Developed and executed worldwide technical programs to recruit and train developers. • Project managed program executed in 30+ cities with 100+ events, driving knowledge, consumption, and adoption of Cloud and Internet of Things solutions.• Maintained and leveraged an “event in a box” concept, delivering content required for recruitment / activation events like Meetups, Hackathons, Bootcamps / Workshops, and Office Hours.• Delivered enterprise engagement model, achieving 150% of Opportunity Identified targets.• Served as Scrum Master and metrics lead for several projects, capturing developer mindshare and driving Cloud adoption.

Managed comprehensive event planning software. Supported users in 43 worldwide Innovation Centers in expansion of enterprise software solutions in mature and growth markets.• Planned multiple product releases, delivering to market using Agile development.• Built and maintained online user ecosystem of 1K+ constituents.

Product Line Manager / Development Team Leader, IBM Software Group 2003 – 2013 Managed Host Integration, System i Application Development, and Mainframe Networking Software. Oversaw software portfolio, generating nearly $1B / year in revenue. Negotiated revenue and royalty share / development expense agreements across internal and external organizations.• Delivered several new software products to market using traditional Waterfall development.• Managed bundled solutions producing 70% of $100M+ portfolio.

Liaised to maximize assets within existing software portfolio.• Worked with disparate software teams ensuring integration between portfolio products.• Evaluated a new cross-divisional product concept, making resource allocation recommendations based on market opportunity.• Represented brand on cross-company product team, taking product from conception to general availability.

Served as marketing manager for key brand and open-source software initiative. Drove Linux marketing activities for brand, including collateral, value propositions, events, and participation in company’s marketing campaigns. Provided marketing support ranging from opportunity analysis to campaigns. • Completed in-depth analysis of Linux market and company’s enterprise software environment, determining strategic direction of the internal Linux initiative.• Part of product development team launching cross-company solution from its conception.

Worked to spin-off and launch business venture from Nortel Networks. Identified, screened, and acquired merchants for an online alternative payment solution. Developed expertise of online payment space, as well as standard credit card processing system.

Supported existing product line and new concepts for network computing software through primary and secondary market research and analysis. Interacted with brand teams, and responsible for division-wide market opportunity analysis for new and existing products. Developed competitive value propositions and profiles for the division fact book.

Recommended and managed investment opportunities for an early-stage venture capital fund.

Strategic high-dollar purchasing of electronics and extensive supply chain management.