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Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Roles:- Executive Consultant, Fractional Strategy/Innovation/AI Officer, Business/Program HeadKey Expertise:- Develop corporate, business, growth, innovation, transformation and M&A strategies- Define, launch, and scale strategic initiatives and corporate programs to $1B businessesConsulting Areas:- Help define and lead Corporate/Business/Market/Product/Ecosystem/M&A Strategies- Help manage Business Planning, Innovation, Transformations, Growth, and Operations- Strategic Fundraising, Strategic Partnerships, and Strategic M&A (both buy & sell sides)- Define/plan/build Solution Architectures, Technologies, Prototypes, POCs, Pilots, Products.- Company/Product Positioning, Strategic Marketing, Thought Leadership, Analyst Relations- Nonprofit Initiatives: Head of Food Recovery, Homelessness Reversal, Case ManagementIndustries/Technologies:- AI : Generative AI, LLM, Knowledge AI, Agentic AI, Smart (Lyve) Objects, Meta-cognition- Enterprise Software : Cloud, SaaS, Business Apps, Supply Chain Automation, Python- Health Tech : DigitalHealth, Data Analytics, Remote Patient Monitoring, Virtual Clinical Trials- Healthcare : Lifestyle Medicine, Epigenetics, Cardiology Research, Chronic Disease Reversal- Food Tech : Food Recovery Management, Sourcing, Distribution, Supply Chain Automation- IT : AI Ops, Autonomic Service Desks (ITSM), Autonomic IT & Cloud Management (ITOM)- IoT : IoT Browsers & Platforms, Industry 4.0 & 5.0, Digital Twins, IoT Search & MonitoringFounder/Advisor/Mentor/Judge:- Founder/Advisor to Health Tech, AI, IoT, Cloud, IT, SaaS, and Enterprise Software Companies- Judge at UCSF Health Hub: 1000 companies judged in 17 digital health & life sciences categories- Judge & Mentor at TiE Startup Bootcamps. Judge at TiE50 Top Startups Awards- Mentor/Advisor/Board Member to TiE Launchpad Enterprise Accelerator portfolio companies- Advisor to Incubators, Venture Firms, and Angel Investors. Charter Member at TiE Silicon Valley

Houston, Texas, Us

Brought on board to define HP's original AI vision and lead Corporate/BU/Product Strategies, Technology Architectures, M&A, and Analyst Relations. Scope of this initiative included AI, Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, Autonomic IT, and Autonomous Clouds. Goal was to define HP's next-gen portfolio of intelligent and automated products and services across all major software businesses: Cloud Automation, AI Ops, IT Operations Management (ITOM), IT Service Management (ITSM), Big Data, Analytics, Security and ComplianceExecutive Advisor to GM of Cloud & Automation Business. Worked closely with key executives, product owners, CTO groups, and cross-functional teams to define, drive and achieve the following deliverables:STRATEGY, PLANNING, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION- Industry Landscape (deep analyses of markets, players, solutions, customers, technologies, trends)- Corporate & BU Strategies (taxonomies, opportunities, approaches, options, recommendations)- Statement of Vision (documents for external and internal uses)- Statement of Direction (documents for external and internal uses)- Build-Buy-Partnership Plans (portfolio/gap analyses, opportunities, strategic road maps, targets)- Technology Strategy (portfolios, architectures, maturity stages, gaps, risks, plans, road-maps..)- Innovation Strategy (POCs/Pilots/Labs, goals, plans, use cases, validations, assessments, decisions)- Product/Platform/Solution/Service Plans (evolution, phases, requirements, capabilities, gaps..)- Marketing Strategy (go-to-market, company/product positioning, competitive differentiation..)CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT/M&A/STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS- Led relationships, evaluations, due diligence and closure of M&A targets and strategic partnersMARKETING, ANALYST RELATIONS, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP- Identified/developed/managed relationships with key industry analysts (Gartner, Forrester, IDC)- Defined/developed/delivered analyst strategies, programs, presentations, and all communications

