Apr 1996 – Sep 2017 · 21 yrs 5 mos · Redmond, WA USA

• Proven track record of leading teams that owned and delivered Microsoft products. Manage staff and effectively facilitate presentations to all levels of management. Directed technology research, managed dependencies, wrote vendor agreements, designed cloud environments, managed products, ran projects and patented inventions.
• IT Division Cloud Lead - migrated and optimized portfolio of applications to the cloud saving 40%
• Chaired PaaS adoption working group – creatively solved PaaS adoption blockers and fostered the use of new innovative technologies resulting in increased agility and cost savings
• Platform Group PM for adoption of a single customer master for Microsoft – created and drove the onboarding process
• Delivered first set of Information Security controls for a High Business Impact ESB PaaS service which served as the first PaaS service ever put in production without requiring a CIO exception
• Led the team which defined Microsoft IT’s Cloud Strategy starting Microsoft IT’s move the cloud
• Developed and delivered customer presentations around the world on Azure Cloud resulting in acceleration of Azure adoption and increased sales
• Delivered Microsoft’s first linear scale, data driven Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) enabling Microsoft to deliver on the Can’t Spam act compliance efficiently
• Product Manager for multiple Commerce Server and BizTalk server solutions allows companies to sell on the internet directly and Business to Business (B2B e-commerce)
• Program Manager for MSN’s first advertising system allowing Microsoft to sell impressions and serve up targeted ads – helped define impressions and clicks on the Internet Advertising Bureau
• Chair for Visual Studio working group delivering massive reduction in complexity for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and following the principle of being as out of the box as possible.

Jan 1994 – Jan 1996 · 2 yrs · New York, NY

• Responsible to the CIO for the analysis and project management of web based information systems for Billing, Settlements and Tracking. Worked on the on-line service, Kesmai games and advertising product specifications. Was on point from corporate to ensure the Delphi UK startup went successful.
• Managed the Private Label product which allows Delphi to sell the service thru 3rd parties
• Resolved an international private line failure solving frequent outages on the UK online service
• Defined how to bill customers for internet usage based on Kenan System’s Arbor BP billing system

Jan 1983 – Jan 1993 · 10 yrs

• US Storage Sales – StorageWorks Storage Consultant (1993 - 1994)
• Developed US Storage Marketing plan, Storage Support Matrix.
• Delivered presentations and consultation to OEM’s, VAR’s and sales.
• Gen Process Ind Bus Unit - Marketing Specialist / Technology Mgr. (1992 - 1993)
• Portfolio manager for mining industry
• Provided product positioning, sales training and customer presentations.
• Managed the Integrated Mine Management suite of solutions
• Increased '93 revenue 26% over prior year and 9% over budget.
• Started the Int’l Mining Center in Perth Australia
• Market Excellence Award July ‘93
• Sales and Distribution Sys Bus Unit - Demo Development Mgr. (1989 - 1992)
• Built and delivered demos for the Corp Leaders Forum to fortune 500 CEO’s
• Managed demo development packaging and distribution efforts, delivered events, worked with third party companies on migrating to DEC platforms.
• Delivered and trained personnel on demonstrations for DECville, DECworld Japan.
• Hired, trained and mentored technical staff and support staff.
• Formulated capital spending plans and assisted in devising capital spending policy.
• Market Excellence Award July ‘90, June ‘91
• Information Sys Division - Principal Project Manager / Programmer (1986 - 1989)
• Project manager for Decworld'87 Guest Services which handled 88,000 mail messages for 49,850 mail and videotext accounts in two weeks. (akin to creating an AOL service)
• Project mgr for Sales Forecasting and Reporting Info (SAFARI) system
• Internal Software Services Group Principal Software Specialist (1983 - 1986)