Apr 2018 – Jan 2019 · 9 mos

• The Edge Gravity Unified Delivery Network is our live edge cloud platform, built in partnership with broadband service providers to deliver the next generation of edge scale applications from targeted industry verticals.
• Deliver to the Edge with the Unified Delivery Network: a global ecosystem of Service and Content Providers collaborating to meet customer's expectations for next generation edge scale services.
• https://www.edgegravity.ericsson.com

Jun 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

• Datazoom is an enterprise technology company offering a novel approach to the collection, processing, and delivery of consumer application and digital experience data. The cloud-based Data-as-a-Service Platform offers unique capabilities to support industries that leverage media and advertising, and is fully built on AWS. Publishers, media platforms, measurement companies and other technology vendors are our Customers.

May 2017 – Apr 2018 · 11 mos · Greater San Diego Area

• Unified Delivery Network (UDN) is a distributed edge compute platform that enables services such as content delivery to be deployed on service provider access networks.
• Our first service, is a massively scalable global content distribution network (G-CDN) and ecosystem allowing services to be optimized and scaling the delivery of over-the-top (OTT) services and high quality video content.

Jun 2014 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Greater San Diego Area

• Responsible for product strategy/management/marketing, demand generation, sales development and corporate marketing at Basho. Basho is distributed systems company in the Big Data space. Basho develops the worlds most resilient distributed NoSQL databases, Riak KV a key-value database and Riak TS the only commercial grade purpose built time series NoSQL database. Our databases are used by fast growing Web businesses and by one third of the Fortune 50 to power their critical IoT, web, mobile and social applications, and their public, private and hybrid cloud platforms.

Jan 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Limelight Networks, a global leader in digital content delivery, empowers customers to better engage digital audiences by enabling them to manage and deliver digital content on any device, anywhere in the world.
• Report to the CMO and own global management of product, content and solutions marketing, responsible for all launches marrying product GTM with sales enablement activities and sales cycle accelerators, including sales tool and collateral development, competitive positioning and analysis, strategy and delivery of sales education.
• Also responsible for leading initiatives, standards and new business model development around cooperative content delivery with network operators including CDN federation and transparent caching integration.

Nov 2007 – Dec 2012 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• Senior member of management team during strategic transition from content delivery focus (CDN) to integrating delivery with Digital Presence management. Reported to EVP of Sales, Marketing, Product and Services. Responsible for product strategy, product management, product marketing and deal deal desk/offer management.
• Established product strategy, defined requirements via a team of product managers. Negotiated key licensing deals.

Jul 2007 – Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Software company dedicated to improving iSCSI SAN performance.

Jun 2005 – Jul 2007 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Founded company to pursue opportunities in integrating pervasive Internet access and computers in vehicles for consumer infotainment and personal productivity.
• Developed product strategy, led product development and marketing efforts.

Sep 2004 – Mar 2005 · 6 mos

• Funded by USVP and Walden International, DoubleWide Software was renamed Accenia, Inc. I was hired as an interim executive to run product development and quality assurance. I managed the team through delivery of version 2 of a multi-platform virtualized embedded system simulation product.

Dec 2003 – Aug 2004 · 8 mos

• Interim marketing executive hired to develop initial corporate and product positioning. Helped launch company into the embedded software simulation tool market.

Nov 2002 – Dec 2003 · 1 yr 1 mo

• As VP of Product Marketing and acting VP of Marketing I was responsible for all product marketing, marketing communications and press relations for provider of Instant Messaging and P2P security software.

Oct 2000 – Oct 2002 · 2 yrs · San Diego, CA

• Aerocast spun out of Motorola with additional funding from Liberty Media. As VP of Product Management, I was part of the system architecture team and led a group of product managers in the definition of a broadband streaming video network service that included video portals for broadband operators, video streaming CDN and IP DRM for content protection and monetization.
• Led the product definition for the initial version of the service that was deployed to AT&T and Comcast cable subscribers with content from ESPN including the first internet coverage of an X-Games event.
• Later added responsibility for all product marketing, marketing communications and press relations.

Jul 2000 – Oct 2000 · 3 mos

• Company relocated position to Columbia, MD.
• Responsible for initial corporate positioning at this ill-fated mobile context application server technology company. Part of the team that developed the product vision and requirements and expected user experience for the initial deliverable.

Jun 1999 – Jun 2000 · 1 yr

• Responsible for the creation and implementation of all marketing activities to support the sale of Wind River's networking products.

Sep 1998 – Jun 1999 · 9 mos · Newport Beach, Ca

• Responsible for all product planning and marketing programs for product line that included Windows networking clients and portable networking source code products. Developed separate corporate identify called iVasion to market Windows VPN, PPPoE and NAT clients.
• Led effort to reposition the company leading to acquisition by Wind River.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs · Cupertino, CA

• NetManage's TCP/IP core product line was marketed under the name Chameleon and allowed corporations to communicate and access information using such functions as terminal emulation, file and printer sharing, electronic mail and messaging, Internet browsing and X-Windows support.
• Responsible for all messaging to customer base, demand and lead generation, creation of collateral and sales tools, and pricing and positioning for $70M business unit. Integrated products and personnel from several acquisitions (NetSoft, Relay, FTP Software).

Mar 1995 – Dec 1995 · 9 mos · San Diego

Sep 1988 – Mar 1995 · 6 yrs 6 mos

• At this leading supplier of Macintosh connectivity solutions I started as an Engineering Manager and later held several roles including in Engineering, OEM Sales, Channel Sales, and Product Management.
• VP of Engineering responsible for all of development, customer support and QA and key member of executive staff until Pacer's acquisition by AGE Logic in 1995.

Jan 1983 – Jan 1987 · 4 yrs

• Developed kernel code to support implementation of SNA protocols/products on Stratus VOS.

Jan 1981 – Jan 1983 · 2 yrs

• Marketing Technical Support
• Responsible for sales training and support, beta programs and provided product planning support for operating system and X.25 products.
• Software Specialist - International Operations
• Regional Operating Systems Specialist for Prime's International Distributor Operations. Responsibilities included training, consulting, support and developing custom products.