Leading a team of partner development managers focused on ISV's that build amazing solutions for Retail, Consumer Goods and Manufacturing. Discovering unique opportunities with AI and our Microsoft Cloud services to drive joint growth.

The Industry Accelerators team, develops industry data models for Education, Government and Telco that enable our partners to take their amazing ideas and make them real. In collaboration with industry leaders, we collaborate to build the most comprehensive data models and then show off the art of the possible using the capabilities of the Power Platform.

As director of customer and partner ecosystem, I am looking at how we work with customers differently. Living the customer first mantra, the goal is to work with and understand customers, continually improving what we do and how we work with the people that have trusted us with their business.

Working across core industries of Healthcare, Manufacturing, Banking and Capital Markets, Retail and Insurance to make Azure the platform of choice. Our goal is to highlight not only the technical capabilities of our platform but the customers that have been successful at it and the partners that can help them get there. Core responsibilities include:- Strategy and KPI development- Providing team leadership and guidance with a deep focus on execution - General Business Operations - Partner engagements and collaboration- cross-team strategiesOur success is determined by overall industry growth and partner growth at scale.

As Director, my role was to work with the most strategic partners to accelerate their business, the dynamics business and offer more value to our customers.- Recruited top partners into the Dynamics Ecosystem, helping them create amazing solutions that worked seamlessly with Dynamics- Drove joint business with key partners, increase revenue each year on average 25% with each - Worked with Business Development and R&D on key industry deals, assisting in price structures, joint product development and Go-To-Market,

Responsible for developing and executing the company’s channel and partner strategy, working closely with sales leadership and product management to collaboratively drive success for our valued partners and Campus Management.• Drive awareness, demand, and preference of Campus Managements offerings• Lead global launch of CampusNexus Finance, HR & Payroll offerings based on Microsoft Dynamics AX.• Manage and maintain relationships with product partners and our joints solutions and vet new partnerships

My core focus at Microsoft is to work with the key global education partners to help them execute on their technical & business strategy where it aligned to Microsoft's. • Establish trusted advisor with CXO level partner executives across multiple functions. (Engineering, Sales, Marketing & Operations) • Developed and manage complex deals between partners and Microsoft which led to mutual success• Successfully garnered internal support across multiple business divisions within Microsoft to execute on key initiatives • Developed key partnerships with Senior Exec, successfully defining how the One Microsoft Strategy can accelerate their business.

Jumyo is a social story telling app designed to let people to document their lives with others. As CEO and Founder, I created the initial idea and business model for revenue and market development.• Created and conceptually designed Jumyo as a collaborative story telling app for the iPhone• Collaborated with social marketers to increase audience adoption by 150%• Developed unique business model using subscription fees for premium business services designed. This model was design to show triple digit growth by year 3 while keeping expenses down through the use of a centralize call center

As head of Learning Response Systems and Assessment Market Development, the focus was to help define and deploy Promethean Software and Hardware solutions to new markets internationally• Lead for the developing standardized deployment and project management structure for enterprise level solution internationally • Created Regional/Country project team structure for successful solutions deployment with a strong focus on cost control • Partnered with 3rd party data integrators, professional development trainers and project managers in meeting the goals of all clients

As SVP of Client Services at SynapticMash I oversee client services and partner relationships, network operations, project management and collaborative input into the direction of the products and company • Work closely with the CEO to build a revenue models for round A and B funding, through the establishment of pricing structure, product direction and client services revenues• Coordinated efforts to gain greater client adoption of software through tightly defined client services engagements, increasing adoption by 50% in six months• Oversee the development and direction of network operation to create a robust, scalable solution that is low cost while meeting the high security and performance needs of our clients• Collaborate around the development of a focused sales strategy to optimize market absorption and increase revenue projections over the next 2 years by 90%• Created processes to optimize the response to client engagement – increasing response time by 50%• Built in project management processes and methodologies to mitigate risk and rapid implementation

In my role as the Chief Operating Officer, my responsibility includes oversight of all operating functions for the agency on behalf of the agency's Executive Director. Along with overseeing Budget, Fiscal, HR and IT, my primary responsibilities in this role are strategic planning and organizational culture. I assist staff in building a learning organization, and creating an environment that builds on trust and knowledge within, while recruiting the best resources available for the future success of the agency.• Worked with all staff in building support for the agency and mission after the merger of two agencies• Led the efforts to reduce the cost of field offices by leveraging technology to create a mobile work force that would lead to a reduction of cost by 30%• Collaborate with internal and external state executives on early learning technology initiatives• Executive lead on all technology discussions with the Governors Offices and State Legislators• Coordinated a fiscal department that oversees three hundred million in state and federal funding• Creatively implemented a systems approach to managing the agency, looking at processes and procedures holistically• Overseeing the implementation and development of the state's first Early Learning Information System

As a member of the Superintendent’s Cabinet, I represent the Superintendent to the state on all matters pertaining to Information Technology Services in the K-12 education arena. • Optimized business functions within the agency with the implementation of a process improvement including standardized project management and prioritization of work• Managed a 20 million dollar department that oversees all network operations, help desk, application development and facilities• Negotiated with Senators and Representatives to fund and leverage technology to improve the business of K-12 education• Provides leadership in the cross-collaborative efforts in conjunction with all agency leadership• Oversaw the implementation of the State’s first online teacher certification and electronic fingerprint system, reducing the time to get teachers in the classroom by 50%• Designed and oversaw Washington States Assessment Management System which managed all state test coordination for 800,000 students• Executive Project lead for the conversion of legacy apportionment system to modern “.net” environment that managed over $4 billion in school district funding• Implemented a cost reduction/governance model within operations that saved the organization 15% of its budget within the first year

-Managed, designed and developed internal tracking system- Consulted for State of Washington to develop a depreciation system that managed and allocated over $35 million for the local school transportation system -Project manager overseeing multiple projects and consultants -Trained and managed consultants -Implemented new standards for interviewing technical recruits

-Primary Developer of all IT projects -Developedand designed multiple web-based shopping carts that included a large scale medical supply company

-Network Administer -Developer for a health care community based website -Implemented e-commerce solution for a financial management firm

-Contributed to the making of the major Hollywood motion picture “Reindeer Games” -Managed all digital film and coordination of film conversion -Participated in the 2-d animation of the film