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James Camon
TCO-141.002
Dr. Codone
February 2, 2017
Interview with Barrett Thompson
This report is intended to help me better understand the field of engineering and all that it
involves to be successful from the writing, speaking, and other forms of communication involved
in the field of engineering. I obtained this information from someone who works in, and is
surrounded by, this kind of working lifestyle. I interviewed Barrett Thompson, someone who has
worked for software companies in various positions of software engineer, engineering manager,
professional services manager, strategic consultant, marketing manager, and he currently holds
the position of being the manager of sales. I conducted my interview through several emails he
and even gave me his personal number incase I needed to have any follow up questions
answered.
Mr. Thompson works for Zilliant, a technology company that provides key insights to
everyday sales questions. His responsibilities within his office are managing a team of six
business solutions consultants on three continents. He states, that his key responsibilities are to
articulate the value proposition of our solutions and match them to the customer’s situation,
analyze the specific financial impact our solutions can provide to an individual customer, and
