Co-Inventor of Microsoft DirectX. Pre-cursor to XBox and the fastest adopted API in Microsoft history. Allowed DOS games to migrate to Windows 95 enabling the 3D hardware revolution and Windows XP for the consumer.One of Microsoft's 12 anti-trust witnesses. Praised by the press in an otherwise negative reporting environment.Turned MSN Internet Access around, moving it from 800k subscribers to 2.4m (in one year) before handing it off, while avoiding acquisitions in the bubble frenzy of '99. (It peaked at 7m)Founded Wildseed in 2000, a Linux Mobile OS and handset company. Was the CEO until its acquisition by AOL in 2005.Founded Catalytic Software in 2000, an India powered software outsourcing company which was sold in 2009.Founded Xoucin in 2000, a patent incubation company that was sold to Intellectual Ventures in 2003.Founded Chromium in 2000, which was a desktop Linux play. This company failed to obtain funding after the bubble burst and had to be put into hibernation. This company still has IPR licenses that may make it an acquisition target in 2014.As the SVP of Product Development at AOL turned around the Tegic business that had been stagnant for 4 years, releasing 5 new products, which prepared the group for the migration to smart phones.Specialties: Strategy Creation and Refinement- Identifying market motivations that drive adoption- Platform design that drives profitable, self re-enforcing ecosystemsEngineering Management- Online Services (Search and Suggestion)- Software (Application and Operating Systems)- Hardware (Mobile Consumer Electronics). Especially, end to end solutions including all three.Partnering with Consumer Electronics and Mobile Partners- Handset Manufacturer economics- Mobile Operator competitive motivations