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Kirkland, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

• Provide technical expertise in Veeam Data Cloud solutions for Microsoft 365 environments, supporting enterprise clients with data protection, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Provided technical pre-sales support by designing tailored Veeam solutions for potential clients Microsoft 365 cloud protection services.
• Delivered training sessions and workshops on Veeam solutions for enterprise customers, improving internal team knowledge and client capability for self-managed data recovery operations.
• Lead architecture and deployment of scalable solutions that ensure data availability, security, and compliance, including building / coding proof-of-concept solutions.

Irvine, CA, US

• Deliver IT strategy, technical thought leadership, solution architecture, presales, and delivery excellence initiatives at strategic accounts, resulting in net-new, expansion, and extension of customer engagements.
• Managed and delivered cloud IT modernization customer engagements, including project proposals, estimates, staffing, solution architectures, and timelines.
• Solution Architect and subject matter expert (SMI) in cloud IT infrastructure, DevSecOps, SDLC, Generative AI, data platforms, cloud migration, application security, IT modernization, and digital transformation.
• IT Solution Architect for modern cloud architectures, microservices, DevOps, and software development, using in-depth knowledge of the Microsoft stack.

Irvine, CA, US

• Managed two cloud development organizations, providing mentorship, oversight, and technical leadership as a cloud solution architect spanning IT infrastructure, applications, data engineering, CI/CD, DevOps, AI & ML.
• Strategic leader and solution architect for digital transformation, cloud infrastructure and application innovation practices, including mentoring directors and individual contributors.
• Managed and delivered IT modernization projects as a hands-on technical resource, delivering software development solutions using cloud services, Python, Postman, Swagger, and SQL.
• Led technical presales activities for cloud modernization and application innovation projects which included building and then presenting to customers project staffing, cost, and timeline estimates.

