As a sales engineering professional, I understand both the art & science of the role. Sales engineers are an integral part of the sales team and strategy. As such sales engineers need to know the sales process and strategy as well as their sales leaders. Applying this mindset along with a team-first focus allows a PreSales professional to excel in their role and add value to their team.
For the past 25+ years, I have worked for leading enterprise software companies with a focus on sales engineering including CITRIX, SAS, BusinessObjects-SAP, and Siebel-ORACLE.