• Led initiative to develop AI-powered engine to streamline sponsor matches for sales teams and country leaders. Reduced time required for sponsor matching from hours to minutes, decreasing sponsor time to impact. • Accelerate​ business and drive customer loyalty by connecting senior-level influencers and providing aggregated feedback to internal stakeholders to influence Cisco’s strategy, messaging, and product/solution development.• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to plan and orchestrate global programs in support of business priorities. • Build and optimize programs that support our largest countries and customers.

• Manage the Global Customer Advisory Board - connecting Cisco's Executive Leadership Team and our top customers (~$8B in business) to transform future strategic directions and build strategic relationships.• Evolved board from in-person to virtual during COVID. • Hosted first-ever hybrid board meeting in May 2022 - hosting customers both in-person and virtually.

• Developed Partner Enablement series for +500 partners to build pipeline and enhance virtual selling skills during COVID. • Drove short-term GTM play resulting in 32% US Commercial growth (Q4FY17 to Q2FY18); 12:1 ROI.

• Managed executive communications for US Partner Organization, partnering closely with cross-functional leadership to develop clear and succinct calls to action to increase sales and fuel partner growth.• Led Business Development team to develop, execute and track enablement, offers and messaging at Partner Summit for 1,500+ partners.• Aligned Americas, US and Global Partner Organization for annual vision, strategic objectives and metrics for success.

• Start-up channel business model to driving +$1.2B in software sales. • Developed all executive messaging. Scaled a communications strategy for partner incentive programs and play execution across multi-internal and partner audiences.• Optimized ISV sales contributions to track new software applications and ecosystem partner engagement, ultimately influencing investment strategy.

• Co-built, scaled, and launched The SELL (Sales Enablement Learning Lifecycle) – a role-based enablement tool for US, LatAm, Canada to drive Architecture value sales.• Reduced sellers’ time to attain $9.5B in US bookings by leading new enablement for partner incentive programs. Inaugurated a partner initiative to generate demand on Cisco's Core Route / Switch differentiation.• Developed messaging and presentations for executive speaking engagements.• Owned culture initiative where young professionals added value, felt respected and grew.

• M&A: Led communications, readiness and training plans to ensure the successful transition of partners following TANDBERG acquisition. • Rolled out national partner demand generation campaign for Cisco TelePresence.

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•Developed and distributed global customer and partner newsletters in up to seven languages to better enable sales through direct and indirect channels. Average customer newsletter generated 3.35% click-through rate, 530 converted leads and 6 won opportunities.

• Successfully launched the new Go Forward! Partner Program. Influenced program awareness and adoption to regional and local sales teams, distributors and resellers.• Created dedicated marketing programs and demand generation campaigns to help partners grow their installed base business by expanding their current product and services reach.• Developed messaging and joint value propositions for channel partners and end-user customers.

• Created and implemented communications for all employee publications, case studies, win stories and press releases.• Served as Siemens Communications delegate for Siemens USA Environmental Sustainability Initiative. Managed speakers bureau including placement of mid- and senior-level executives at national and regional industry events. Involved research and content development. Grew keynote placements by 25% in the first year.

• Developed collateral, web content, white papers, bylined articles, custom publishing, news releases and internal communications.• Managed federal government customer events and trade shows including coordinating and driving participation and funding of Siemens AG and other Siemens USA operating companies. • Independently ran programs and managed $200,000 annual budget for public sector and higher education marketing and PR activities.