Alicia Reese

Biomedical Engineer Turned Sales Exec.


16 years operating at the intersection of technology and business — trusted by devs and engineers, approved by the C-Suite.

Account Executive · AI · Cloud · Cybersecurity

$2.5M
Peak Year Revenue
2x
President's Club
$1M
Max ACV
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Alicia Reese speaking at University of Miami
The Story

I studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami and began my career supporting a Swiss medical device startup later acquired by GE Healthcare. Operating in hospitals taught me early what it means to deliver under pressure with technical precision.


I later moved into sales, where an engineering foundation became a strategic advantage — connecting with technical teams and closing business at the executive level. Over 16 years at Johnson Controls, Databricks, and Testlio, I've sold security infrastructure, data and AI platforms, and partnered directly with engineering organizations on software quality.


In 2024 I stepped away for personal reasons that mattered. I focused on becoming AI-native, deepened my cloud and cybersecurity fluency, explored the world, and began building AI products of my own.


I'm now bringing that technical depth and commercial execution back into a role where both matter.

AI-Native GTM Strategy
Operator · Consultative · devs & product to C-Suite
AI & Machine Learning
Agentic workflows · LLMs · RAG · production AI builder
Cybersecurity & Compliance
SIEM · zero trust · SOC2/ISO 27001 · vendor risk
Multi-Cloud Architecture
AWS · Azure · GCP · hyperscaler co-sell & channel motion
Data & Analytics
Data lakehouse · Apache Iceberg · ML pipelines · unified analytics
$50K–$1M
Career ACV Range
Mid-market to enterprise · full-cycle owned
$3.1M
Solo AE Bookings · Testlio
10+ net new logos · hunter · land & expand
Security & Infra Cloud, Data & AI DevOps & SDLC JCI DATABRICKS TESTLIO Technical GTM
Where I operate
Accounts I've worked
Netflix
NBA
Whatnot
Character.AI
Major League Soccer
MLB
HCA Healthcare
Gartner
Meetup
Class
Collectors
Verizon
Duke University
Microsoft
Netflix
NBA
Whatnot
Character.AI
Major League Soccer
MLB
HCA Healthcare
Gartner
Meetup
Class
Collectors
Verizon
Duke University
Microsoft
Career Timeline
Strategic Technical Sabbatical
May 2024 – Present · Atlanta, GA
Applied AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity
3+ AI Apps Shipped Google Cloud Certified Active ISSA, OWASP & DEF CON
After losing my father to dementia, and seeing exactly where the tech market was headed, I made an intentional pivot — building deeper technical credibility and real fluency in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity. Built and shipped 3+ consumer-facing AI applications using Claude Code, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and Python — including the Networking Engine, which cut 3 hours of weekly research to under 2 minutes. Obtained certifications within AI, cyber, and cloud. Active in Atlanta's tech, civic, and watch community through the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, ISSA, OWASP, and others — pipeline stays full.
Testlio
Jan 2023 – May 2024 · Global
Director, Strategic Development
$2M+ ARR Microsoft · Netflix SOC2 · ISO 27001 Vendor Risk
Co-led land & expand motions with Microsoft and Netflix generating $2M+ ARR. Partnered with Engineering, QA, and CISO teams to embed SOC2, ISO 27001, and secure SDLC practices into customer release pipelines — positioning Testlio as a trusted QA modernization partner for security-conscious engineering orgs.
Testlio
Apr 2021 – Jan 2023 · Global
Account Executive, Media & Entertainment
$3.1M Bookings $500K+ ACV 10+ Net New Logos InfoSec
Generated $3.1M in bookings, closing $150K–$500K+ ACV deals with Whatnot, Character.ai, MLS, and MLB. Owned full-cycle execution including InfoSec and procurement stages — navigating security reviews, vendor risk assessments, and compliance requirements as standard deal components.
Databricks
Jan 2020 – Feb 2021
Commercial Account Executive
94% ARR Attainment AWS · Azure · GCP AWS Dev Day Keynote
Delivered 94% ARR attainment selling the Lakehouse Platform for AI/ML, analytics, and security use cases. Co-sold across AWS, Azure, and GCP; ran technical discoveries on ETL pipelines, data governance, and ML-driven threat detection. Keynote speaker at AWS Dev Day.
Johnson Controls
2011 – 2020 · Miami, FL
Sales Engineer → Account Executive
120%+ Quota · 2x President's Club NIST CSF · OT/IT Convergence · SIEM Integration
120%+ quota attainment, 2x President's Club. Closed complex, multi-site integrated security and network infrastructure deployments for NBA, HCA Healthcare, Verizon, and MLB — spanning P2000 Security Management Systems, SIEM integrations, access control, IP video surveillance, and facility automation. Managed full RFP-driven technical evaluations with enterprise procurement and compliance teams.
2009 – 2011 · Geneva, CH & Houston, TX
Sales Support Engineer
FDA-Regulated Environments Swiss Biotech → GE Acquisition
Founding sales support engineer for the US launch of FDA-approved cell-processing devices at a Swiss biotech startup. Advised engineering and sales teams on deployment, configuration, and clinical onboarding — operating under strict FDA regulatory and data integrity standards in hospital environments.
📄 Published Research · Duke University Medical Center, 2013 — Automated CBU Wash Procedure ↗
AI Projects
Alicia Reese building at a cafe

