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Florida, United States

Parkland, Florida, United States

Utilizing the latest technologies and disruptive innovation strategies to help creatives find a better way to get their big break and bring their music to the masses.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Directly responsible for all software product testing, validation and quality. Directly supervised an existing team of 7 manual QA test engineers.Created a new automated testing strategy and process. Recruited, built and directly managed a new test automation team of 5 software development test engineers. Created and integrated a new build verification.

Plantation, FL

e-Builder is the leading provider of fully-integrated, owner-centric, cloud-based construction program management software, focused exclusively on meeting the needs of facility owners and construction professionals

Deerfield Beach, FL

QQSolutions is the leading provider of cloud-based agency management systems for independent insurance agencies nationwide. Our patent-pending QQCatalyst® agency management system is incredibly easy to learn and to use. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions that help agencies increase revenue and retention while becoming more productive and.

Boca Raton, FL

As VP of Marketing and Product Management at Aplicor I had overall responsibility for all marketing, product marketing and product management activities reporting directly to the CEO.

• As head of marketing for PHD Virtual, I had responsibility for all aspects of corporate and product marketing including strategic product messaging and positioning, marketing programs, demand generation, press and.
• Implemented integrated marketing demand generation programs that helped drive record quarterly YoY bookings growth of over 50% for six consecutive quarters from 3Q2010 thru 4Q2011.
• Successfully coordinated and launched several major product releases including a major update to PHD’s VMware backup product, a new backup product for Citrix XenServer, and new virtualization monitoring solutions for.
• Engaged with key industry analysts to evangelize PHD Virtual solutions and drive mindshare including coverage in industry analysis and reports.
• Implemented social media and corporate blogging programs to engage targeted industry professionals in the VMware and Citrix communities.
• Implemented successful SEM, SEO and PPC campaigns to increase and optimize web based marketing programs and lead generation.

• Drove strategic marketing projects and marketing programs for application virtualization and desktop virtualization
• Engaged directly with the corporate executive team to drive Citrix's entry into the Desktop Virtualization Market. Conducted market research, developed competitive analysis, and created the Market Requirements.
• Drove Microsoft Terminal Services product and technical relationship between the Application Virtualization Group and Microsoft's Terminal Services group..
• Developed and drove strategic Application Compatibility initiative for Citrix XenApp. Created strategy and implementation framework for application compatibility toolkit and drove implementation of on-line user.
• Directly managed multi-million dollar programs and operating budget meeting defined targets.

• Directly responsible for driving new and emerging product and technology initiatives for Citrix's Access Management Group.
• Reported directly to the General Manager and SVP of the Access Management Group
• Directed and managed product management and product marketing teams analyzing customer needs and identifying new product offerings and market opportunities for Citrix.
• Drove market analysis, business plans, product strategy, GTM Strategy, market requirements, product requirements and implementation plans for 3 different emerging product concepts.
• Led Citrix's entry into the application streaming market, successfully driving the incubation, go-to-market planning and implementation of internally developed application streaming technology.
• Developed and delivered early stage business, strategy and GTM plans for productization of new virtualization technologies in 3D graphics acceleration and secure user session recording.

• Defined and managed Product Strategy, Product Roadmaps, and Product Releases for Citrix's MetaFrame Access Suite Products including Presentation Server, Secure Access Manager, and Password Manager.
• Managed and directed 3 product management teams with a total of 19 direct and indirect reports
• Directly responsible for defining strategies, product roadmaps and product releases for Citrix's Presentation Server, Secure Access Manager, and Password Manager Product lines. Successfully launched several major and.
• Drove the acquisition, licensing and integration of key virtualization technologies for printing, compression and memory optimization into the MetaFrame Presentation Server product line, resulting in a dramatic.
• Led early stage research and business planning for Citrix's Presentation Server product for small and medium sized business, currently release to market as Citrix Access Essentials.
• Drove early stage research, strategy and business planning for implementation of real-time monitoring and management of end user computing experience in Presentation Server.

• Responsible for product strategy, requirements definition, and road maps of Citrix's Presentation Server Product Line
• Managed, directed and mentored a team of 8 product managers including members located in international and remote sites
• Drove the product line strategy, implementation plans and release to market of major platform revisions and feature release updates of the MetaFrame Presentation Server Product Line.
• Managed planning and implementation from both the technical and business perspective of an entirely new product licensing system in Citrix Presentation Server resulting in a more secure and robust product licensing.
• Implemented an enterprise standardization research project to understand customer adoption of Presentation Server and identify targeted product plans and implementation strategies to increase the penetration of product.

• Responsible for managing and driving the Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 Product Release
• Developed Product Release Business Plan, Product Release Strategy and Product Requirements Document for MetaFrame XP 1.0 Product Release. The release incorporated an entirely new product architecture and major.
• Collaboratively developed and implemented a highly successful product line strategy for MetaFrame XP creating a Product Family with 3 distinct product editions. Dramatically simplified customer product acquisition and.
• Researched, defined and implemented new licensing methodology for MetaFrame product line moving product licensing from per connection to per user. Better met customer requirements, protected product revenue from.
• Implemented new product release strategy incorporating platform releases and feature releases allowing effective development of product architecture changes alongside new product features.

• Responsible for driving program and project management of Citrix MetaFrame Product Releases
• Defined requirements sign-off process for MetaFrame 1.8 product release.
• Designed and implemented Beta Program for MetaFrame product line resulting in a successful beta test including thousands of customer and partner downloads.
• Managed project triage and development trade off process for MetaFrame product releases.
• Chaired and managed cross functional Product Activity Team (PAT) meeting for MetaFrame Product Releases.

• Responsible for QA Test Strategy, Test Plans and Release to Manufacturing for Citrix’s Flagship WinFrame Product Line
• Managed and mentored a team of 8 test engineers
• Managed testing, close down and release to manufacturing of multiple major releases of the Citrix WinFrame product line including versions 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8
• Managed the testing and release to manufacturing of localized versions of Citrix WinFrame in French, German and Spanish languages
• Developed and implemented a standardized test process workflow defining and outlining specific requirements and processes for testing products and ensuring quality releases.
• Developed and implemented internal intranet site for collaboration and communication of QA process and metrics

Bachelor Of Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity - Archon (President) and Warden

Master Of Business Administration

Specialization in International Business Graduated with High Honors

Leadership Development Program (Ldp)