Championed new software-defined cloud storage solution with Kioxia, a leading provider of flash memory and solid-state disk (SSD) products, targeting next generation enterprise and cloud data center infrastructure.• Maintained oversight of direct sales, strategic business development, and outbound marketing for the new KumoScale software-defined storage management product line resulting in first time access to 6 new market segments including cloud service providers (IaaS/SaaS), financials, ecommerce, telecom, media, and gaming.• Initiated new customer engagements with over 50 top tier data centers, cloud service providers, and Fortune 500 enterprises by driving targeted lead generation activities using PR, trade shows, social media, blog content. • Expanded cloud storage partnerships to ensure total ecosystem support for the KumoScale software. • Build relationships with system OEMs Dell, Lenovo, HPE and 3 regional resellers to provide certified platforms and system integration services.

Led comprehensive effort to spin-out server management product line from Broadcom to ASPEED Technology.Responsible for strategic relationships and collaboration plans with target customers including Amazon, Cisco, Dell-EMC, Facebook, Fujitsu, HPE, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, NetApp, Oracle

Directed marketing and business development for Emulex enterprise connectivity division reporting to SVP; acquired by Avago and became Broadcom Ltd; led server management (BMC) products spin-out to ASPEED (Taiwan-based).• Functioned as product owner for $200M+ Fibre Channel storage network connectivity product line targeting enterprise and cloud server OEMs; achieved 70% gross margin product line by driving new product and software release planning, product launch, product marketing, product life cycle management, pricing strategy, • Spearheaded strategy and business development activities for new NVMe products targeting cloud/hyperscale server architectures leading to new $25M+ revenue opportunity. • Executed spin-out of BMC products and owned sales and business development for enterprise and cloud system customers including Amazon, Cisco, Dell-EMC, Meta, HPE, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, NetApp, Oracle.

Altior develops products to accelerate and integrate data compression and security technologies for storage and networking applications. The Altior Technical Advisory Board regularly meets with the management team, engineering, and development to discuss industry trends and future product vision.

LSI Acquired SiliconStor Mar 2007; Avago Acquired LSI May 2014, Become Broadcom Feb 2016• Delivered comprehensive long range strategic plan to exploit $100M+ growth opportunities in cloud storage virtualization, next gen data protection/security, data reduction/deduplication, flash storage and storage/network convergence• Created 5-year strategic roadmap outlining new storage technology/products to diversify LSI core business in SAS/RAID• Created business development pipeline tracking process; drove key M&A assessments for target storage companies

Acquired by LSI in 2007, now Broadcom Limited• Led creation of new enterprise SAS/SATA storage product category now generating annual revenue approaching $100M • Drove customer engagement and design win closure at targeted external storage systems vendors e.g. Dell, EMC, HP, Hitachi, IBM, LSI, NetApp, Oracle• Directed financing and due diligence activities for strategic investment and ultimate acquisition by LSI• Spearheaded SiliconStor product line integration into LSI Storage Components Group

Acquired by Emulex, now part of Broadcom Limited• Revamped company vision, business strategy, market model, product definition (MRD/PRD), operating plan to focus on emerging opportunity enabling intelligent network/fabric-based storage management application platforms• Defined and initiated strategic engagements with the virtualization management ecosystem partners in virtualization and data management software• Drove inbound product management & cross-functional execution to secure major storage/system design win opportunities• Created multi-phase corporate marketing and technology evangelism plan to launch company out of stealth mode

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