Bio

Executive Technologist, product manager, and business developer who delivers winning solutions leveraging vast expertise in product development/integration, partner relationships, and integrated marketing. My technology expertise in data storage, data protection, IoT, AI/ML run deep. I am also a technology evangelist able to expand business opportunities. I create solutions not envisaged by others by integrating partner products and messages and forming distribution relationships with ISVs and VARs. I am an expert at developing alliances and partnerships and know-how to bring the next big thing to market. I communicate in the language of engineering and business and understand the interests of customers and channel partners. I am a values-based leader who articulates the vision and leads exceptional teams by demonstratin shared values and goals. Highlighted Achievements • Managed product development and market launch of FlexPod, a channel solution that grew to a billion-dollar business for NetApp and sustained 300% growth for 2 years. • Led transformation of new technology into marketable products for NetEnrich, and monetized new technology by taking it from idea to product, building new business unit, and delivering 1M devices through strategic alliances. • Transformed ARM's IoT business by developing transition plan from technology licensing model to cloud model and successfully selling plan to executive leadership. • Managed Y2K preparation, directing upgrades of 54 applications and hundreds of business processes, and successfully closing out 1999 without any IT failures. My work experience has allowed me to develop expertiese in data storage concepts, data protection, IoT, Networking concepts, data center design, AI/ML, Kubernetes, Cloud Services and AI/ML.