You can't learn AI without actually building. I've heard that a hundred times — and it's never been more true. I enjoy going deep on frontier AI tools — GitHub repos, X, Discord — anywhere builders are talking about what's actually working. More ideas are always in the pipeline, but these have been fleshed out solving real problems. They make my day-to-day more efficient, and I'm proud of them.

$ python networking_engine.py
› Scraping Atlanta Tech Village...
› Found 3 events · filtering by relevance
› Scraping Eventbrite ATL...
✓ 12 events · ranked by signal
› Writing to Google Sheets...
✓ Done in 1m 47s — go network.

Networking Engine

Live

3 hours of tab-hopping and Googling to find the right Atlanta tech events → 2 minutes. One run, fully automated. Clean ranked list, ready to act on.

Python · Playwright · Gemini · Google Sheets API
🔍 Reese, Alicia · Georgia...
Match found
$847.00 unclaimed
Georgia Dept. of Revenue

Lost Money Finder

In Development

People have unclaimed money in state databases and don't know it exists. Lost Money Finder searches the same government sources — no sign-up, no data collected.

Search Orchestration · Verified Sources · UX for Trust
Daily Brief · 6:00 AM
Top Priority
Follow up: Wiz AE application
Calendar
ISSA Atlanta · 6:30 PM
Strength · Week 5
Upper body · protein 94g / 120g

Command Center

In Development

One email before your day starts. Top priorities, calendar, headlines, fitness — everything you need to move with direction the moment you open your eyes.

Python · Gemini · Gmail API · Workflow Orchestration
On Deck

Wardrobe OS

Visual closet dashboard. Computer vision · outfit suggestions · duplicate detection.

Productivity Tracker

Job search command layer. Applications · follow-ups · networking · what's working.

Technical Arsenal

Hands-on builder, not just a buyer of tools. Built 3+ AI applications from scratch using frontier tooling — with enough engineering exposure and curiosity to hold a real conversation with any technical team.

AI & LLM Tools
Claude Claude Code Gemini Google AI Studio Antigravity ChatGPT Cursor Vertex AI
Languages & Dev
Python Playwright HTML/CSS SQL Linux Google Sheets API Windsurf n8n
Cloud & Infrastructure
Google Cloud AWS Azure Netlify Vercel
GTM & Sales Tech
Salesforce Outreach LinkedIn Sales Nav Apollo ZoomInfo Clay 6sense Gong
Google Cybersecurity
Google · In Progress
In Progress
Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
Microsoft · In Progress
In Progress
Security+
CompTIA · In Progress
In Progress
Thoughts
Alicia Reese interviewed at CES 2025

CES 2025 · Interviewed by WGSN

Real-world perspective on AI, cybersecurity, and GTM strategy — told from the field, not the whitepaper. Published on LinkedIn with long-form coming to Medium.

Beyond Work

It is about lifestyle. From music, culture.

Watch collector and content creator with a growing presence in the global horology community. Built real relationships with independent watchmakers — FP Journe, Romain Gauthier, Moritz Grossmann, Lundis Bleu, H. Moser & Cie. — through events, collecting, and community. Member of Atlanta Watch Society, a local collector community that opened doors to the broader horology world.

This taught me how to build communities, tell compelling stories, and cultivate high-level relationships across cultures. The same skills that close enterprise deals.

@watchthereese Atlanta Watch Society Horology · Independent Watchmakers
Views · 90 Days
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Posts
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Grail Watches
FP Journe Élégante ELHT Calibre 1210 Patek Philippe 5140P-013 Romain Gauthier MON00345 Chopard 1860
Let's Connect

Whether you're hiring, building, collecting, or just curious — reach out.