MarkBarrett
Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · Available now

Mark Barrett on the coast of Đà Nẵng

Enterprise Solutions Engineering leader, resettled on the coast. Twenty years building and leading pre-sales teams across Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, and Pega. Now based full-time in Đà Nẵng, working in Vietnamese, and open to what's next — in tech, on the court, or in the classroom.

Where I fit

Three doors, one person

Twenty years in enterprise tech, a certified coaching credential, and a native speaker's ear — pick the door that fits.

01

Tech

Solutions Engineering & GTM Leadership

20+ years pre-sales and SE leadership: Salesforce (7.5 yrs), Oracle (11+ yrs across three roles), Microsoft, Plansight, Pega. Built SE teams from scratch, ran enterprise deal cycles, and led AI/CX platform strategy.

  • Head of SE / Solutions Consulting for a company operating in or expanding into Vietnam
  • Remote-first roles for US or global SaaS companies
  • Fractional SE / GTM consulting — remote, async or off-hours with US and global clients
02

Court

Pickleball Coaching

Competitive player, PPR-certified coach, and author of a pickleball logbook under my own publishing imprint. Đà Nẵng hosts the 2026 Pickleball World Cup — the local scene is growing fast.

  • Private lessons and clinics, English or Vietnamese
  • Club or resort coaching programs
  • Corporate and expat group sessions
03

Classroom

English Instruction

Native English speaker with two decades presenting to executives, running discovery sessions, and coaching teams to communicate under pressure. Comfortable at any level from casual conversation to business English.

  • Private tutoring, adults or teens
  • Business English for professionals and teams
  • Conversation practice, structured or informal

Local fit

Not a visitor

“I'm not passing through — I live here, and I want work that reflects that.”

Based full-time in Đà Nẵng, with deep personal and cultural ties to the area. Comfortable working in either English or Vietnamese, in person or remote.

Vietnamese fluency 7 / 10

Conversational and workplace-functional: daily life, casual business conversation, and classroom or coaching instruction. Reading and writing continuing to develop.

Experience

2003 — 2026

Two decades of enterprise pre-sales, most recent first.

2026

Sr. Manager, CX Solutions Engineering

Pegasystems Most recent

2025 – 2026

Director, Solutions Engineering

Plansight 9 mos

2018 – 2025

Solutions Engineering Lead / Lead SE & AppDev AE

Salesforce 7 yrs 8 mos

2017 – 2018

Application Sales Manager, CX

Oracle — strategic accounts incl. Uber, Palo Alto Networks 1 yr 5 mos

2014 – 2016

Solutions Engineering Principal

Oracle 1 yr 5 mos

2012 – 2014

Senior Solutions Engineer

Salesforce 2 yrs 8 mos

2011 – 2012

Senior Technical Product Manager, MS Dynamics AX

Microsoft — Bellevue, WA 8 mos

2003 – 2011

Senior Sales Consultant

Oracle 8 yrs 1 mo

Let's talk

Open to tech, coaching, or teaching — happy to hear what you have.

markrbarrett@gmail.com