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Bend, Oregon, United States

Alameda, California, United States

Assumed management of the Partner Operations team, while continuing as an individual contributor managing Intel and other high visibility partnerships.Effective March 2024 assumed responsibility for ODM and Semiconductor Partnerships managing direct reports.

Alameda, California, United States

Co-led the Wind River portion of a joint Aptiv - Wind River Program Management team tasked to progress the collaboration on Wind River Studio. The culmination of this effort was the successful demonstration of Wind River Studio in the Aptiv Pavillion at CES 2023.

United States

The top achievements during this time included:Closure of the multi-year collaboration with Intel announced in August of 2021 with a focus on delivering a best-in-class solution for 5G vRAN deployments.Standing up the necessary program management elements required for success.

Alameda, California, United States

Subsequent to the TPG Capital acquisition of Wind River from Intel in June 2018, took the lead role to assure the ongoing collaborations between Intel and Wind River continued as agreed upon.

Alameda, California

Led the Partner Program & Operations team - working with our Ecosystem Partners to best augment our Customers' Critical Infrastructure offerings from IoT Edge to Cloud.

Alameda, Ca

Responsible for the planning and execution for a portfolio of semiconductor and hardware partnerships via the Wind River Alliances Program. - From 2009 was responsible for all Tier 1 Hardware Partnerships globally. - Launched the On-Board evaluation program in 2010 with >12 Strategic and Premium Hardware partners and selected 3rd party software providers - Trialled VxWorks re-sale program with Tier 1 hardware provides in EMEA and Asia

Alameda, Ca

Worked directly for the WW VP Sales, and managed 4 person team. Highlights include: - Lead sales training and compensation plan development and implementation - Ongoing CRM (Siebel) improvements inclusive of forecasting - Published Pricing Guide updates

Alameda, Ca

Primary focus on Pricing and Sales Strategy. Key accomplishments included: - Rollout of a global pricing program - Part of the core engagement team with McKinsey to update our business model - Rollout of the Enterprise License Model - a subscription model that became the primary Wind River business model for the next decade.

Alameda, Ca

Managed operations for the Global Accounts Program which consisted of six Americas headquartered accounts producing > $50 million in annual bookings. - Coordinated planning among multiple Customer and sales territory constituencies - Grew the program to 9 Global Accounts by 2002.

Santa Clara, Ca

Managed multiple capital equipment products and projects with increasing levels of responsibility. Highlights include: - Authored Marketing Requirement Specifications - Developed customer strategy and managed key customer relationships - Managed co-development programs with key OEM partners - Created and presented technical marketing presentations to internal and external constituencies.

Greater New York City Area

Managed ongoing client relationships with high net worth individuals (>$400K investable assets). Total value of assets under management by my team was > $50 million. Role highlights included: - Team member that established the money management firm's first branch sales office in Los Angeles - Achieved >90% annual client retention rates - Portfolio analysis lead for new and existing clients.

Mba, Management Of Technology

Activities and Societies: Pacific Rim ClubYoung Entrepreneurs Program Mentor - worked with disadvantaged youth who wanted to start their.

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing

Class Council volunteer on PR Committee