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Greater Seattle Area

Intellectual property underpins almost every aspect of our modern world. Our mission is to help people and businesses realize the value of their creations by helping them project and protect that value. We help content creators assess, understand and mitigate risks to their business that stem from the unauthorized distribution of products or content. Our services include impact modeling, customer and market research, technical protection assessments, strategic planning, guidance for marketing and communications and product planning.

Redmond

Staff and manage outsourced services contracts with numerous Microsoft groups focused on security and data analysis including Microsoft’s Cybercrime Center, the Operations Antipiracy Services group and the Windows and Devices Group’s security team. This work includes staffing and managing technical roles including big data architecture and system design, analysis, and program management as well as non-technical roles including strategic planning, marketing and communications and project coordination.

Director of product management and marketing efforts for the Genuine Windows team in the Windows Client business. Responsibilities included the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program and Windows Product Activation and Validation and related technologies. Anti-piracy marketing, messaging and other communications such as public-facing blogging and spokesperson activities were part of this role as well.

Project Manager onsite at Microsoft

Desktop support services through EDS to 1000+ desktop environments in an enterprise setting: desktop application configurations, network configurations, license management.