Improving human rights in safety, trust, and privacy in a digital world. Co-founder of a security team working across Microsoft products to move the security advantage to the human.Key Achievements- Co-founded a new security team and developed the Windows Enhanced Phishing Protection program, significantly improving telemetry about phishing incidents and enhancing overall security of customers' digital environments- Directed the development and successful execution of a SmartScreen replacement for over 1.5 billion monthly active devices from emerging and novel threats, improving protection with more accurate security warnings- Authored strategic papers that secured funding for 40 headcount to advance the Microsoft Cobalt silicon program. Routinely collaborated with executives, including CVP and EVP level and the Microsoft Security executive office to optimize ARM-based compute design, validation, and pricing- Led the technical integration of ARM into Microsoft's software ecosystem, collaborating with Azure engineering, .NET runtime, and Azure Linux and Windows teams- Translated complex business strategies into actionable technical roadmaps, fostering cross-organizational collaborationDiversity & Inclusion: Prioritized diverse perspectives, boosting team collaboration and problem-solving efficiency.Mentoring & Education: Elevated over 50 team members' skills in cybersecurity and software engineering through diverse training methods. Conducted sessions with tools like one pagers, explainers, intents, technical and strategy reviews, written training materials, video guides, and extensive code reviews.

Worked closely with executive leadership to define the Windows 10 browser strategy and evolve the IE organization through several exceptional company events (Connected Car Integration, Nokia Browser Divestiture, Quality Impacts). As a lead, responsible for driving the web design and development team, defining architecture for online services required by the web platform, building, and then operating those services. A mentor to direct team members, teams across disciplines and outside the division, foundational service-oriented engineering and operations skills while taught while building a platform for operating the browser business fundamentals. Including integrated planning with the Windows division, local rhythm of business meetings, and scorecarding business metrics.Key Accomplishments:- Integrated a customer obsession framework into product development, aligning with traditional design and development practices so know exactly WHEN and HOW to incorporate customer feedback- Led new teams focused on the architecture of online services for the web platform aligned with Windows, providing technical vision that enhanced performance, reliability, and scalability- Architected an integrated portal that aggregated critical data, boosting team productivity and effectiveness. The portal was used by CVP and EVP leadership to balance priorities and provide transparency on progress.- Enhanced operational efficiency by redesigning internal tools and services, resulting in greater reliability and reduced operational and maintenance costs- Spearheaded the open-source implementation of key WebView controls for .NET, significantly contributing to the Windows Toolkit and .NET Foundation projects. This included active engagement with the developer community through conferences, GitHub, and internal forums to resolve critical issues with adoption

Championed new ways of thinking across Trustworthy Computing to improve quality, engineering productivity, and responsiveness to changing business priorities. Leveraged previously delivered compliance software and services to increase Microsoft business capability and reduce overall product time to market.- Mentored teams, introduced Agile and customer obsession practices, and fostered continuous improvement. Used customer-focused metrics for adoption, retention, engagement, and sentiment to measure solution success.- Led the development of compliance and certification tools, deeply integrated into Azure DevOps core systems where engineers do most of their work. This streamlined workflows, and reduced overhead. Achieved 99.9% uptime and became a critical component for all Microsoft products.- Played a key role in changing the culture of integrating security and compliance into Microsoft's product development processes, driving tooling that influenced cultural and procedural changes that prioritized customer trust and security. This tooling is a cornerstone to customer trust and is still in use today.

Technical lead for Internet Explorer performance lab responsible for collecting reliable, accurate, and actionable data to inform engineering decisions throughout the Windows development cycle.- Developed analysis strategies and statistical systems that evaluated the code base across 140 system configurations 200 times daily, ensuring precision in performance metrics- Engineered a scalable performance analysis system, enabling rapid identification and resolution of potential issues before they reached customers, resulting in a smoother and more reliable browsing experience for customers. Applied advanced algorithms to enhance evaluations, leading to faster detection of performance bottlenecks and faster implementation of improvements

