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Houston, Texas, Us

- Leading the product marketing team for HPE Aruba Networking switching and routing, including AOS-CX, AOS-S, and the Comware portfolio - Leading U.S. Federal Government solutions marketing for networking- Chairing the HPE Discover Technical General Session for Networking- Serving as a SME, speaking at industry events, blogging, tweeting and in media interviews• Designing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for critical Aruba customer target accounts globally- Planning and implementing HPE web content strategy and execution switching, Comware, and Federal marketing

Houston, Texas, Us

• Leading marketing for Aruba enterprise campus networking solutions, including cloud, Wi-Fi, switching, and 5G / private cellular solutions across enterprise, commercial and U.S. federal segments • Designing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for critical Aruba customer target accounts globally• Leading a cross-functional team to develop install-base cloud adoption and migration strategies and tactics• Managing and coaching new grads / interns in various market analysis projects• Serving as a SME, speaking at industry events, blogging, tweeting and in media interviews• Co-chairing HPE Aruba’s CTO tech keynote at Aruba Atmosphere• Led the development of Aruba’s enterprise buyer personas with sales and marketing.

San Jose, California, Us

• Leading marketing for enterprise campus networking solutions, including commercial and U.S. federal segments - Led the development of Aruba's 5G and Wi-Fi 6 narrative and introduced Aruba's Air Pass solution to market• Led a cross-functional team to develop install-base cloud adoption and migration GTM• Managed and coached new grads / interns in various market analysis projects• Delivering Aruba’s corporate overview & strategy to EBC customer and partner meetings• Drove thought leadership on AI, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3 with blogs, podcasts & PR• Serving as a SME, speaking at industry events, blogging, tweeting and in media events• Co-chaired Aruba’s CTO tech keynote (2022) at global and digital customer events.• Cultivated IoT, UCC and security partnerships through PR and sales enablement activities.• Led the development of Aruba’s enterprise buyer personas with sales and marketing.

San Jose, California, Us

• Led marketing for Aruba's cloud solutions, including Aruba Central (cloud and on-premises), ArubaOS, and User Experience Insight• Managed and coached new grads / interns in various market analysis projects• Delivered Aruba’s corporate overview & strategy to EBC customer and partner meetings• Introduced Aruba's new licensing strategy and structure to support customer cloud transitions• Drove thought leadership on AI, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3 with blogs, podcasts & PR• Served as a SME, speaking at industry events, blogging, tweeting and in media interviews• Chaired Aruba's annual sales kickoff tech keynote for a worldwide sales force.• Co-chaired Aruba’s CTO tech keynote (2017-2020) at global and digital customer events.• Served as an internal ambassador in the Aruba Ascend employee culture program.• Cultivated IoT, UCC and security partnerships through PR and sales enablement activities.• Led marketing for Aruba's WLAN portfolio, including access points, controllers, and gateways• Led Aruba’s SD-WAN market entrance and established Aruba's SD-Branch differentiation.• Led marketing for Aruba’s branch networking solutions, including VPN, routing, and SD-WAN products- Led marketing for HPE's FlexNetwork portfolio and Aruba's core/aggregation switch products.

San Jose, California, Us

• Served as Aruba’s sales and partner enablement content lead, maintaining sales enablement resources, partnering with product marketing, solutions marketing, and technical marketing.• Developed sales training curriculum through technology sales plays, competitive battle cards, recorded training modules, live webinars, and in-person trainings.

San Jose, California, Us

• Supervisor for 4-person Sales Development team, serving as Channel VP's liaison to all departments relating to Aruba's lead generation efforts and qualification criteria.• Recognized as FY13’s top Inside Sales representative and top MIO contributor by quota & pipeline• Grew myself as the 15-person team’s lead generation, product & SFDC expert, building campaign & mailing lists, and assisting colleagues in testing new sales/marketing strategy & leading product/solutions training.• Enabled major opportunities across all verticals, including Fortune 500 enterprises, nationally ranked university, top healthcare systems & state/local entities by working strategically with Territory Managers, VARs, VADs and ArubaEdge technology partners through cold-calling & local events.• Cultivated & qualified leads through nurturing customer relationships with C- and Director- level customer contacts, as well as strong internal collaborative partnerships with cross-departmental executives and management in developing targeted campaigns, marketing lists, and national/regional/local events.

• Supervised field operations in Districts 1 & 4 of San Francisco (Pop=100,000), inc. door-to-door canvassing, grassroots networking with businesses, community leaders, citywide groups (GGMG), & elected officials• Consistently exceeded donor/voter support (sales) goals in a high-intensity, high-impact team environment, combined with an average of 150 cold calls per day, and canvassed over 1,200 households per month.• Conducted opposition & finance research, compiled leadership profiles, led social media efforts, and reviewed campaign press releases & articles at supervisor’s request• Oversaw intern recruitment & volunteer operations, supported management operations and led Chinese language interpretation

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Advised academic year & summers sessions students on college orientation, personal hardships such as stress, depression, & illnesses, and investigated housing policy violations in conjunction with emergency services personnel• Mentored a hall staff training seminar, performed hiring interviews, and conducted performance evaluations• Oversaw 100+ high turnout academic, service, diversity, and social programs for 6,000+ students over a 2 year period• Managed residence hall student advocacy, outreach, marketing, and day-to-day operations.• Established myself as a visible educational staff resource and maintained a working relationship with over 600 students• At behest of supervisor, authored a suite-style community living & diversity outreach guide

• Served as RHA Representative ('06-'07), RHA Vice President ('07-'08), Hall Association Executive Vice President ('08) LeadSymp Programs Director ('08) & NRHH President & Director/Refounder ('07-'09)• Managed promotional events, incl. item distribution, contests, info table setup, and on-field presentation for Cal Athletics DI program• Researched potential marketing strategies for residence hall promotions

Sao Paulo, Br

• Outreached to local service organizations in South Asia and Latin America to coordinate tourist opportunities to serve the communities they visit• Researched and compiled database of new, potential Latin American and South Asian NGO partnerships

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Toluene and Acetone

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government

Minor, Public Policy Analysis