Seattle, Washington, US

• Managed multinational development, program management, and testing organization focused on cloud native development, IT modernization, and technical leadership for Azure environments, IoT, digital twin, DevOps, Node.js.
• Hands-on experience delivering an IoT vehicle management solution that included Swagger RESTful API endpoints, PowerShell data encoding, Postman testing, and Power BI dashboards.
• Implemented Azure DevOps and SAFe Agile methodologies to protect intellectual property (IP), improve project efficiency, and drive cost savings through repeatable processes.
• Managed Microsoft’s Workplace Analytics / Viva Insights website, including performing monthly patching, DNS updates, and Marketo integration.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Founded and managed a global matrixed development and program management organization of over 70-headcount that delivered 4 Microsoft Azure Stack software releases each month.
• Lead hardware and software development efforts for a new and jointly developed hybrid cloud technology, including leading program management activities and aligning delivery efforts with Product Management.
• Managed the Microsoft engineering partnership, delivering the largest market impact and co-engineered investment in the Microsoft Azure Stack ecosystem.
• Implemented SAFe Agile development methodologies and drove product management priorities using Atlassian, Confluence, and JIRA.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Founded and managed a global technical escalation team that scaled to 24 architects and focused on field enablement, executive escalation management, and creating proof-of-concept cloud solutions.
• Lead hardware and software development activities, critical customer recovery, and technical field sales enablement for a VMware solution, increasing revenue from $0 to $700M with direct impact of over $120M.
• Conducted executive briefings, hands-on demonstrations, and public speaking engagements from small groups to keynote presentations for audiences greater than 4,000 attendees.
• Managed customer engagements with Fortune 100 customers like Nike, ING, and Voya financial, enabling the selling process in presales and driving customer success throughout the product lifecycle.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Created product and strategy for a co-branded EMC and Microsoft hybrid cloud solution, including Total Addressable Market (TAM) and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) 3-year assessments.
• Created 18-month rolling go-to-market product strategy for solution-based integration of EMC and Microsoft products, inclusive of development, marketing, and enablement activities.
• Managed internal and external hardware and software organizations, aligning product releases, features, and functionality across a solution that included dozens of technologies.
• Developed and delivered sales content used for demand generation, customer meetings, industry events, go-to-market (GTM) activities, and speaking engagements.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Managed an engineering team that delivered EMC and Microsoft co-branded solutions, including Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track, SQL Fast Track Data Warehouse, and Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP).
• Led co-engineering efforts between Microsoft and EMC which included enabling pre-release organizations with knowledge transfer, issue resolution, and escalation support.
• Directed hardware budget that included over $20M of inventory at EMC and Microsoft while managing the engineering-to-engineering relationship between EMC and Microsoft.
• Created in-house tracking and utilization tools for hardware assets, which delivered KPIs for where to invest, the ROI delivered from the investments, and how each inventory asset was leveraged.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Pioneered Microsoft’s hybrid cloud strategy, which included in-depth market analysis and requirements gathering, delivering 3 product releases of the Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track program, a precursor to Azure.
• Managed a portfolio of nine Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) partners, collaborating closely to co-engineer and deliver a cutting-edge hybrid cloud solution.
• Evangelized Microsoft’s strategy and cloud futures at industry events, targeted speaking engagements, and individual customer meetings.
• Managed a team of architects, program managers, and engineers devoted to creating and updating the hybrid cloud solution.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Led a geographically dispersed development team comprised of internal and vendor headcount to deliver a Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) facing Knowledge Management Solution (KMS).
• Implemented Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology, including requirements gathering, prioritized backlog, UX design, daily standups, testing, and an iterative release cadence.
• Performed recovery and re-tasking of team and deliverables, implementing multiple on-time releases that were recognized by executive leadership with a “Gold Star Award.” (Microsoft’s highest achievement award)
• Developed knowledge management system that supported Microsoft’s $1B consulting business, delivering on-time and on-budget releases.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Created, managed, and delivered multiple Windows beta programs as a storage architect and program manager, driving product improvements by leveraging feedback from the ISV, IHV, OEM, and customer ecosystems.
• Developed a programmatic methodology for automatically generating reports that was credited with organizational-wide time savings and received a divisional “Values Award”.
• Managed multiple customers and partners to test and adopt Microsoft’s beta / pre-release products for Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and Hyper-V, earning “ship-it” awards for each release.
• Drove product improvements as a customer advocate in Microsoft product “war rooms.”
• Value Summary: Performed partner recovery for Microsoft’s largest OEM (Dell) after a period of poor cross-company interaction, receiving Microsoft’s “Gold Star Award” and Dell executive recognition.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Managed technical support engagements with Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, eMachines, and Gateway, delivering training and identifying / resolving critical ecosystem issues.
• Received “Microsoft Best Practice Award” for creating a process that allowed Microsoft to increase Windows OS issue analysis, increasing incident reviews for 81% of the market, an increase of 73% over previous.
• Active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), including participating in designing new tests and certifications.
• Received “Top Contributor Award” for identifying and driving Microsoft’s response to spyware as an industry issue, including providing technical justification for acquiring Windows Defender code.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Managed a product support team focused on resolving file system, fault tolerance, bluescreen, and installation issues for Microsoft’s premier support customers.
• Delivered training as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for storage, automated operating system installation, Windows Server bluescreen, file system, fault-tolerance, and disaster recovery technologies.
• Utilized C programming knowledge to review and update Windows Server source-code to resolve customer issues.
• Created, pitched, and obtained funding to create OEM hardware-focused support team to manage Product Support Service’s (PSS) most complex incidents and drive increased partner satisfaction.

Burien, WA, US

• Taught high school history, English, technology and coached basketball at Evergreen High School in the Highline School District.
• Awarded district wide teacher of the year for developing innovative and compelling teaching techniques and lesson plans
• Coached a basketball team with only 3 wins the previous year to a winning record my first year, making it to league playoffs and two subsequent district playoff appearances
• Implemented a 9-building computer network that included Windows NT 3.51 and NT 4.0 datacenter servers, Windows 3.11 and Windows 95 workstations and centralized grading/attendance system