OptConnect
Derrick Calderon has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Derrick currently holds the position of Vice President of Sales and Business Development in the Premier Wireless Division at OptConnect since September 2022. Before that, they served as the Director of Sales and Business Development at OptConnect from January 2022 to September 2022. Prior to their time at OptConnect, Derrick worked as the Director of Channel Sales at the same company from July 2021 to December 2021.
Before joining OptConnect, Derrick was the Principal at Thingamajig from August 2017 to July 2021. Derrick also served as the GM of Smart Cities at Cox2M from March 2018 to December 2020. Prior to that, they were the VP of Business Development at Ingenu from June 2015 to August 2017.
Derrick has also worked at KORE Wireless, where they held the positions of Business Development Manager for the Southwest region from September 2011 to July 2013, and Business Development Manager for LATAM from July 2013 to June 2015. Before KORE Wireless, they worked as a Business Development Manager at T-Mobile USA from September 2010 to September 2011. Derrick began their career at Pinnacle Security as a Sales representative from April 2008 to June 2011.
Derrick Calderon attended Utah Valley University from 2006 to 2010, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Finance & Economics. There is no additional information available about their education history beyond this.
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OptConnect
OptConnect is in the business of networking physical objects that contain embedded technology--such as a self-service kiosks--to communicate and sense their internal status out to an external environment, all without human interaction.OptConnect is in the business of networking physical objects that contain embedded technology--such as aself-service kiosks--to communicate and sense their internal status out to an external environment, all without human interaction.Over the past 5 years, adoption of wireless solutions by multiple industries ranging from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), PoS (Point of Sale), Digital Signage, Utility companies, etc... have outpaced many other connectivity options that are considered "antiquated" (telephone lines, Ethernet, etc).With benefits ranging from cost savings, flexibility, reliability, proactive alerting, and faster speeds, OptConnect is helping make cellular-wireless solutions the new standard for deployments. OptConnect provides a high quality, low cost package that enables operators to disconnect their land lines, and go completely wireless. Saving time, and money allows the operators to join the evolving technological movement known as the "Internet of Things".