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Austin, TX, US

Los Gatos, California, US

• Launched the first LLM-powered product, 2x'ing historical adoption and retention rates
• Led an integrated AI campaign generating millions $$$ in pipeline value
• Unblocking revenue teams with AI data and security governance assets and opt-out protocols
• Evolving feature-selling to solution-selling by leading our Solutions Marketing GTM
• Managing an intern, conducting a comprehensive competitive analysis

Los Gatos, California, US

• Won C-suite buy-in on our AI POV and positioning, authored our AI vision, and partnered with channel managers to deploy MVP demand gen and ABM campaigns
• Quarterbacking product releases, driving launch alignment across product & GTM teams
• Defined the growth-focused pricing & packaging proposal, ramping us on a path to monetization
• Talking head for AI data security and AI/ML learning sessions with Fortune 500 customers

San Francisco, California, US

• Led the launch and new category entry of a tier 1 remote device management (MDM) solution bridging digital and physical worlds and established Rippling IT Cloud portfolio (IAM, MDM, security) as the single source of.
• Co-launched marketplace solutions with app ecosystem partners in finance, HR, legal, and IT
• Drove a 12% increase in cross-sell/up-sell through PLG and CSM-led hybrid motion
• Orchestrated three unrelated launches (platform, product, and partnership) within the same week

• Founding Marketing Director for the (Google) Gradient Ventures-backed ML startup post-pivot, repositioned it as a "no-code" MLOps platform for developers and rebuilt the entire marketing program
• Overhauled the positioning, brand identity, CRM, CMS, ICP, pricing & packaging and sales plays, doubling the win rate and reducing sales cycles by 60%
• Managed the SDR team and launched an outbound program that drove a 35% engagement uplift
• The GTM strategy I led played a large role in the acquisition offer

• First PMM hire for this AI/ML-led early-stage startup helping Fortune 500 brands navigate their brands through disinformation and misinformation
• Developed a new positioning, ICP, personas, sales pitch, and GTM motion to transform the brand from a nice-to-have service offering to a mission-critical software
• Launched a new pricing model resulting in repeatable sales motions and business predictability

Austin, Texas, US

• First Product Marketing hire, took the PMM function from zero to one—established the ICP, personas, market position, sales plays, and authored content for touchpoints across the sales funnel
• Spearheaded the launch of this machine learning data labeling platform for data scientists, driving marketing efforts for $10M+ in business
• Collaborated with Fortune 500 data teams to establish a client-side flywheel
• Authored long-form technical content on supervised vs. unsupervised learning and machine learning data quality management in partnership with the Chief Data Scientist

Austin, Texas, US

• Responsible for the global launch of AWS high-availability solutions, the first add-on content analytics SKU, and a security solution with Cloudflare to round out enterprise-grade solutions
• Launched the first-ever pricing increase for self-serve SKUs resulting in a 25% higher margin
• We doubled our customer base from 40K to 80K+ across 135 countries and secured a $250M investment during my time at WPE

Austin, US

• Oversaw Brand, Partnerships, SDK development, and Product Marketing for Adonit's hardware, firmware, and software products
• Managed a multi-discipline team of 10 in Austin, Grand Rapids, & Taiwan, implementing successful go-to-market strategies for our entire product portfolio
• Built partnerships with Adobe and Evernote to develop iOS-compatible Bluetooth devices, enhancing brand visibility and market reach

San Francisco, CA, US

• Led cross-functional teams to bring Square's portfolio o payments solutions to market
• Managed product launches for Square's software (OS), hardware (PoS, readers, hand-helds)
• Lead producer for localization initiatives across Square Japan, Canada, and Australia
• Orchestrated relationship marketing to increase LTV for MCC-specific user segments

San Jose, CA, US

• Program manager for Experience Design - Creative Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Digital Publishing, and Consumer solutions
• Managed creative workflows for mobile, web, and desktop apps within consumer and pro segments
• Partnered across design, product, and engineering to negotiate UX resource allocation across Adobe's product portfolio

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Managed webOS content, brand, events, and channel marketing creative for North America and EMEA
• Orchestrated the 2010 webOS hardware launch event at Fort Mason, SF
• Responsible for creative content across brand, interactive, retail, packaging, photography, and motion graphics

San Francisco, California, US

Managed client accounts for niche and global brand identity, packaging, and research. Responsible for crafting proposals, managing the schedule and budget for one-off and ongoing accounts for CPG clients.

Chicago, IL, US

Managed mobile tech and major retailer accounts. Produced multi-week, multi-million dollar photo shoot for the client's international asset library. Worked with multiple clients on recurring projects ranging from brand books, identity, photography, print adverts, and CES booth creative. Kept a great relationship with our core clients.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Hired and managed graphic designers to develop the agency's graphics arm. Lead Account Manager for all identity, graphics, and packaging accounts for fortune 500 CPG clients including P&G and Johnson & Johnson. Responsible for client services including new product pitches to proposals, creative presentations, budget, scheduling, and billing management..

Chicago, IL, US

Contracted to provide account service for a team of the most talented and respected designers in the Chicago area. Supported deliverables and vendor relationships for multiple clients including Coca-Cola, Mohawk, IBM, and Harley Davidson.

New York, New York, US

Supported the executive creative director and his design team. Responsible for directing the Chicago office remodel.