Nicholas Topping

Nicholas Topping

Plano, Texas, United States
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With over 8 years of experience in the IT industry, I am the founder and leader of…

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  • Topping Technologies  Graphic
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    Frisco, Texas, United States

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    Plano Texas

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    Plano, TX

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    Plano Texas

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    1040 N Center Point Rd Hiawatha, IA 52233

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    Downers Grove IL 60515

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    Woodridge, IL 60517

Education

  • The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Graphic

    University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business

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    Activities and Societies: University of Iowa Political Club University of Iowa Center for Diversity & Enrichment participant University of Iowa I-Envision Entrepreneurial Club

    COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
    Introduction to Management
    Individual, Team, Organization Management
    Introduction to Market Strategy
    Operations Management
    Business Communication Protocol
    Statistics for Business
    Statistics for Strategy

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    Activities and Societies: -National Honor Society Member -

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Toastmasters International Graphic

    President

    Toastmasters International

    - 8 months

    Education

    Nominated President
    • Lead and organize weekly meetings
    • Lead and organize bi-weekly meetings with club officers
    • Organize and lead special speaking events
    • Help increase club attendance through specific campaigns
    • Coach and develop members speaking skills

Courses

  • Business Coaching Essential: Using Different Coaching Styles

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  • Business Coaching Essentials: Getting Ready to Coach

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  • Leading Teams: Dealing with Conflict

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  • Leading Teams: Establishing Goals, Roles, and Guidelines

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  • Leading Teams: Fostering Effective Communication and Collaboration

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  • Leading Teams: Motivating and Optimizing Performance

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Honors & Awards

  • 2016 Drive for Success Winner

    Jim Merritt

    Went above and beyond the call of duty to help grow the EG AMS business in FY16 by living our HPE values and demonstrating a ‘customer-first’ attitude in everything they did. Those carrying a sales quota achieved at least 110% attainment with a focus on pan-EG strategic product bookings, as well as excelling in other areas such as SFDC hygiene and portfolio knowledge.

  • 2nd Place Table Topics District Level Contest

    Jim Ruth

    -Competed in contest on a district level (consisting of 4 Toastmaster Clubs) for improve speaking (table topics) and competed against 5 other competitors
    -Was given a random topic and then 20 seconds to give 1 minute to 2 and a half minutes to give a speech on that topic

  • 1st Place CDW Blitz

    Kristina Norton

    -Generated the highest number of Opportunities and revenue with CDW out of 180 Inside Sales Reps
    -Generated $546,240 in pipeline
    -Generated 20 Opportunities

  • 1st Place Table Topics Club Level Contest

    Mike Hawkins

    -Competed in contest for improve speaking (table topics) and competed against 6 other competitors
    -Was given a random topic and then 20 seconds to give 1 minute to 2 and a half minutes to give a speech on that topic

  • 1st Place Aruba Blitz

    Sarah Robbins

    -Generated the most pipeline with Aruba wired and wireless technologies out of 34 Inside Sales reps
    -Generated $58,250 in pipeline
    -Generated 10 Aruba Opportunities

  • 1st Place Aruba Blitz

    Anna Webb

    Won 1st place for the Aruba Networking Blitz on March 15, 2016
    -Generated the most opportunities out of 34 Inside Sales Representatives
    -Generated $281,650 in pipeline
    -Generated 9 opportunities

  • 1st Place Table Topics Speech

    Evaline Loughlin

    Performed a improvised speech in front of a group of 12 for Toastmasters Meeting
    -Received 1st place out of 4 individuals who also performed the speech
    -Highly rated in regard to appropriate use of hand gestures
    -Made use of dynamic voice to emphasize
    -Maintained eye contact equally with audience members
    -Maintained good posture while standing

  • 1st Place Aruba Blitz

    Lee Williams

    Won 1st place for the Aruba blitz out of 14 Inside Sales
    -Generated the most number of opportunities with Aruba wireless access points;15 opportunities
    -Generated the most pipeline revenue for the day, with a value of $425,000
    -Set and conducted the most number of conference calls bringing customers in contact with Aruba specialist; with 14 conference calls
    -Expanded current opportunities by illustrating the value of Aruba to customers

  • 1st Place Table Topics Speech

    Gary Applegate

    Performed a improvised speech in front of a group of 15 for Toastmasters Meeting
    -Received 1st place out of 5 individuals who also performed the speech
    -Highly rated in regard to appropriate use of hand gestures
    -Made use of dynamic voice to emphasize
    -Maintained eye contact equally with audience members
    -Maintained good posture while standing

  • 1st Place Transform to Hybrid Infrastructure through CDW

    Rob Nota

    -1st Place out 35 Inside Sales Representatives assigned to the Central Region
    -Generated the most pipeline revenue for HPE products with customers using CDW as their preferred re-seller
    -Produced the greatest number of opportunities with CDW as the customer's preferred re-seller
    -Progressed the most opportunities with CDW as the customer's preferred re-seller

  • 1st Place Hyper-Converged Blitz

    Sara Cooper

    -1st Place out of 160 Inside Sales Representatives
    -Set the most appointments set for the blitz
    -Generated the most pipeline in regard to the HPE CS-250 Hyper-Converged product
    -Conducted the most conference calls with customers and Hyper-Converged
    -Up-sold the most customers to the CS-250
    -Generated the most net new logos

  • Top Quarterly Business Review Presentation

    Lee Williams

    Award given for giving the best presentation for my personal Quarterly Business Review (QBR) out of a group of 12 Inside Sales Representatives.
    -Confident voice and Intonation for the audience
    -Use of hand gestures to highlight certain points
    -Actively engage the audience when needed
    -Suitable use of timing to emphasize key points

  • Rhino Award: Top ISR of the Quarter August-Oct

    Lee Williams & Tim Ideker

    -Exceeded expectations while , In addition to covering my IA territory I backilled SD, ND, and NE
    -Achieved 178% VMware quota
    -Achieved 134% TS quota attainment for the HPE FY 2015.
    -Unparalleled dedication, never missed a single day of work and put in overtime.
    -Positive attitude and exceeding metrics every day.

Languages

  • English

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