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Austin, TX, US

Atlanta, GA, US

Report to CEO, responsible for developing Secureworks long-term vision, strategy and corporate development initiatives. Identify and execute opportunities for growth through strategic partnerships, including the global development of MSSP, GSI, Technology Alliance, OEM and Cyber Insurance Partner Programs.

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, GA, US

Led a team of product managers and alliance managers for cybersecurity product and services which included endpoint, platform and cloud portfolio. Responsible for vision, strategy, roadmap, and product lifecycle from concept to sustaining.

Round Rock, Texas, US

Manage technology alliances and business development for Dell's desktop virtualization solutions portfolio which includes thin clients hardware/software, datacenter hardware/software and services. Responsible for driving business growth through intellectual property creation, licensing, product development, marketing and go to market efforts with.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Increased revenue 16% Y/Y and grew sales pipeline 25% Y/Y in the first full year of taking over product planning and management responsibilities for Dell-Citrix based cloud computing products
• Promoted from product planning and management responsibilities of a single $10 million product line to multiple product lines with yearly revenue exceeding $200 million
• Leveraged key market research to drive product requirements and define product portfolio roadmap and strategy
• Increased gross margin by 6% by creating requirements for optimizations of existing product portfolio and redefining the 12-month product roadmap
• Developed and implemented strategic marketing plans, product positioning, messaging, and value proposition
• Scoped new opportunities by delivering business cases and resource requirements to justify investments

Round Rock, Texas, US

Santa Clara, California, US

• Created value propositions, messaging and product positioning for top grossing notebook graphics product line - notebook graphics market share increasing over 10% within 10 months.
• Developed and managed professional and consumer graphics software and proof point strategy which were implemented globally. Work led to AMD’s quarterly spotlight award given by the GM of the graphics division.
• Spearheaded the first ever Eyefinity technology website which received over 50,000 unique hits in the first quarter of being launched and averaged 20% growth quarter over quarter in the first year.
• Created and implemented Catalyst marketing plan and strategy. Authored first ever monthly Catalyst newsletter which has now grown its subscription base to over 20,000 subscribers, managed Catalyst website and was.
• Spokesperson and product evangelist for notebook discrete graphics for tradeshows, press events, and customer and sales meetings.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Successfully planned and launched three generations of consumer software solutions time to market with major platform launches. Work led to being the recipient of the second ever CMO-awarded Global Marketing Excellence.
• Defined and drove consumer solutions product roadmap and strategy which was used to highlight AMD’s key technology differentiators.
• Created Marketing Requirements Document (MRD’s) for software solutions on consumer solutions roadmap.
• Wrote messaging, value propositions, press and pitch decks for software solutions which were used for sales and press meetings.
• Managed OEM engagement across cross functional teams for factory pre-installs of consumer software solutions. Work led to Fusion Media Explorer and Fusion Utility being pre-installed on millions of OEM desktops and.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Managed team specializing in product marketing and performance engineering. Wrote and delivered performance reviews, created career development plans, developed quarterly business objectives, and published regular.
• Received over 60 editor’s choice awards and 95% positive press review ratings as manager of the reviews process and team.
• Official company spokesperson on desktop and notebook product line which included media interviews with CNet, PC Magazine, Laptop Magazine and other technical and non-technical press publications.
• Trained internal and external sales and PR teams on new product features and benefits used for pitching products to potential customers and media targets.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Technical expert on product line and product demos supporting marketing and public relations managers on press tours.
• Selected as project lead for competitive teardown cost and performance analysis. Project resulted in identifying cost savings opportunities of over five million dollars on Dell’s product roadmap.
• Led bi-weekly marketing/engineering mobile advanced planning interlock. Responsibilities included leading planning sessions with technologist and product marketing for key roadmap decisions.
• Wrote six patents that were recognized by the Dell Patent Committee.

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Masters In Business Administration (Mba)