Farhad Niat - Unified Communications Sales Engineer, DACH

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Cologne, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2020 - Present

6 years 3 months

Sales Engineer for DACH

AudioCodes Germany

providing technical assistance to the sales force during sales calls
providing pre-sales technical support
providing technical support during first time installation of new AudioCodes products together with partner/ end-customer
pre-sales technical interface to the channel/partner and managing of technical knowledge transfer to the partners
giving customer presentations and hands-on product demonstrations (e.g., AudioCodes Live Cloud, Express, OVOC)
providing product training to customers, prospects and sales during the pre-sales phase mainly AudioCodes endpoints like e.g., IP Phones, MTRs
leading RFPs/RFI technical responses
providing technical assistance to marketing for regional events (e.g., seminars, roadshows)
mainly focused on AudioCodes IP Phones (Generic SIP/Native Teams), AudioCodes MTRs, AudioCodes Collaboration Bars, Jabra endpoints, Sennheiser/Epos endpoints
management of endpoints like above via AudioCodes One Voice Operation Center and maintaining of this environment for customer workshops/ calls
management of AudioCodes IP Phones via Microsoft Endpoint Manager/ Intune and maintaining of this environment for customer workshops/ calls
building of automated cloud workflows (Power Automate) for internal AudioCodes DACH processes
trusted advisor for Microsoft products which interfere with AudioCodes products for DACH region

Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

1 year 3 months

Unified Communications and Collaboration Consultant

SoftwareOne GmbH

Skype for Business enterprise voice projects
Microsoft Teams enterprise voice projects
Microsoft Teams readiness projects
Office 365 projects (Endpoint Manager/ Intune)
Network Assessment/ Readiness projects for enabling Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams Room deploying (Microsoft Fast Track Program)

May 2017 - Apr 2019

2 years

Unified Communications Consultant (freelancer)

TÜV Rheinland GmbH

Skype for Business enterprise voice rollout for sites in Germany and Poland
sites and users' migration, implementing of Skype for Business certified devices e.g., AudioCodes IP Phones, Skype Room System (SRS-v2) e.g., Lenovo, Poly and Microsoft Surface hubs

Apr 2016 - May 2017

1 year 2 months

Unified Communication Consultant

ACP IT Solutions GmbH

Skype for Business enterprise voice projects
2nd Level support of unified communication environments

Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

6 months

System Administrator (Freelancer)

Flossbach von Storch AG

Microsoft Active Directory 2012 R2
Microsoft Exchange 2013
Juniper
Palo alto

Apr 2013 - Sep 2015

2 years 6 months

IT Coordinator

PVH Holdings GmbH

Microsoft Active Directory 2008 R2
Microsoft Exchange 2007
Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Microsoft SCCM
MaaS 360 (MDM)
Afaria (MDM)
Blackberry Enterprise Server 5/10

Aug 2011 - Mar 2013

1 year 8 months

Site Support Analyst

Ball Packaging Europe GmbH

Microsoft Active Directory 2008 R2
Microsoft Exchange 2007
Microsoft SCCM
Symantec endpoint protection
ArcServ
Empirum
Blackberry Enterprise Server 5
IT trainer for apprentices
specialist field “systems integration”
windows 7 rollout / Microsoft lync rollout

May 2010 - Oct 2010

6 months

Cologne, Germany

Student assistant

Hermann Office + IT Service

personal workplace project for customer “Bayer Business Services”
transition phase Win XP to Win7
transition phase Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook 2007

Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

6 months

Cologne, Germany

Student assistant

KUBIS Software S.A.

team leader of UHD (1. Level Support)
configuration of ticketing & entry systems (VOTES)
Blackberry-Support / Mac-Support

Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

2 years 7 months

Cologne, Germany

Student assistant

PC Consulting GmbH

planning and implementation of networks
establishing and servicing IT-Infrastructure
installation and configuration of PC hardware
installation and configuration of network hardware
basic administration of Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange
installation of ERP-systems (Sage Office Line)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Telecommunication, Fashion, Manufacturing, and Banking and Finance.

Information Technology

Telecommunication

Fashion

Manufacturing

Banking and Finance

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Sales, and Customer Service.

Information Technology

Sales

Customer Service

Summary

server systems (onPrem & cloud)

Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Exchange 2010/2013/2016
Lync Server 2010/2013
Skype for Business 2015/2019

softwaredeploying

Microsoft Endpoint Manager/Intune

tools

AD Manager Plus
AD Manager Audit
Skype for Business Planning Tool
Network Assessor for Skype for Business Online and Microsoft Teams
Network Testing Companion for Skype for Business Online & Microsoft Teams
Windows PowerShell
SSH

uc skills

Skype for Business enterprise voice projects
Microsoft Teams projects
Rollout Microsoft certified IP phones
Rollout SRS v2
Rollout MTR
2nd level support for Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams environments
Review Microsoft Teams environments based on Microsoft Best Practices
Planning and execution of UC projects
Unified Communication and Collaboration workshops

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Persian

Advanced

Education

Oct 2006 - Jun 2011

Rheinische Fachhochschule Cologne

Master of Business and Computer Science · Business and Computer Science · Cologne, Germany

Oct 2002 - Jun 2006

RLE International GmbH

completed apprenticeship · systems integration · Cologne, Germany

Oct 1995 - Jun 1998

Berufsbildende Schule (BBS IV) 4

vocational school for business and administration · Cologne, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Microsoft 365 Certified Teams Voice Engineer Expert

Microsoft 365 Teams Rooms Technical Solutions Professional

AudioCodes One Voice Operations Center

AudioCodes SBC Essentials & Configuration (ACA)

AudioCodes SBC Testing & Troubleshooting

AudioCodes SBC in Microsoft Teams Environment: Advanced

MS-100 Microsoft 365 Identity and Service

MS-101 Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security

Microsoft 365 Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert

Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals

Microsoft 365 Certified Security Administrator Associate

Microsoft 365 Certified Teams Administrator Associate

Microsoft 365 Teams Rooms Solutions Sales Professional

Windows PowerShell Administration and Automation with Windows PowerShell

Windows Server 2012 R2 compact seminar for system administrator

AudioCodes Solutions in the Microsoft Skype for Business Environment Essentials & Configuration (ACA)

Exchange Server 2016 installation, configuration, optimization

Microsoft Exam 346 Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Information Technology 7.5 y

Avg length 1 y 10 m

Longest experience 6 y 2 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Sales Engineer for DACH, Unified Communications and Collaboration Consultant, Unified Communications Consultant (freelancer)

Main industries Information Technology, Telecommunication, Fashion

Main business areas Information Technology, Sales, Customer Service

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 21

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

March 2026

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Farhad is based in Cologne, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Farhad speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Persian (Advanced).

Farhad has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Farhad has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Farhad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Farhad would be well-suited for roles such as: Sales Engineer for DACH, Unified Communications and Collaboration Consultant, Unified Communications Consultant (freelancer).

Farhad's most recent position is Sales Engineer for DACH at AudioCodes Germany.

In recent years, Farhad has worked for AudioCodes Germany.

Farhad is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Fashion. Farhad also has some experience in Manufacturing and Banking and Finance.

Farhad is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Sales, and Customer Service.

Farhad has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication.

Farhad has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Sales.

Farhad holds a Master in Business and Computer Science from Rheinische Fachhochschule Cologne.

Farhad has 21 certificates. Among them, these include: Microsoft 365 Certified Teams Voice Engineer Expert, Microsoft 365 Teams Rooms Technical Solutions Professional, and AudioCodes One Voice Operations Center.

The availability of Farhad needs to be confirmed.

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