Dieter Avella
Business professor
Education
- M.B.A., business adminidtration, Nova Southwestern University
- B.S., business administration, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
Credentials
- Professor of business, 2024–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Founder, 2023–24, Ink Academy, Weston, FL
- Head of SaaS business unit for Latin America, 2021–23, Zebra Technologies Latam, Miramar, FL
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NOLA (North of Latin America) sales vice president and general manager, 2018–21
Portfolio and solutions go-to-market senior director, 2016–18, Zebra Technologies Latam, Bogota
- Mobile and customer experience business development, 2015–16, IBM, Bogota
- Global business development director, 2014–15, Brightstar Corp, Bogota
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Sales engineering (pre-sales) manager, 2012–14
Senior portfolio manager, LATAM, 2009–12
America Movil sales account manager, 2008–09
Senior product marketing manager, 2003–07
Content and applications manager, 2002–03
CDMA and GSM ODM LATAM Distribution Intern, 2000–02, Motorola Solutions – Enterprise Mobility Business, Bogota
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Mentor, Venture Mentoring Team, 2023
- Influence and Persuasion Coach, Cialdini Institute, 2023
- Creative Leadership IDEOU, 2020
- Inalde Business School Executive Leadership Program, 2019
- Coach and Speaker, John Maxwell Team Teacher, 2016
- Forum Group Management Essentials Leadership Program, 2013
- Miller Heimann Sales Way, 2012
- Brimnstone Group Performance Leadership Program, 2011
- Visualize | Value Selling, 2008
- Six Sigma Green Belt Program (Environment Evaluation Voice of the Customer), 2006
- Six Sigma Green Belt Program (DSS: CIC0131), 2005