Experience

Airgap Networks Inc.

• United States
• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Marketing

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Lead all marketing at Airgap Networks, a disruptive cybersecurity company. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Airgap is backed by leading investors including Cervin Ventures, Storm Ventures, Engineering Capital, Sorenson Ventures, Aspenwood Ventures and individual investors including Manoj Apte, Josh Leslie, Anuj Kapur, and Robert Tinker. The Airgap Zero Trust platform delivers agentless segmentation, ZTNA, and automated incident response for IT, OT, and IoT environments. With Airgap, you can easily isolate every endpoint, authenticate every transaction, and surgically stop ransomware propagation. With Airgap, customers can go from a patchwork of vulnerable legacy devices and applications to a fully segmented Zero Trust network in only a few hours. Airgap’s patented solution requires no agents, no APIs, and no significant changes to hardware. Meaning we can perfectly isolate what others can’t – like headless OT machines, IoT devices, and legacy applications.



Alkira Inc

• United States

• Head Of Digital Marketing

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

  Led digital marketing for this high growth startup funded by Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins & Google Ventures. Led digital marketing for this high growth startup funded by Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins & Google Ventures.



F5 Networks

• Computer Software
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Product Marketing

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2018

  Reporting to the SVP of Product Management, responsible for developing and delivering compelling product line go-to-market strategies, establishing differentiated market positions, compelling positioning and messaging, and building demand and market awareness of F5’s market-leading solutions. Reporting to the SVP of Product Management, responsible for developing and delivering compelling product line go-to-market strategies, establishing differentiated market positions, compelling positioning and messaging, and building demand and market awareness of F5’s market-leading solutions.



Cisco Systems

• Director Product Management and Marketing

  • Dec 2000 - May 2014

  Director, Product Management P&L responsibility for the $500M Cisco fibre-channel business, including product management, product marketing, and channel development. Director, Product Marketing Led all product marketing for the Data Center Application Services business unit for the L4-L7 application delivery portfolio. Director, Product Management P&L responsibility for the $500M Cisco fibre-channel business, including product management, product marketing, and channel development. Director, Product Marketing Led all product marketing for the Data Center Application Services business unit for the L4-L7 application delivery portfolio.



BuzzRocket Inc

• United States

• Vice President, Marketing

  • Apr 1999 - Nov 2000

  As co-founder and VP of Marketing of B2B permission e-mail marketing startup, responsible for all aspects of marketing planning and management, including initial market research and target market identification, competitive analysis and positioning, identifying and acquiring content sources, establishing pricing strategy, sales playbooks, launch planning, negotiating product requirements with customers and building relationships with external suppliers and developers. As co-founder and VP of Marketing of B2B permission e-mail marketing startup, responsible for all aspects of marketing planning and management, including initial market research and target market identification, competitive analysis and positioning, identifying and acquiring content sources, establishing pricing strategy, sales playbooks, launch planning, negotiating product requirements with customers and building relationships with external suppliers and developers.



Hughes Space and Communications

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager, Program Management

  • Jan 1998 - Mar 1999

  Led the business and marketing relationship with the company's top commercial customer, including business development, value proposition and marketing messaging creation with customer marketing teams, PR liaison, contract negotiation, and global subcontractor management. Led the business and marketing relationship with the company's top commercial customer, including business development, value proposition and marketing messaging creation with customer marketing teams, PR liaison, contract negotiation, and global subcontractor management.



Space Systems Loral

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager, Program Management

  • Apr 1990 - Jan 1998

  Managed 30 employee product team for next generation electronics suite, from engineering to introduction to the factory floor. Managed 12 major subcontractors based in Italy, France and Japan. Special Achievement Award for outstanding contribution to the Company, three consecutive years. Managed 30 employee product team for next generation electronics suite, from engineering to introduction to the factory floor. Managed 12 major subcontractors based in Italy, France and Japan. Special Achievement Award for outstanding contribution to the Company, three consecutive years.



Boeing Electronics

• China

• Research and Development Engineer

  • Jan 1986 - Apr 1990

  Awarded Operation Eagle Boeing Employee of the Month for leading-edge research into advanced ASIC technologies, including direct-write e-beam lithography, tape automated bonding and the test software for the world's first single-chip 1750A processor. Awarded Operation Eagle Boeing Employee of the Month for leading-edge research into advanced ASIC technologies, including direct-write e-beam lithography, tape automated bonding and the test software for the world's first single-chip 1750A processor.