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Brought on board by Jasper CEO to help define/drive corporate IoT strategy to achieve hyper-growth in the company valuation and to position the company for a highly successful IPO / strategic M&A. Key focus areas:- Corporate strategy, industry/market/company/product positioning, strategic differentiation- Analyst strategy & programs, positioning & messaging, analyst relationships & communications- Partnership and ecosystem strategies, business models, and business planning- M&A strategy and evaluations of M&A opportunitiesOutcomes:- Jasper recognized as a global Internet of Things (IoT) Platform leader.- Jasper achieved significantly higher valuation, and was acquired by Cisco in March 2016 for $1.4B.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for overseeing corporate/business/product strategies, solution architectures, product management, strategic marketing, analyst relations, and M&A initiatives for Oracle’s $1B+ Enterprise & Cloud Management BU, scope of which includes:- Cloud Management & Oracle Management Cloud- Application Management/APM (SaaS, CRM, ERP, HCM, SCM, EPM, PLM, BI, Analytics..)- Database & Middleware Management (Oracle DB, MySQL)- Data Center Management (Servers, VMs, Storage, Networks, Engineered Systems)- Support & Services Management (Support Portal Integration & Automation)- Business Process Management (Business Ops, Services, Transactions)Worked with key executives, stakeholders, and cross-organizational teams to drive/lead:- Deep analyses of markets, players, products and solution portfolios- Definition of corporate, market, business, product, ecosystem, and operational strategies- Development of build/buy/partnership plans, solution architectures, strategic road-maps- Thought leadership, company/product positioning, strategic marketing- Analyst programs/communications/relations for all EM solution areasHelped define and implement multiple corporate strategic initiatives: - Cloud Life-cycle Management, Integrated Stack Mgmt, Integrated Support Mgmt, Business-Driven Application Mgmt, End-User Experience Mgmt, Business Transaction Mgmt, Business Service Mgmt, Business Process Mgmt, and Self-HealingLed/supported Oracle's acquisitions of:- Active Reasoning, Auptima, Empirix, Moniforce, ClearApp, mValent, Virtual Iron, AmberPoint, Sun (Ops Center)Oversaw execution of EM strategies across following product lines: - Oracle Enterprise Manager (Rel: 10g, 11g, 12c, 13c), MyOracleSupport.com, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Engineered Systems, Oracle’s Private and Public Cloud ServicesDuring my tenure Oracle's EM BU revenue more than tripled, and Oracle was added to “top six players" list in the IT management industry by all major analyst firms

Houston, Texas, Us

Responsible for corporate & product strategies, planning, and corporate development (M&A) for BMC's $1B+ Enterprise IT Management Software business which included all BMC's high-growth products. Also responsible for overseeing strategic marketing, strategic alliances, and analyst relations and communication.STRATEGY & PLANNING:Worked closely with key stakeholders, CTO groups, BU heads/GMs, executive leadership team, CEO, and board members to establish and track company-wide strategies, initiatives, and M&A processes. Helped define and drive company's vision, business and product strategies, build-buy-partnership plans, strategic programs, and execution road-maps making BMC one of the top three players in EACH of the following market segments:- Business Service Management (BSM)- Change & Configuration Management (CCM, CMDB, CSM)- IT Service Management (ITSM)- IT Operations Management (ITOM)- Data Center Automation (DCA)- Run-book Automation (RBA)- Event Management- Knowledge Management- Support Automation- Project & Portfolio Management (PPM)- IT Governance & Compliance (ITG&C)Also identified opportunities for BMC to expand into following adjacent/new markets:- SaaS, Virtualization, Cloud, and Open Source Software- Business Process Management (BPM)- Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)- Business Intelligence (BI)CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT:Led/supported deal teams through all phases of M&A life cycles for both public and private transactions: - planning, sourcing, evaluation of targets, approval, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, execution, closing, integration, and performance tracking.Led/supported BMC's acquisitions of: - Marimba, KMXperts, ProactiveNet, RealOps, Emprisa, BladeLogic, ITM SoftwareKEY OUTCOMES/RESULTS:During my tenure, BMC successfully created several new market categories in the IT industry, BMC became the leader of the IT management industry, and BMC's stock price and market valuation more than doubled.

Manage.com was the first company to deliver highly automated IT Operation Management solutions to enterprises using Web/SaaS based products - built using Java, autonomous agents and AI.- Company raised total $43M funding, $200-400M acquisition offers, and $0.5B pre-IPO valuation- Recruited and managed executive and operational staff of 65 people. Managed $15M budget- As the sole founder, started as boot-strapped business to validate vision, market and solutions- Setup and led engineering, operations, and support organizations (in Silicon Valley and India)- Setup and led product management, marketing, AR, PR, business development, and sales teams- Led vision, strategies, business planning, financing, and all key General Management functions- Led design, development and delivery of enterprise grade products, solutions and services- Delivered world's first IT Ops product built using Web, Java, SaaS, AI, and autonomic agents- Led presentations and communications to 500+ customers & partners, 40+ board meetings, 30+ investors, 45+ analysts & press reporters, 10+ conferences, and large number of prospective employees.- Led US-wide press/analyst tours and road shows generating 100% positive reviews from 20+ top analysts.- Led marketing and sales, and closed first 10 Fortune 500 reference customers: AT&T, Cisco, Xerox, Toshiba, Visa, PG&E, Stanford Hospital, BART, Eli Lilly and Bank of America. Built strategic partnerships with SUN, HP, IBM and Cisco- Led strategic marketing, thought leadership, and PR programs, successfully achieving multiple prestigious awards, including: UPSIDE Magazine's List of "Hot 100 Private Companies", Network Magazine's "Product of the Year", NetWorld+Interop "Best of Show", Computer Current's "Best Choice", Information Week's "Top 7 IT Innovators", InternetWeek's "99 Companies to Watch", Network World's "10 Companies to Watch," and Data Communications Magazine's "Top 25 Hot Startups".