Experience

Crossroads Bible Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions

• Intern

  • May 2021 - Present

  Bellevue, WA Actively engaged with the Men's Ministry Team, which includes teaching / facilitating responsibilities.



Dallas Theological Seminary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Full-time student pursuing my Master of Theology (ThM, 4-year) degree. Expected graduation is May, 2022.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Partner Group Program Manager, Bing Local Search

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2019

  Bellevue, WA Program management of Bing Local search. Help Bing users find and learn more about any local business or public venue in the world: restaurants, hotels, public parks, electricians, plumbers, etc. Accountability for all aspects of the local search experience (data, relevance, and user experience).

• Partner Group Program Manager, Bing Local & Maps Data

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Bellevue, WA Responsible for program management of Bing Local and Maps data. The Local and Maps team were recently combined. Primary responsibilities include management of all data functions (data partnerships, web mining, curation, corrections) and accountability for local search experiences through various channels (Bing.com, Cortana, Windows, et. al.).

• Partner Product Lead, Bing

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  Bellevue, WA Product Lead is a new role that was established on the Bing product team in early 2015. This is a product leadership and planning role that sits within the engineering organization. In my current role I have accountability for the product direction and end-to-end experiences around Bing Local Search.

• Principal Group Program Manager, Bing

  • Dec 2009 - Jan 2015

  Bellevue, WA Joined Bing as a Lead PM on the Data Mining team. This was a short-term assignment intended to provide a quick onramp to the world of big data and search. After 6 months, moved to a Lead PM role on the UX team where my team was responsible for the core parts of the Bing user experience - the Search box and the Search Results Page (SERP). Then took on a new challenge as the GPM for Bing Shopping. In the spring of 2012, took on a role as the GPM for Bing Local Search where I have… Show more Joined Bing as a Lead PM on the Data Mining team. This was a short-term assignment intended to provide a quick onramp to the world of big data and search. After 6 months, moved to a Lead PM role on the UX team where my team was responsible for the core parts of the Bing user experience - the Search box and the Search Results Page (SERP). Then took on a new challenge as the GPM for Bing Shopping. In the spring of 2012, took on a role as the GPM for Bing Local Search where I have responsibility for our world-wide data platform and multiple end-to-end Local experiences.

• Principal Group Program Manager, CRM

  • Nov 2003 - Nov 2009

  Redmond, WA Spent 18 months as the Lead PM for our Infrastructure / Developer Platform before taking on the challenge as the GPM for Dynamics CRM. I was the primary PM leader on the Dynamics CRM team during this period, managing a team of 30+ PMs in Redmond and India. During this time I guided three major releases and the business grew from a nascent business of $30M in annual revenues to $300M+ annually.

• Director, Enterprise Systems

  • Dec 2001 - Oct 2003

  Redmond, WA Rejoined Microsoft in an IT management role. Initially responsible for a number of the company's marketing systems (world-wide event planning and registration, etc.). After 9 months, assumed responsibility for our Enterprise Customer systems (CRM, Incentive Compensation, etc.), managing a team of 120+ people.



Onyx Software

• Germany

• Chief Architect

  • Aug 1999 - Nov 2001

  Bellevue, WA Shortly after my company (Versametrix) was acquired by Onyx I took on the role of Chief Architect. I was the primary architect of a new architecture that replaced the existing client/server architecture. Scope included all aspects of the product (UX + Server). This role was primarily technical, but also included a number of customer / prospect related activities.



Versametrix

• Information Technology & Services

• Founder, CEO

  • Jul 1996 - Jul 1999

  Founded a company focused on the Business Intelligence (BI) segment, specifically around web-based information delivery. Our initial focus on BI evolved into a product that allowed creation of componentized and highly customized information portals. Onyx Software was an early licensee of the software and acquired the company in July, 1999.

• Senior Manager, Finance

  • Jun 1992 - Jun 1996

  Redmond, WA Managed a team that was responsible for Microsoft's world-wide revenue reporting systems. Led a combined team of Finance and IT professionals that built the first versions of MS-Sales, a revenue reporting system that is still in use at the company today. Envisioned and helped develop our primary reporting tool. A number of innovations from this reporting tool were later incorporated into Excel PivotTables.



Deloitte & Touche

• 1 - 100 Employee

• CPA, Senior Accountant

  • Jun 1989 - May 1992

  Bellevue, WA Audited a number of high-profile Seattle area technology companies, including our flagship client Microsoft. After two years on the Microsoft engagement, promoted to the role of Senior Accountant, responsible for the operational aspects of the annual audit, managing a team of several other CPAs.