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Redmond, Washington, US

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for AI HPC infrastructure software Azure Batch and Microsoft HPC Pack, driving innovation and shaping product vision to align with overarching business goals
• Manage end-to-end product lifecycle through onboarding, launch readiness, breaking changes and retirement, collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, sales, marketing, legal, customer support, etc.
• Own Azure Machine Learning initiatives for Azure Batch focusing on AI workload scalability and performance optimization, including creating AI workloads feature requirement documents for next-generation Azure Batch.
• Develop and implement a data-driven Microsoft HPC Pack product strategy to optimize team investments, reduce technical debt, enhance user experience, and increase Azure revenue contribution
• Engage with key enterprise customers to understand their needs and challenges, translating user insights into product features and improvements to boost adoption and satisfaction
• Lead biannual team semester plannings, communicating OKRs to all stakeholders, streamlining the process, and creating dashboards for real-time tracking of high-priority initiatives and dependencies to drive engineering.

Manchester, NH, US

• Deliver strategic and technical advice to the investment team, supporting comprehensive due diligence processes for potential deals
• Source high-potential investment opportunities, leveraging an extensive angel investor and venture capital network across diverse channels, which resulted in over $2M investment from AV funds in the deals I referred
• Provide mentorship to startup founders in key areas including product management, go-to-market strategies, mergers & acquisition, and fundraising approaches to accelerate business growth and scalability

San Francisco, CA, US

Mountain View, CA, US

• Invested in 35 startup companies and 8 venture capital funds, achieving multiple successful exists
• Led new deals from initial contact through screening, due diligence and term negotiation to final funding
• Managed investment classes, serving as the primary liaison between portfolio companies and Sand Hill Angels, overseeing schedules of class members, distributing company reports and updates, facilitating follow-on.
• Handled external deal sourcing from diverse channels including referrals, accelerators, VC funds, conferences, etc.
• Served on the Portfolio Outcomes Committee, analyzing core profitability drivers and extracting insights from past investments to optimize future decision-making
• Served on the Membership Committee, facilitating prospective member engagement, coordinating visits, introducing candidates to existing members, and mentoring new members

Mountain View, CA, US

• Led Pixel phone product and technology innovation, supporting go-to-market and strategic roadmap
• Partnered closely with relevant stakeholders to improve unit economics, support supply chain sourcing, and integrate hardware and software solutions
• Drove consensus cross-functionally, managing cost, efficiency, and ensuring good Design for Excellence
• Developed and implemented best practices and approaches to boost user engagement and acquisition
• Managed vendor relationships to ensure quality, timelines, and scope of technical deliverables
• Produced video and keynote contents for the first-ever virtual One Google developer moment global marketing campaign Google Developer Summit China 2020, achieving 687M reach, 34M engagements, and CSAT 4.5/5.0

Cupertino, California, US

• Led Mac computer power system development through architecture, prototyping, validation and mass production
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive product vision, roadmap, and successful delivery to market
• Led core architecture investigations, optimizing key power metrics including power density, cost, efficiency, carbon footprint reduction, and scalability
• Owned design and development for CPU, GPU and peripheral power
• Partnered with silicon and magnetic vendors to drive highest level of integration and technology innovation
• Provided support for factory builds, conducting bring-up and failure analysis from prototype to production

Koto-ku, Toyosu, Tokyo, JP

• Developed comprehensive specifications for power management integrated circuit (PMIC) semiconductor chips, ensuring optimal performance and functionality
• Provided strategic support to customers through competitive solution development and in-depth design reviews, enhancing product adoption
• Conducted thorough simulations, bench validations, and failure analyses for diverse user applications, improving product reliability and customer satisfaction

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop specifications for PMIC semiconductor chips
• Conducted thorough product characterizations, correlating automatic test and bench test data, and performing in-depth failure analysis to ensure product quality
• Provided strategic support to customers through competitive solution development and detailed design reviews, enhancing product adoption and satisfaction

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Major: Entrepreneurship And Innovation

Master Of Science - Ms, Major: Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Major: Electrical Engineering