Experience

Bellevue College Continuing Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor, TELOS Program

  • 2019 - Present

  As part of the TELOS Program (https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ce/retiree-programs/) I teach technology topics to retirees. I have taught hands-on classes in getting the most from your Android phone and another class about Virtual and Augmented Reality. In-person classes are suspended during the pandemic, so I’m using this time to develop a new class that is a general introduction to computers and software for a non-technical audience. As part of the TELOS Program (https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ce/retiree-programs/) I teach technology topics to retirees. I have taught hands-on classes in getting the most from your Android phone and another class about Virtual and Augmented Reality. In-person classes are suspended during the pandemic, so I’m using this time to develop a new class that is a general introduction to computers and software for a non-technical audience.


Independent
• Uganda
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Indie Developer

  • 2017 - Present


Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of UX, Developer Division

  • 2013 - 2016

  Director of Experience Design and User Research for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Blend, visualstudio.com, and MSDN. Director of Experience Design and User Research for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Blend, visualstudio.com, and MSDN.

• General Manager, Expression Studio

  • 2006 - 2012

  GM of Expression Studio: Expression Blend (UX editor for XAML/WPF/Silverlight), Expression Design, Expression Web (the former Microsoft FrontPage), Expression Media, and Expression Encoder. GM of Expression Studio: Expression Blend (UX editor for XAML/WPF/Silverlight), Expression Design, Expression Web (the former Microsoft FrontPage), Expression Media, and Expression Encoder.



Plumtree Software

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EVP, Product Development and Support, Corporate Officer

  • 2003 - 2005

  Executive Vice President of Product Development and Support for pioneering enterprise portal platform provider. Corporate officer. Plumtree was acquired by BEA Systems in 2005. Executive Vice President of Product Development and Support for pioneering enterprise portal platform provider. Corporate officer. Plumtree was acquired by BEA Systems in 2005.



WildTangent

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • 2001 - 2003

  Ran game studio (~10 web games/year) and led development of web game platform, game store, and game network. Hired Matt Shea (former WildTangent CEO). Ran game studio (~10 web games/year) and led development of web game platform, game store, and game network. Hired Matt Shea (former WildTangent CEO).



Go2Net

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • 1999 - 2001

  Joined Go2Net to start broadband team for delivery of television-based interactive services (TV set-top box portals) to Paul Allen’s Charter Communications. Licensed an enhanced TV application to Bloomberg TV. Joined Go2Net to start broadband team for delivery of television-based interactive services (TV set-top box portals) to Paul Allen’s Charter Communications. Licensed an enhanced TV application to Bloomberg TV.



Time4.com (acquired by Macromedia, Inc.)

• Co-founder, Chairman, and Lead Investor

  • 1998 - 1999

  Co-founded company to provide web-based transaction capabilities to small- and medium-sized service merchants. Launched restaurant reservations as our first target. Sold company to Macromedia in December 1999 (aqui-hire of Twin Cities team). Co-founded company to provide web-based transaction capabilities to small- and medium-sized service merchants. Launched restaurant reservations as our first target. Sold company to Macromedia in December 1999 (aqui-hire of Twin Cities team).



Netbot (acquired by Excite)

• President

  • 1996 - 1998

  Top executive of angel and venture-backed (Tom Alberg, ARCH, Alta Partners, Ohio Partners) startup spun out of the University of Washington by professors Oren Etzioni and Dan Weld. Raised $3 million, sold company to Excite for $35 million in one year. Based on UW's pioneering agent research, Netbot created Jango, the first comparison shopping search engine. Top executive of angel and venture-backed (Tom Alberg, ARCH, Alta Partners, Ohio Partners) startup spun out of the University of Washington by professors Oren Etzioni and Dan Weld. Raised $3 million, sold company to Excite for $35 million in one year. Based on UW's pioneering agent research, Netbot created Jango, the first comparison shopping search engine.



Adobe Systems

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Engineering

  • 1990 - 1996

  VP of Engineering for Applications Division. Products included: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat & PDF, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, PageMaker, FrameMaker. Took applications cross platform and directed technical integration of Aldus and Frame acquisitions. Hired Douglas Olson, Mark Hamburg (1st Photoshop engineer at Adobe and current Adobe Fellow), and Randy Ubillos (creator of Premiere Pro). Started product line architecture efforts, founded Core Technologies team, and hired Paul Holland. Grew team from 30 to 800 engineers during my tenure. Show less



NeXT Computer

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Developer Support

  • 1989 - 1990

  Managed developer support during the NeXTSTEP 0.9 days. Hired by and reported to Steve Jobs. Managed developer support during the NeXTSTEP 0.9 days. Hired by and reported to Steve Jobs.



Silicon Beach Software

• United States
• Software Development

• VP R&D and Co-founder

  • 1984 - 1989

  Co-founded and led software development and design at this pioneering Macintosh ISV. Products included: Airborne!, Dark Castle, Beyond Dark Castle, World Builder, SuperPaint, Digital Darkroom, SuperCard, Super3D, and (Aldus) IntelliDraw. Hired Jonathan Gay (IntelliDraw and Flash inventor). Silicon Beach was acquired by Aldus Corp. in 1990. Inventions: plug-ins and app SDK (in SuperPaint), editable image selection (in Digital Darkroom), Nudge keys (in Silicon Press). Airborne! was first microcomputer game with digital sound and WaveEdit (unreleased) was first sound editor. Show less