Elvita Crespo
About Elvita Crespo
Elvita Crespo is an Open Source Product Marketing Manager at Sangoma, with a diverse background in product management, research, and technical support, and extensive experience in the telecommunications industry.
Current Title and Company
Elvita Crespo holds the position of Open Source Product Marketing Manager at Sangoma. She has been with Sangoma since 2018, operating from Guayaquil, Ecuador. In this role, she develops and executes marketing strategies for Sangoma's Open Source product portfolio, focusing on creating market demand and generating leads.
Previous Professional Experience
Before joining Sangoma, Elvita Crespo worked at Casa del Cable as Product Manager for one year from 2017 to 2018 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She also served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 2014 to 2016. Her earlier roles include Channel Manager at Palosanto Solutions (Megatelcon S.A.) in Ecuador from 2011 to 2015, Quality Control Supervisor at the same company from 2009 to 2011, and Technical/Helpdesk Support at Grupo NetPC from 2008 to 2009.
Educational Background
Elvita Crespo completed her MASc in Quality Systems Engineering & Projects at Concordia University from 2013 to 2015. Further educational credentials include an ECE - Elastix Certified Engineer certification from VoPERo - Elastix Training Center in 2011, focusing on VoIP, Asterisk, Elastix, FreePBX, and Linux. Additionally, she studied Networking at Universidad Espíritu Santo, where she achieved the title of Telecommunications Engineer.
Roles and Responsibilities
In her current role at Sangoma, Elvita Crespo collaborates with sales and product teams to create launch plans for Open Source products. She engages with the community supporting Open Source software projects such as Asterisk and FreePBX and organizes webinars and live events to promote these products. Additionally, she refines targeted product messaging and ensures all collateral resources are up-to-date.