Thomas J. Bacot - Director, Business Development
Expertise
- Management of national and international client relationships
- Solution-based selling of technology-driven product lines
- Sales process engineering and process adherence
- Developing and maintaining long term relationships with principals and Fortune 1000 executives
- Extensive knowledge of data, Internet, voice, local & long distance telecommunications services
Professional Background and Accomplishments
Thomas "Jody" Bacot is an accomplished business development and sales professional.
Prior to heading up business development with Opus #1, Mr. Bacot had 5 successful years working with TAG, a Dallas-based telecommunications procurement, contract negotiations and vendor management services firm assisting clients in maximizing the value of their telecommunications investments.
Prior to his current activities, Mr. Bacot had a distinguished career of 18 years with MCI joining the company in October 1988. While at MCI, he held a variety of sales and sales management positions. In his last 7 years with the company, Mr. Bacot served as Director for a geographic sales region. In this capacity, he had responsibility for over $200 million in annual revenue and a significant number of MCI's largest customers. During his tenure, Mr. Bacot was responsible for negotiating hundreds of multi-million dollar contracts on behalf of the company. Prior to joining MCI Mr. Bacot worked in Commercial Real Estate in the Dallas Texas with Finely and Associates.
Education
University of Texas with a Bachelors Degree of Finance.
