Raymond Sleiman

Entrepreneur and consultant in the oil industry, I connect international buyers with refineries, prioritizing energy efficiency and sustainability. Passionate about innovation, I collaborate on sustainable projects.

Switzerland

About

Dynamic and visionary leader with over 30 years of experience combining high-level technological expertise with strategic business acumen. Renowned for building and leading high-performing teams, forging robust partnerships with industry giants like VMware, Dell, EMC, Pure Storage, Nutanix, and Amazon. Expert in virtualization, storage, and data protection, with a keen ability to develop and promote cutting-edge solutions. Prolific in acquiring and retaining a large number of clients, driving adoption of advanced technologies. Skilled in organizing impactful workshops to evangelize market adoption of new technologies. Dedicated to maintaining top-notch security processes across all projects. Since April 2021, leveraging deep expertise in artificial intelligence to create transformative AI prompts for platforms such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google Gemini, helping businesses expand globally.

Experience

  • Independent Consultant in the Petroleum Industry at Freelance
    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos

    As an independent consultant in the petroleum industry, I specialize in facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers. My role involves negotiating deals, ensuring smooth communication, and providing expert advice to optimize transaction processes. With a strong network and deep industry knowledge, I help clients achieve successful and efficient transactions.

  • Head of Cloud and Datacenter Solutions NTC West at Swisscom
    Jun 2016 - Apr 2021 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Director at LANexpert at LANexpert
    Mar 2015 - May 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Manager Integration & Managed Services , Business development manager. at DL Groupe
    Apr 2005 - May 2015 · 10 yrs 2 mos

    Business Development Manager Data Center Solutions: • Server Virtualization and Consolidation • Storage Consolidation and Virtualization • High Availability and Business continuity. • Data Protection • Virtual Desktop infrastructure Go-To-Market Specialist EMC AVAMAR leader in CET in 2010 VMware Lab Manager EMEA Champion 2007 Expert (Sales, Pre-sales, Marketing, Architecture, go-to-market): • VMware • EMC: ClarIIon , AVAMAR , RecoverPoint and Centera • FalconStor • Enterprise Vault • DataCore • Microsoft I contributed to the company growth from zero customers to more than 120 in the server virtualization/Consolidation based on VMware and about 10 in the VMware end user computing VMware promoted my company to a Premier Partner. EMC promoted my company to a Premier Solution Provider. FalconStor promoted my company to Premier Solution Provider.

  • Gestronic Geneva ()
    • Marketing and Sales Manager
      2003 - Mar 2005 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Strategy & execution of Marketing / Sales Programs including: Tradeshows, Seminars, Patrtnerships Experienced with VMware Virtualization and the associated supporting technologies Eco-Virtualization Evangelist. Building and Managing VMware Consultants Building and Managing Storage Consultants

    • COO-Business Development and Management ....
      1993 - 2003 · 10 yrs

      Managed Professional Services and managed services staffs. Managed Security Services Citrix Technology Evangelist. Acquiring and serving more than 50 Citrix customers. Acquiring and serving more than 20 Managed Services customers: unix, windows, citrix, networking and security.

    • Software Engineering
      1989 - 1993 · 4 yrs

      Proven experience in Project Management Proven experience in Analysis, Design and Development of Application Software