Responsible for managing POC-as-a-Service (POCaaS) engagements for Microsoft's industry leading security products. Engage with global account teams and technical delivery teams to coordinate large-scale proof of concept and deal acceleration projects worldwide.

Partnered with corporate sponsors to identify and drive giving campaigns, in-kind donations, and volunteer opportunities to support Solid Ground’s amazing programs focused on eradicating poverty and homelessness in the Puget Sound region. Managed the Solid Ground Gives program for employee contributions and supported the Grants and Communications teams in coordinating overlapping initiatives.

Founded and built one of the fastest-growing and most successful cannabis-infused product manufacturing companies in WA state. Set up and managed all operations, production, finance, marketing and sales functions and managed company performance to aggressive targets, including revenue attainment, inventory build and management, board and shareholder relations, and regulatory compliance. Managed relationships with suppliers, customers, and partners including licensing and sub-licensing partners; managed HR including performance management, incentives, bonuses, and reward / recognition programs. Accomplishments: Grew Fractal to #1 position with 30% market share for the Olala line of infused beverages; negotiated successful merger of holding company with CA licensed facility.

Responsible for “keeping the lights on” at dynamic consultancy focused on bringing Lean Startup best practices to enterprise teams. Worked with Microsoft development teams on Customer Discovery, Solution Validation, Product-Market Fit, Customer Segmentation and Market Sizing. Handled project management as well as product development, marketing and sales support.

Built and executed programs for Kony partners, including enablement, marketing, and joint go to market activities. Responsible for product positioning, messaging, launches in mobile application development platforms (MADP) space. Led a team of six in developing go-to-market plays across 9 major vertical markets and 3 product categories.

Partner Lead for US Client M&O team driving engagement with 65 US Optimized Desktop partners. Responsible for landing all Windows Accelerate programs with partners in US, including Jumpstart POC, production pilot, Desktop Virtualization MDF & Readiness, and Device Seeding programs. Coordinate with WWBG, WWPG, USPG, segment and field teams to land programs and drive awareness. Accomplishments: Winner of US M&O Q3 Gold Star for achievement in driving holistic partner programs for Optimized Desktop and Windows Accelerate in FY11 Winner of US M&O Q4 Collaboration Award for driving 7-city road series reaching 280 ITTDMs for Journey to the Desktop campaign with Sogeti and AvanadeSenior Marketing Manager, NSI MarketingPartner Marketing Manager on US SMSP National Systems Integrator (NSI) team representing $180M in Microsoft pipeline. Analyzed NSI portfolio for practice strengths and marketing engine sophistication and allocated Microsoft funds to maximize co-marketing investment across product groups. Acted as trusted business advisor to partners, coaching them to develop Best in Class marketing capabilities. Accomplishments: Achieved 30:1 ROI on investments with 23 partners and 400 marketing campaigns in FY09 Through partners, generated $182M in pipeline for Microsoft across multiple products, geographies, and customer segments from enterprise to lower mid-market; this represented 193% of attainment against pipeline goals and 293% of attainment against revenue goals