Sales Engineering Director U.S. Navy Veteran

Scaling Revenue. Building Teams. Closing Complex Deals.

An enterprise Sales Engineering leader who turns complex data-risk and security challenges into defensible business decisions, accelerated time-to-value, and measurable revenue.

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Headshot of Bart A. Basi III

Executive Profile

From Ship to Boardroom — A Career Built on Discipline & Scale

Bart A. Basi III is an enterprise Sales Engineering leader with 15+ years building and scaling high-growth GTM organizations for enterprise SaaS platforms in data governance, security, identity, risk, automation, and AI-driven analytics. With discipline forged during his service in the U.S. Navy, Bart has built a career as a player-coach — credible with engineers, trusted in the boardroom. He has enabled more than $100M in career revenue impact across complex enterprise transactions ranging from $300K ACV to $20M+ multi-year TCV, serving as a trusted advisor to CISO, CIO, CTO, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Business executives. His leadership approach is process-first and data-driven — focused relentlessly on repeatable systems that leave every team stronger than he found it.

U.S. Navy Veteran — Where Discipline Became Non-Negotiable

Core Competencies

The Four Disciplines That Drive Outcomes

01

Scale-Up Architecture

Building the Sales Engineering systems, playbooks, and processes that turn enterprise potential into repeatable execution — discovery frameworks, demo environments, and deal governance designed for complex, regulated buyers.

02

Data-Driven Revenue Strategy

Replacing instinct with instrumentation — dashboards, KPIs, and pipeline metrics that forecast with confidence and eliminate guesswork from go-to-market decisions.

03

Continuous Improvement Operations

Applying lean and process discipline to Sales Engineering functions to eliminate friction, accelerate close rates, and institutionalize operational excellence.

04

High-Performance Team Building

Recruiting, developing, and retaining elite Sales Engineering talent — player-coach leadership that builds cultures of accountability that outlast any individual.

Career Trajectory

A Deliberate Path. Proven Results.

Every role a stepping stone. Every team stronger than the last.

  1. Service Foundation

    United States Navy

    Veteran · Leadership Foundation

    Where discipline, mission clarity, and team accountability became non-negotiable. Navy service is the foundation of a discipline-first, accountability-driven leadership philosophy that has shaped every role since.

  2. Current Role

    NvisionX

    Senior Director of Solution Engineering · March 2026 – Present

    Leading the solution engineering function for an enterprise data security and risk intelligence platform — owning pre-sales strategy, executive engagement, and technical win execution.

  3. AI & Financial Services

    Finance Illinois

    Director Sales Engineering · 2023 – 2026

    Built and led the enterprise sales-engineering function for an AI-driven financial services platform, directly supporting $20M+ Series A funding from tier-1 institutions, with CXO-level discovery across Tier-1 banks.

  4. Identity Security

    SailPoint

    Sales Engineering Manager · 2022 – 2023

    Drove 30% YoY enterprise revenue growth by aligning identity security, access governance, and automation with enterprise risk priorities. Implemented MEDDIC and Challenger, improving qualification rigor, win rates, and forecast accuracy.

  5. Digital Asset Management

    Digizuite

    Director Sales Engineering · 2021 – 2022

    Led global pre-sales for enterprise digital and data-centric transformation initiatives, delivering 100% YoY revenue growth through enterprise account expansion and strategic positioning.

  6. Intelligent Automation

    Blue Prism

    Sales Engineering Manager · Americas & EMEA · 2018 – 2021

    Led SE teams across the Americas and EMEA supporting large-scale intelligent automation programs in highly regulated enterprises, owning end-to-end RFP/RFI strategy and enterprise deal governance.

  7. Automation & Analytics

    DocMetriX

    Sales Engineering Manager · 2013 – 2018

    Built and scaled a cloud automation, analytics, and workflow portfolio with full $1.1M P&L ownership. Closed and expanded multi-million-dollar programs, including a US Army engagement, a $2.2M financial services program, and a $500K public-sector treasury engagement.

  8. Enterprise Content

    OpenText

    Director Sales Engineering · 2008 – 2013

    Led enterprise ECM and infrastructure-adjacent services sales with $18M P&L ownership. Directed a $40M government pursuit and consistently achieved 125%+ quota attainment through executive-level, consultative selling.

  9. Education

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Computer Science

Measurable Impact

Leadership Measured in Outcomes, Not Activity

$100M+ Career Revenue Impact
15+ Years SE Leadership
$20M+ Largest Multi-Year TCV
125%+ Quota Attainment

Speaking & Lectures

From the Stage: Leadership, Data Risk & Revenue

Bart speaks to conferences, sales kickoffs, and university classrooms on enterprise Sales Engineering leadership, data security and risk, and building accountable, high-performance pre-sales teams.

Bart A. Basi III speaking on a conference keynote stage
Bart on the keynote stage.

Talk Topics

  • What the Navy Taught Me About Building Accountability Into a Sales Org
  • Building and Scaling Enterprise Sales Engineering Teams
  • MEDDIC and Challenger in Practice
  • From Data Risk to Business Decision: Executive Discovery That Closes

Bart A. Basi III is an enterprise Sales Engineering leader and U.S. Navy veteran with 15+ years scaling pre-sales organizations in data governance, security, identity, risk, automation, and AI-driven analytics. He brings a player-coach perspective shaped by $100M+ in career revenue impact and enterprise transactions up to $20M+ multi-year TCV.

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FAQ

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Bart A. Basi III is an enterprise Sales Engineering leader — currently Senior Director of Solution Engineering at NvisionX — with 15+ years building, leading, and scaling SE teams for enterprise SaaS platforms in data governance, security, identity, risk, automation, and AI-driven analytics.

A Sales Engineering (SE) leader owns the technical side of enterprise sales: discovery, demos, architecture reviews, proof-of-value execution, and RFP strategy — while recruiting, coaching, and scaling the SE team. As a player-coach, Bart works deals directly and builds the systems that make technical wins repeatable.

Bart has led SE work across data governance, security, identity, risk, intelligent automation, and AI-driven analytics — in financial services, the public sector, healthcare, and other regulated industries. His enterprise transactions range from $300K ACV to $20M+ multi-year TCV, with $100M+ in career revenue impact.

MEDDIC and Challenger. Bart has implemented both across SE organizations, improving qualification rigor, win rates, and forecast accuracy.

Enterprise Sales Engineering leadership, building accountable high-performance teams (including what the Navy taught him about accountability), data security and risk, and executive discovery and value engineering.

Use the contact form below or connect on LinkedIn. Include the event, audience, and timing, and Bart will follow up directly.

The fastest path is the contact form below — one conversation path for employers, recruiters, conference organizers, and universities. You can also connect with Bart on LinkedIn.

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