Galeryst.com enables any artist to create a beautiful gallery to share their art with the world. Galeryst generates interactive 3D art galleries from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom albums.• Founded Galeryst.com to revolutionize the way artists share their artwork with the world.• Created a visually stunning and immersive gallery platform that showcased artists' work using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom albums.• Leveraged the power of Microsoft Azure, NodeJS, and BabylonJS to develop a cutting-edge technology stack for Galeryst.• Led the design and usability efforts, ensuring that the platform provided an exceptional user experience for both artists and art enthusiasts.• Developed a robust business model around Galeryst during a sabbatical from Microsoft, recognizing the potential value it could bring to the art community.• Took a hands-on approach to full-stack engineering, implementing features and functionalities that enhanced the overall gallery creation and viewing process.• Integrated with Adobe Creative Cloud, utilizing tools such as Adobe Fonts, Adobe ID, and Adobe Spectrum CSS to integrate seamlessly with Galeryst.• Utilized Adobe Lightroom, Adobe XD, and Adobe Mixamo to optimize the workflow and streamline the creation of interactive 3D art galleries.• Enabled live gallery shows in the metaverse using Microsoft Teams.

💼 Product Manager for Typeface extension for Google Workspace - enabling users to add Generative AI content to their productivity workflows and collaboration in Google Docs and Google Slides.

• Led co-engineering projects with Microsoft partners in the media and entertainment industry, driving the development of innovative solutions for creation, production, distribution, and monetization.• Acted as a Technical Program Manager (TPM) for the NBCU Asset Flow project, an asset management application designed to streamline the handling of visual effects assets in film productions. Reduced the time and effort required for asset ingestion, upload, search, and delivery to vendors, enhancing operational efficiency.• Served as a TPM for the Cloud-scaled NDI router project, enabling NBCU's Virtual Production Control Room to achieve improved scaling flexibility and resilience on the Azure platform. Empowered the production team to seamlessly handle high volumes of data and optimize their virtual production workflows.• TPM for the PWC Data Platform Modernization project, focused on consolidating and standardizing data pipelines. Leveraged Azure Data Factory to enhance the maintenance and scalability of data services utilized by PWC consultants. Streamlined data processes, ensuring reliable and efficient access to critical information for decision-making.• Collaborated closely with Microsoft partners, providing strategic guidance and technical expertise to ensure successful project outcomes.• Led cross-functional teams comprising developers, engineers, and stakeholders, fostering effective communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.• Facilitated requirements gathering, solution design, and project planning, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility.

• Provided comprehensive explanations and engaging demonstrations of Microsoft's developer platform technologies, including Xbox, Windows, HoloLens, Surface, Office, Dynamics, Power Platform, and Azure.• Assumed the role of primary technical lead for the partnership between Microsoft and Adobe, spearheading the development of software connections between the Adobe Clouds and Microsoft developer platforms.• Recognized with the prestigious Platinum Award in 2018 by Microsoft's senior leadership, commending exceptional commitment to customer and partner success as the technical lead for the Adobe partnership.• Conceptualized, built, and released Sketch 360, a highly acclaimed Microsoft Garage project that enabled users to create immersive 360 sketches on Windows Surface and Surface Duo devices.• Developed Kinect Extensions for Small Basic, providing children with the opportunity to program using the innovative Kinect sensor technology.

• Showcased and provided compelling demonstrations of Microsoft's developer platforms to prominent media, entertainment, and telecommunications companies throughout the United States.• Delivered impactful presentations and engaging sessions, effectively communicating the capabilities and advantages of Microsoft's developer technologies.• Customized demonstrations and examples to highlight how Microsoft's platforms could specifically benefit the needs and challenges faced by companies in the media, entertainment, and telecommunications sectors.• Collaborated closely with industry decision-makers and technical teams, understanding their requirements and tailoring the demonstrations to address their specific pain points and goals.• Leveraged deep technical knowledge and expertise to articulate the value proposition of Microsoft's developer platforms, emphasizing their potential to drive innovation, efficiency, and business growth.

• Spearheaded the development of compelling prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and application extensions, showcasing integration possibilities with industry-leading companies such as Microsoft, SAP, and Salesforce.com.• Created impactful demonstrations that highlighted the seamless integration between different platforms and technologies, effectively illustrating the value of partnerships and collaboration.• Designed and built the Mindjet Labs site, a dedicated platform that showcased the developed prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and application extensions. Crafted a visually appealing and user-friendly interface to enhance the overall user experience.• Leveraged innovative thinking and technical expertise to envision and bring to life cutting-edge solutions that addressed specific business needs and challenges of potential partners.

• Directed strategic software development resources in order to build partnerships. • Designed and built the MindManager Accelerator for Salesforce.com.• Created and maintained the Mindjet Labs (labs.mindjet.com).• Developed prototypes and proof-of-concepts in order to demonstrate integration possibilities and build partnership relationships.US Patents Awarded• 7702679 Method for creating and tracking external system data via a mind map • 8103703 System and method for providing content-specific topics in a mind mapping system

• Managed a 13-person software development team of designers, developers, and testers for the MindManager Tablet PC version and MindManager X5 mind mapping application.

• I designed, built, and managed the software development of BC Framer, a custom CAD application for Boise Cascade's engineered wood products through 6 annual releases.