Decomposed systems, developed, and implemented long-term technical strategies that complement the business strategy for core Microsoft systems. Time split between the litigation and law enforcement needs of Microsoft and developing custom software for Microsoft's senior executives and support staff.- Led redesign and modernization of Microsoft's Litigation Support system, ensuring faster, more reliable processing of legal documents. This improved the security posture, performance, developer and legal counsel productivity, and reduce costs while also reducing response times to legal inquiries.- Managed cross-functional and global teams to deliver custom applications for senior executives, ensuring compliance with stringent privacy, security, and accessibility standards.- Evangelized new technologies and drove early adoption programs, fostering skill development across teams and ensuring high-quality code development in real-world scenarios- Led a small, cross-functional team to develop custom applications for Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates and other senior executives

On assignment at Microsoft driving new features for an internal enterprise Litigation Support system and working closely with offshore vendors to maintain the legacy VB4 system. * Utilized Enterprise Services (COM/COM+), Microsoft .NET framework (1.1/2.0), Web Services, VB4, SQL Server 2000/2005 build a highly performant system migrated from VB4 to C# 2005, * Solution more robust and scalable than previous versions, increasing performance 150% over previous system. * Leveraged experience and expertise with Microsoft Visual Source Safe and Team Foundation Server to organize builds sent to Production Support for deployment* Worked with DBAs to fine tune the performance of a 2.5 terabyte database* Communicated development efforts to Project Manager and Product Managers* Worked with international partners providing insight into deployment best practices utilizing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005* Work with offshore developers to coordinate development efforts and releases to test teams

Created feature rich web applications using ASP.NET, Web Services, C# and VB.NET. Reported to the director of engineering and CTO.* Developed training initiatives to facilitate implementation of Microsoft patterns and practices and static code analysis to increase product quality.* Actively raised awareness of new technologies, such as SQL 2005 Server, Visual Studio 2005, and Team Foundation Server and how they could be used to deliver customer solutions more efficiently than current tools.* Interviewed potential new team hires, including company senior management positions.* Led team architecture and design reviews, driving reuse across multiple projects.* High reuse allowed project teams to complete assignments quickly, and focus on site design.* New capabilities created for projects were packaged as reusable components for upgrades to existing deployed systems, or use with upcoming projects.* Created integrated single sign on application utilizing Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, ADSI, XML and Web Services for a large meta-bank. * Architected design solution and lead development team for implementation into a web-based account management system.* Worked closely with the Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Officer of a major federal financial institution to apply Single Sign On for their business.* Increased performance of existing product offering by 280% through analysis and innovative SOAP message compression techniques.

Responsible for merging technical schematics and design documents to create secure and scalable systems, utilizing reusable data and middle tier business logic components built with Microsoft Best Practices.* Built custom and configurable translation engine that translated various input formats to various output formats (such as comma-separated value documents to electronic data interface (EDI)). * Upgraded existing legacy application (COM/VB) to a distributed VB.NET solution, increasing application throughput by 300% and providing scalability using MSMQ, SQL Server 2000, and Web Services.* Leveraged translation engine in multiple projects to reduce initial cost of solutions and increase company profit. Engine used in major project for the United States Department of Finance and Accounting service, the financial arm of the Department of Defense.* Built asynchronous solution further leveraging the translation engine to calculate mileage based on DFAS rules for freight management partners and clients. System used data mining and machine learning techniques using supervised learning algorithms to increase scalability and throughput of the system with minimal human interaction.

Researched, designed, and held the primary role in the delivery of highly complex software solutions.* Envisioning and planning: requirements & specifications; preliminary project plan & timeline; proof of concept; status reports; risk identification and analysis* Design & Development: refined project plan & timeline, solution/application architect; logical & physical design (diagrams); detailed design, including hardware; refined risk identification, analysis & mitigation planning* Release: source codes & executables; operations guide; training/help documents; future enhancement recommendations or future solution phase/release recommendations; documentation of known issues associated with the current release; bug identification & feature request on internal tools; feedback to approprate teams on issues releated to early adoption of Microsoft technologies & detailed planning to migrate to final release of any early adoption of new technology uses