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Greater Seattle Area

Providing senior-level program, technology & business management expertise to clients on behalf of North Highland, a premier provider of Global Strategy, Consulting and Delivery Services to enterprise clients across the US and UK. Specializing in HW/SW Product Development, Supply Chains (Physical/Digital), Cloud Platforms, M&A Divestitures and Digital Transformation Initiatives across the enterprise

Greater Seattle Area

Led the start-up of a new business unit to enable a top Fortune 100 client account—including New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing, deployment, and field support services.Reported directly to the CEO, recruited a team from scratch, and held accountability for managing to balanced scorecard metrics – including financial, people, customer and internal shared objectives. Defined the new unit’s strategy and business model, identified potential revenue opportunities, and… Show more Led the start-up of a new business unit to enable a top Fortune 100 client account—including New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing, deployment, and field support services.Reported directly to the CEO, recruited a team from scratch, and held accountability for managing to balanced scorecard metrics – including financial, people, customer and internal shared objectives. Defined the new unit’s strategy and business model, identified potential revenue opportunities, and developed a road map for future growthSuccessfully established a new field operations team in Florida to support the enterprise client, recruiting and leading a team comprised of HW/SW engineers, customer care, and maintenance operations personnel Show less

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed SW development for Xbox accessories to enable the launch of several 1st Party/3rd Party devices - controllers, headsets and racing wheels – and defining the software accessory roadmap for the future generation of Xbox products• Responsible for driving integration between Kinect Development workstreams – Hardware, Software, Games and Marketing - cross-collaborating with top executives to ensure attainment of the scheduled November 2010 product launch and promptly addressing any… Show more • Managed SW development for Xbox accessories to enable the launch of several 1st Party/3rd Party devices - controllers, headsets and racing wheels – and defining the software accessory roadmap for the future generation of Xbox products• Responsible for driving integration between Kinect Development workstreams – Hardware, Software, Games and Marketing - cross-collaborating with top executives to ensure attainment of the scheduled November 2010 product launch and promptly addressing any deviations, risks and issues regarding the program Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Held progressive series of program management leadership roles, including:• Xbox Global Launch Management: Led a global launch team charged with ensuring successful market launches for high-profile PC and Xbox hardware products. • XBOX Quality Engineering: Led a cross-organizational “ Quality Leadership Council” initiative aimed at raising Xbox quality issue visibility and driving executive alignment/action to achieve resolution• XBOX Developer Program Turnaround: reduced… Show more Held progressive series of program management leadership roles, including:• Xbox Global Launch Management: Led a global launch team charged with ensuring successful market launches for high-profile PC and Xbox hardware products. • XBOX Quality Engineering: Led a cross-organizational “ Quality Leadership Council” initiative aimed at raising Xbox quality issue visibility and driving executive alignment/action to achieve resolution• XBOX Developer Program Turnaround: reduced operational costs; improved customer satisfaction. Integrated automated and new customer workflows in division’s IT infrastructure.• XBOX New Emerging Markets Launch: Helped define the Xbox launch’s market evaluation, requirements and operational strategy for countries including India; Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in Eastern Europe; Chile and Brazil in South America; and Russia; and South Africa. Directed China launch project team.• XBOX Customer Support Improvements: Urgently drove cross-organizational “Customer Support – Continuous Improvement Council” initiative, directly sponsored by Division Vice President. Aligned 75-member virtual team with same priorities and metrics, for improving post-sales customer service. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Led a team of hardware/software engineers and program managers responsible for driving worldwide manufacturing operations for Microsoft’s initial mouse products.• Selected and managed contract suppliers in China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong & Mexico• Led the search process and startup of two new suppliers for Microsoft: Kimball (1994) and Flextronics (1995)• Created new business opportunities by developing new custom hardware capability for OEM’s (Dell… Show more Led a team of hardware/software engineers and program managers responsible for driving worldwide manufacturing operations for Microsoft’s initial mouse products.• Selected and managed contract suppliers in China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong & Mexico• Led the search process and startup of two new suppliers for Microsoft: Kimball (1994) and Flextronics (1995)• Created new business opportunities by developing new custom hardware capability for OEM’s (Dell, HP)• Saved $100M+ in cost by changing Microsoft’s sourcing model from OEM/ODM to contract manufacturing Show less

M.B.A, International / Business Strategy

M.S, Industrial Engineering

B.S, Mechanical Engineering