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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, enabling new virtual machine SKUs for generative AI (Microsoft Copilot, Azure Open AI, Bing, etc.) consumption through quota stamping, capacity allocation and List SKUs API, improving Azure Open AI reliability SLA, etc.▪ 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 execution and feature delivery ▪ Lead and mentor product managers, establish and drive best practices in product management, data collection and analysis, including customer feedback, product performance metrics, market trends and competitive analysis▪ Present and deliver keynotes at Microsoft Executive Briefing Center and industry conferences, engaging top enterprise executives and driving global customer relationships and thought leadership

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 investments, and providing mentorship and business connections▪ 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