The Seattle Orcas are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket. The team is based in Seattle, Washington and was announced in 2023 as one of six inaugural franchises to play in Major League Cricket. Source: WikipediaManaged cricket operations, including assembling team and coaches, and front office functions, including team brand & identity, marketing and merchandise. Team topped the league table in inaugural season and finished runners up in playoffs.

Products powered Avalara revenue growth from $300 m to $ 1 B. Built product and product experience organizations and discipline to deliver 20+ new products and major releases per year. Scaled platform capability and tools to serve a broader audience of partners and software developers. Developed a distinct product culture across functions to balance a dominant sales culture. Voice of product and platform strategy and roadmap to investors, partners and software developers.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startup to compile, structure and manage product information and intelligence to power product search and discovery, ad targeting, pricing and merchandising, product catalog management and more. Built world’s largest product information database. Secured major global brands as marquee customers. Acquired by Avalara.

Reported to Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and tasked with creating a new division to build an innovation engine and develop scalable and sustainable businesses around new ideas. First set of products included home robots, high-definition video communication system, voice controlled small business phones, disaster management service and energy management application.

Created a new division for Microsoft .NET, to drive sales of Visual Studio, platform strategy for Microsoft, engagement with the software developer community, and compete against Sun’s then dominant Java platform. Promoted to Corporate Vice President to launch and build a new platform and a suite of software tools targeted at software developers. Grew division from $500 m to $ 1 B in revenue, and DPG team from 5 to 1,500 employees worldwide. Established .NET as the premier worldwide platform for software developers.

Reported to President of Microsoft, and responsible for building, managing, and operating www.microsoft.com and IT infrastructure for worldwide sales and marketing. Led a team of 600+ with direct responsibility for product, engineering and operations.

Created South Asia Region for Microsoft and established long term Microsoft strategy and investment in India. Responsible for revenue, growth, strategy, partnerships, and government & public relations. Directed Bill Gates’ first visit to India in March 1997, a seminal event for India’s software industry.

o Product Unit Manager for Internet Security, 1994-96o Group Product Manager for Interactive TV, 1992-94o Product Manager for Windows 3.1 Multimedia, 1990-92