Experience

ScaleWith

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SVP, Chief Product & Innovation Officer

  • May 2023 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area I lead product strategy, driving innovation while ensuring alignment with our business goals. I oversee the product lifecycle from conception to launch and beyond. I also build and nurture relationships with our customer advisory boards and technology partners. Proud to foster a culture that emphasizes our mission, core values, and commitment to meaningful social impact.



HumanQ

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, Head of Product

  • Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area Creating tech-powered coaching products that unlock human potential. I built and led our in-house product development team.



Salesforce

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President on Sabbatical

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  Personal sabbatical to recharge, gain perspective, and seek new opportunities.

• Vice President, Enablement – AppExchange

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2021

  San Francisco Bay Area I led a team of ecosystem, content, and program experts in equipping AppExchange ISV partners and ISV sales with the knowledge/skills to build great products and grow their businesses in the Salesforce Ecosystem. During my tenure, I developed a system of enablement at scale for identifying and measuring learning needs and distributing relevant content and curriculum to an audience of internal teams, technical partners and business leaders, architects, marketers, and sales… Show more I led a team of ecosystem, content, and program experts in equipping AppExchange ISV partners and ISV sales with the knowledge/skills to build great products and grow their businesses in the Salesforce Ecosystem. During my tenure, I developed a system of enablement at scale for identifying and measuring learning needs and distributing relevant content and curriculum to an audience of internal teams, technical partners and business leaders, architects, marketers, and sales teams. ➨ Developed ISV partner enablement program for building products that integrated with Salesforce’s Work.com product. ➨ Drove critical Salesforce AppExchange ISV products and Work.com for vaccine distribution and pandemic response in 35 states. ➨ Launched bi-weekly AppExchange Tech Talks enablement program. ➨ Transformed Salesforce Accelerate incubator program.

• Salesforce Accelerate - Startup Advisor

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

  San Francisco Bay Area Advisor to the Salesforce Accelerate companies. Salesforce Accelerate is a four-month virtual program powered by Salesforce for Startups. It is designed to provide the insights, learning, and support that startups need to strategically align with Salesforce and accelerate their time-to-market with AppExchange. Salesforce Accelerate, previously known as The Salesforce Incubator, has successfully graduated 42 companies.

• VP, Solutions and Customer Value Innovation - Small Business Essentials

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Built a new Solution Engineering capability for the small business market. Led the team to create new valuable ways to engage small business customers across all product lines. Small Businesses around the world use Salesforce to connect with their customers in a whole new way for #Growth, #CustomerValue, and #Success.

• VP, Strategic Innovation - Salesforce Ignite

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Americas leader for Salesforce Ignite - our approach to strategic innovation for our top customers. I have the privilege of leading a hugely talented team of strategists, entrepreneurs, design thinkers, innovators, and architects. We work hand-in-hand with leading companies to unlock new value in their businesses by becoming more customer-centric.

• Americas Executive, Ignite Innovation Program

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area Americas leader for Salesforce Ignite - our approach to strategic innovation for our top customers. I have the privilege of leading a hugely talented team of strategists, entrepreneurs, design thinkers, innovators, and architects. We work hand-in-hand with leading companies to unlock new value in their businesses by becoming more customer-centric.

• Innovation Executive, Ignite Program

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2014

  San Francisco Bay Area Founding member of the Ignite Program team at Salesforce. Guided the leadership teams of companies to define how mobile, social & cloud technologies can drive transformative change and value.

• Principal Architect, Advanced Technology Solutions - Commercial Business

  • Feb 2008 - Nov 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area Bring Enterprise Cloud Computing to CIOs and IT groups across North America in sales engagements focusing on the Salesforce Platform and CRM applications.

• Manager, Sales Engineering - SMB

  • Aug 2003 - Feb 2008

  San Francisco Bay Area Built the Small Business and Mid-Market Sales Engineering organization. We created a growth engine to power Salesforce from private to public and from one product to many.



Bang Networks

• United States
• Software Development

• Sr. Client Services Engineer

  • Jan 2001 - Jul 2003



AllAdvantage

• United States

• Software Engineer

  • Apr 1999 - Dec 2000

  San Francisco Bay Area



1stUp.com

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Director of Engineering

  • Aug 1998 - Apr 1999

  San Francisco Bay Area



HyperWear

• Co-Founder & CTO

  • Mar 1995 - Dec 1997

  Nashville, Tennessee, United States Built a .com operating out of my dorm room and hosted at the local ISP. Offered custom screen-printed t-shirts to businesses , clubs, and sports team. Wrote the software and ran product delivery via partnerships with local screen-printing shops. Closed the business to focus on graduating after breaking even on bootstrapped funding.