'Grady

Sales Enablement Manager at Tacton

Brian O'Grady has an extensive work experience spanning over three decades. Their most recent role is as a Sales Enablement Manager at Tacton CPQ, a Swedish software company specializing in Artificial Intelligence solutions for product configuration. Prior to this, they held positions such as Senior Sales Engineer, Product Marketing Manager, and Training Manager at the same company. In these roles, Brian demonstrated their ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical individuals.

Before joining Tacton CPQ, Brian worked at RSA, The Security Division of EMC, where they started as a Documentation Manager. Brian was initially hired by DynaSoft, a Swedish PKI company later acquired by RSA. Brian played a crucial role in supporting the documentation and marketing team, and eventually led a documentation team in Stockholm to collaborate with the main team in Boston.

Prior to RSA, Brian worked as a Localization Engineer at Translator Scandinavia AB, where they primarily handled translation work for companies like Ericsson and IBM. Brian also evaluated the cost and effort required for localization projects as part of their presales responsibilities.

Brian's early career began at IDOC Dublin, where they worked as a Presales Engineer. Brian then joined Microsoft as a Senior Software Engineer, specializing in localization. During their time at Microsoft, Brian supported the localization effort and resolved bugs reported by the testing team.

Overall, Brian O'Grady has shown expertise in various roles, including sales enablement, sales engineering, product marketing, training, documentation, localization, and software engineering. Brian has a talent for simplifying complex ideas and possesses a strong background in the technology industry.

Brian O'Grady attended the University of Limerick from 1986 to 1990, where they earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Computer Engineering.

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  • Sales Enablement Manager

    October, 2022 - present

  • Senior Sales Engineer

    September, 2021

  • Product Marketing Manager

    July, 2019

  • Training Manager

    July, 2011

  • Presales and Training

    May, 2000