Corporate Vice President, Ecosystems And Solutions Enablement
Santa Clara, California, Us
Responsibilities:• Defined, planned and enabled user experience-based platform solutions including hardware platforms and complete software packages to deliver the targeted user experiences.• Managed development and business relationships with all third party hardware and software partners including overseeing requirements, contracts, and execution• Managed Google and Microsoft relationship and engagement for Client Product GroupAccomplishments:• Developed and implemented company-wide approach to drive platform solution planning and execution focused on targeted end user experiences. Allowed AMD to much more accurately target development investments and necessary partnerships resulting in more marketable solutions while reducing investment.• Led client platform planning and execution through both internal and third party partners. Including Form Factor Reference Designs, Next Gen Concept Platforms, and OEM production ready platforms. Defined/Delivered AMD’s Nano PC (world’s smallest full windows 8 PC) which received Mobile World Congress “Best of Show” award in 2013.• Led strategic planning thru contract closure with all ISV, IHV, and OSV partners, resulting in multi-million dollar reduction in NRE outlay for partner development, while increasing AMD optimized software solutions available through partners.• Led planning, delivery and contract negotiation of AMD’s first chipset, completely delivered through a 3rd party, and worth $425M.• Created first multi-year roadmap of client user experience solutions and delivered 2014 solutions on track.• Instituted Use Case based development methodology for platform planning, development, and testing across AMD client business.