As the US-based Microsoft Account Technology Strategist (ATS) for the German Automotive Sector, my role is to work closely with Microsoft's German Automotive Sector global sales executives and global technical architects build and manage strategic relationships with the US-based subsidiaries of German Automotive OEMs and Suppliers as they embark along their Digital Transformation Journeys. With over 25 years of experience of applying technology solutions to the US Automotive industry, my goal is to help drive strategic alignment between German and US-based solution sales and technical architecture to ensure long term success for our customers with Microsoft projects and services. Activities include relationship building, product evangelizing, architecture planning, technology adoption, problem solving and driving the consumption of Microsoft EPG solutions including on-premise Windows and cloud-based Azure, Office 365, HoloLens, and Dynamics 365.Significant automotive experience includes consulting, management and SW sales for Ford Build-to-Order Retail Portal, Ford Web Hosting Delivery, GM GM IT Transformation, GM BuyPower, GM SupplyPower, DaimlerChrysler Dealer Services Portal, Mercedes-Benz Customer Loyalty Program, Chrysler Financial Credit Processing & RouteOne Integration, Open Dealer Exchange (Credit App and eContracting), Covisint supplier exchange, Ford Data Center Transformation, GMAC/Ally credit processing, GM Supply Chain Logistics Management, and, Global Automotive engineering simulation (virtual prototyping).Additional industry experience includes FedEx, Discover Financial Services, Verizon, Heinz/Kraft, Walgreens Boots Alliance and US Bank.

Selected by Senior Management as Chief Technologist to proactively interface with C-Level customers to identify their most critical business priorities, communicate the value of the HPE vision, strategy and solution portfolio, architect solutions to customer problems and help drive HPE revenue growth across the Software, Hardware and Services business units. Has consistently exceeded sales goals for HP Software applications for the past 10 years within the presales by helping customers identify enterprise business problems and creating solution architectures, technology road maps, and business cases to prove ROI and business value.• Executive Sales Club Winner, FY16.

Creating business technology solutions and enabling sales of end-to-end IT process automation software and services, including cloud systems.

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Program Manager and Executive Coach, Operations Strategy, GM-Vector SCM Supply Chain and Logistics Joint Venture. PMO lead and Senior consultant, DaimlerChrysler-RouteOne Financial Systems Integration

e-Commerce Consulting and Management for Ford ConsumerConnect, Covisint, Ford Web Hosting

Product development, product marketing, partnership development, ISO 9001 Quality lead, IT Director

Lead development and marketing of GUI-based interactive water and gas pipeline simulation products during the era of batch computing.