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Munich, Bavaria, De

One of Europe’s most valuable pre-IPO software companies unlocking the power of people.Investors Index, Accel, Lightspeed, Greenoaks | $8.5B valuation- Responsible for driving new product innovation and differentiation throughout the entire product suite.- Reimagining the software application experience by harnessing the power of LLM and Gen AI.

Latinoamérica, Oo

Multi-sided marketplace super app serving consumers and businesses in 9 countries. Investors Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Softbank, T. Rowe Price | $5.25B valuation- Led the product, design, user research, and product operations organization of 350 employees and reported directly to the CEO.- Created unified product vision, strategy, roadmap and broke down organizational silos.- Elevated the performance of the product, design, and engineering team through best practices training, weekly workshops, and reallocating the team’s time away from busy work toward valuable work.- Recruited a world class VP of Product Design to up-level the design and user research organization.

West Hollywood, California, Us

World’s leading platform for home design and renovation. CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 5 years. Investors Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, NEA, GGV, ICONIQ | $4B valuation - Led product strategy and innovation across consumer internet and B2B SaaS software that powered Houzz’s growth to 65 million users and $4 billion in valuation. - Transformed the home design and construction space through product innovation using generative AI, machine learning, computer vision, spatial computing, AR, 3D, LiDAR, and mobile technologies. - Built a high performing product organization by hiring top talents and implementing Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile best practices across product, engineering, design, and data science teams. - Launched Houzz in 15 countries and recognized as the thought leader for building global products and businesses.

Pleasanton, California, Us

World’s leading customer experience management cloud platform.Investor Sequoia | IPO NYSE | $6.4B market cap- Built a high performing product organization by hiring senior management team and training product, design, and engineering teams on Design Thinking and Lean product best practices. Increased Employee Net Promoter Score by 102 points to +71. - Led the creation of company wide product roadmap by engaging customers and employees across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.- Helped to achieve 40% YoY revenue growth by delivering compelling product roadmap andassisting sales team to close deals, including the company’s largest account: Marriott Hotels.- Established deep customer understanding and relationships with enterprise accounts such as Apple, Omni Hotels, and Marriott through follow-the-customer-to-work visits.- Presented at the annual customer conference and earned the highest presentation Net Promoter Score of +82 at the conference.

South San Francisco, California, Us

World’s leading Human Capital Management SaaS platform. Investors Greylock, GGV, TPG, Emergence, Canaan | IPO NASDAQ | Acquired by SAP | $3.4B market cap- Led product innovation of cloud-based Human Capital Management applications for the global enterprise. Received 3 U.S. Patents for product innovation.- Built and launched new products to customers in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.- Managed a global team of product managers, designers, and engineers spanning U.S., Germany, China, and India to develop roadmap, requirements, design, and software utilizing Design Thinking and Agile product development best practices. - Led international marketing and grew international sales pipeline by more than 550% YoY. Optimized execution effectiveness across product, marketing, sales, and lead generation teams spanning 15 countries.

Co-founded a crowdsourcing startup that harnesses the collective intelligence among knowledge communities on the Internet to solve large scale problems that require human input.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Expatriate assignment- Built a startup software solutions business unit from 0 to 1,600 employees in 5 years as a key member of the founding executive team. - Created strategic and financial plans for the Center to break-even in 20 months and achieved sustained P&L profitability. - Led a global sales and engineering team spanning U.S., China, Japan, and India. - Drove sales growth at more than 250% CAGR.

Chengdu, Sichuan, Cn

High-speed wireless communications startup founded by Martin Cooper, inventor of the mobile phone.- Developed product roadmap and requirements for a high-speed mobile wireless data network.- Drove cross-functional teams consisting of Engineering, Marketing, and Sales in the planning and execution of product development.

San Francisco, California, Us

Series-A Internet startup investments

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

- Developed the core systems of 5 enterprise servers that generated $2.6 billion in revenue. - Designed multimedia subsystems for graphics workstations.- Received U.S. patent for technical innovation.

Mba

Honors Cooperative Program, Computer Science

B.S., Electrical Engineering