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Self-Protecting Data Infrastructure- Led a fully remote team of software engineers, managers, and quality assurance to deliver self-aware and self-protecting data capabilities- Upgraded an underperforming engineering group through efficient processes and targeted new hires into one that delivered on time with quality

- Led a global team of software engineers and managers to automate the Patching function for all Oracle SaaS applications ($2.5B+ business, with 10000’s of customer environments) at Scale, with Zero Downtime and with High Availability- Set up a new engineering center in Seattle, with charter to grow from zero to 15+ engineers, managers and technical program managers in 1 year- Redesigned existing legacy functions into new microservices architecture with infrastructure abstraction- Transformed group’s culture from applications and operations to one focused on distributed cloud andservices

Microsoft Azureo Led Capacity Management organization for Microsoft Cloud, the largest cloud infrastructure in the world, including Azure, Office 365 and other Microsoft assets o Managed a multi-disciplinary team of 44 engineering managers, software engineers, data scientists and program managers to provide automated capacity management for Microsoft Cloudo Delivered cloud solutions utilizing services-oriented-architecture to solve complex, real-time business problems, including dynamically allocating and managing cloud capacity for Microsoft Cloud customerso Launched and maintained new services to support Azure capabilities (Availability Zones, Reserved Instances)

Windows Update for Business Platformo Led Windows Update for Business team of 36 software engineers and managers to deliver software, tools and services to increase Windows 10 adoption in enterprises globally (goal: 100 million+ users)o Managed multiple engineering teams, including end to end client update software that runs on 400 million+ Windows 10 devices, WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) as well as the tools and services targeted for IT admins and enterprises o Delivered multiple work streams including product management and IT groups as well as cross-group partner teams including Windows Operating Systems, Universal Store and Windows Server

Windows-As-A-Service Platformo Managed the Windows Servicing and Delivery Platform team of 25 engineers to ensure delivery of new Windows features and updates for all current Windows customerso Migrated pre-Windows-10 technologies to Microsoft Azure for reliability and scaleo Created dashboards to reflect state of every component in the Windows-As-A-Service (WaaS) ecosystem. Set up automated triggers and controls to exceed health KPIs and other performance goalso Developed solutions for performance, reliability, scalability and monitoring for core services engine for WaaS with goal of scaling to 1B+ customers Microsoft Surface Hubo Managed Customer Insights team of 16 engineers for v1 product that worked directly with customers and partners, including leading the formal launch event of Surface Hub with Windows 10o Developed key scenarios and metrics to determine customer insights, based on automated telemetry and customer feedback data; succeeded in reducing investment on automation suites, manual testing and vendorso Automated scenario KPIs in partnership with marketing and user research teams to improve the quality of key customer experienceso Led Project Management for product line across various hardware groups including Microsoft Devices Group and software groups including Operating Systems, Skype, OneNote and othersNetworking Platform Teamo Led a team of 40 engineers and managers to own Networking Platform for all Microsoft devices, including Cellular Modems, and Drivers for Wi-Fi, Location, NFCo Developed automated certification suites (C/C++) for partners integration testing. Provided support for partners to improve quality.o Collaborated with multiple key partners (external: Intel, Qualcomm, more; internal: Nokia/Microsoft Devices Group) to improve quality of end-to-end customer experience for Networking scenarioso Team Work-Health-Index (WHI) consistently higher than immediate manager and organization VP

• Delivered end-to-end Networking stack (including Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Location, NFC, Core Networking) for Windows Phone 7, 8 and several major/minor updates• Led a team of 55+ engineers and managers; WHI 80%+ (10 points above group average) • Managed lab budgets of $5M+, including identifying long-term requirements and business opportunities, and gaining senior management approval • Drove multiple successful partnerships with Verizon, AT&T, Qualcomm, Nokia to align on test strategy• Key Projectso FakeRil for Windows Phone: Led development of a cellular radio simulation tool, deployed in 10,000s of automation test devices, saving $1M+ yearly in lab expenseso Mobile Operator Lab and Infrastructure: Defined the vision and strategy for a Mobile Operator Compliance Lab at Microsoft, secured budgets ($5M+), delivered a world-class lab (Anritsu, Agilent, Anite, Aeroflex, Spirent) and process for replicating key Mobile Operator certification suites in-house. Substantially reduced quality defects reported by partners, improved time-to-market by more than 50%

• Delivered Wireless features (including Wi-Fi, NDIS, Cellular 2.5G, CDMA) for Windows CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6+ versions• Led a team of 7 full-time SDETs and multiple vendors; work-health-index metric consistently higher by up to 10 points than group average• Represented Microsoft Corporation at PTCRB standard industry event in Seattle, WA• Key Project: o Build Quality Automation: Led a virtual team of engineers and managers across the organization to gather user requirements regarding daily build quality, and implement an automated process for build verification tests for entire product line. Awarded Microsoft Goldstar for cross-group leadership

• Delivered several major releases: Windows CE versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and Windows Mobile Versions 5.0• Key Project: Developed a PowerToy called Network Analyzer, for troubleshooting Windows Mobile Connectivity issues.