Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr

• ■ Fractional CPO, Advisor to CEO — 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗜𝗤
• meshIQ is a unified observability and management platform designed to control complex messaging, event processing, and streaming (MESH) environments across hybrid clouds. I led strategy, GTM positioning, and operating cadence across Product.
• ■ Product Advisor — 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 (now Convey)
• Convey provides an omnichannel customer engagement platform designed for utilities, healthcare, and other essential service providers. My role included advising leadership on product strategy, roadmap prioritization, and execution.
• ■ Industry Thought Partnership
• Partnered with 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 analysts (Roy Schulte and Sanjeev Mohan) to synthesize trends across real-time data platforms, real-time ML, and AI.
• ■ Investment & Diligence Advisory - various
• Supporting investment firms on pre-investment diligence, thesis development, value-creation planning, and target evaluation.

Jun 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Remote

• Responsible for product vision, product management, product strategy, pricing and packaging, analyst briefings, and market strategy. In addition to core Product functions, I also led Engineering during part of my tenure at Hazelcast.
• ■ Orchestrated a multi-year profitable growth strategy for Hazelcast doubling revenue in 2.5 years.
• ■ Successfully spearheaded the launch of 3 impactful releases, featuring a differentiated platform release that combined data storage, stream processing, and real-time ML/AI capabilities. Achieved remarkable product led adoption, garnering 10+ million deployments of the unified platform release in under a year.
• ■ Established the company’s inaugural Customer Strategy Board, which significantly bolstered strategic engagement and feedback channels with key customers.
• ■ Influenced key industry analysts, resulting in the introduction of a new category by Gartner: “Unified Real-Time Platforms,” which boosted market recognition and commercial success (Market Guide for Event Stream Processing, May 2023).
• ■ Played a pivotal role in securing recognition in Streaming Data Platforms category by Forrester & GigaOm (The Forrester Wave™ - Q4 2023, GigaOm 2023 Radar)
• ■ Established and grew Product Management, Design, Documentation, and Solutions teams from inception, aligning with strategic business goals.
• ■ Hired Product, Engineering, Design, and Go-to-Market leadership, strengthening the organization's execution and innovation capabilities.
• (Hazelcast delivers a unified real-time data platform that enables companies to act instantly on data by combining stream processing, low-latency data management, real-time ML, real-time data integration, and high-speed messaging)

Sep 2019 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Led products globally for IoT & Analytics business at Software AG. Responsible for Product Management, Strategy, Go-to-market, Product/Developer Experience, and Partner & Developer Ecosystem. Member of Software AG’s M&A team.
• ■ Implemented a product-led growth strategy that resulted in a 50%+ revenue increase and 5x new customers.
• ■ Won prestigious industry accolades, including leadership in Forrester Wave™: Industrial Internet-Of-Things Software Platforms, Q3 2021, ranked as #1 vendor in MachNation 2020 IoT DM & AEP Scorecard and recognized as a Visionary in Gartner’s 2020 MQ for IIoT Platforms.

Jul 2016 – Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Head of Product Management for In-Memory Data Management, Streaming Analytics, Deep Learning and Predictive Analytics, and Enterprise Messaging products.
• Feb 2019 – Aug 2019: Responsible for product management and product marketing for IoT & Analytics.
• Jul 2016 – Jan 2019: Led product management of Data Management & Analytics products.
• ■ Spearheaded a multi-product strategy resulting in over 70% YoY growth in revenue.
• ■ Delivered refined product experience facilitating the integration of ML/AI models into production, resulting in substantial customer expansion.
• ■ Pioneered the product strategy for the Cumulocity IoT Platform, elevating it to a "Visionary" status in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial Internet of Things and "Strong Performer" position in The Forrester Wave™: Industrial IoT Software Platforms, Q3 2018.
• ■ Directed the Streaming Analytics product line to the forefront, achieving the #1 rank in Forrester Wave™: Streaming Analytics, Q3 2017.
• ■ Played a pivotal role in Software AG's corporate M&A team; formulated and executed the acquisition and integration of 3 companies, doubling the portfolio revenue.

Jul 2014 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Led Terracotta In-Memory Data Fabric strategy and portfolio, attaining market leadership and Forrester Wave™ leader recognition; chosen for Software AG’s global High Potential Program.

Apr 2012 – Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Reston, VA

• Led Product & Marketing for BigMemory (distributed in-memory data platform), driving 200%+ growth, launching new portfolio, and monetizing Terracotta/Ehcache OSS at Global 1000 scale.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2012 · 7 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Reston, VA · On-site

• Led Oracle WebCenter Spaces (enterprise portal/collaboration), delivering five releases with double-digit YoY growth; drove GTM, pricing, and sales readiness, transitioning from prior leadership in WebCenter security engineering.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2005 · 4 yrs · Boulder, CO

• Led BEA WebLogic R&D (security, personalization), delivering the industry’s first entitlement engine; inventor (J2EE/portal patents) and published author.