Worldwide Who's Who Names Juan Fernando Rivera Professional of the Year in Business Development

    REDMOND, WA, November 16, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Juan Fernando Rivera, Director of Business Development for Ratify, Inc., has been named a Worldwide Who's Who Professional of the Year in Business Development. While inclusion in Worldwide Who's Who is an honor, only a small selection of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Worldwide Who's Who membership.

Right out of college, Mr. Rivera gained the opportunity to work for Microsoft Corporation. After gaining more than two decades of experience in the information technology industry and working with various sectors at Microsoft, he joined Ratify, Inc. Ratify is a technology company that offers innovative technology products and services. As the director of business development, Mr. Rivera draws on his expertise in people and team management, leadership, and international and public relations to oversee all customer and partner acquisition strategy including defining enterprise sales engagement models, and partner opportunity engagements as well as go to market strategy and value propositions.

Before becoming the director of business development at Ratify, Mr. Rivera worked as a program manager, a director of developer training, a director of .net developer initiative, content development and delivery group, a director of worldwide software asset management and a director of U.S. anti-piracy for Microsoft. He has been published in different articles from his prior positions including, http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/sep06/09-18AssetManagement.mspx.

He attributes his success to hard work, commitment, ability to manage large teams, and dedication to problem resolution.

Mr. Rivera earned his MBA in economics at the Universidad Javeriana, and completed coursework in business administration.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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