Background
Summary
Executive manager in enterprise and internet software with broad product development as well as general management experience. Generally interested in how technology innovations can be brought to market to provide value in deep and fundamental ways.
Specialties:Enterprise Infrastructure Software for Internet Applications, General Management, Product Development and Product Management, Global Sales, Strategy, Mergers/Acquisitions. Also, deep transaction processing background.
Specialties:Enterprise Infrastructure Software for Internet Applications, General Management, Product Development and Product Management, Global Sales, Strategy, Mergers/Acquisitions. Also, deep transaction processing background.
Experience
Board Member
Splunk
Board Member
Magnet Systems, Inc.
Member of Board
Rally Software Development
Chair of Compensation Committee
Acquired by CA in July 2015
Acquired by CA in July 2015
CTO and SVP, eBay
eBay
Oversee the teams that build ebay's search, data and platform technologies as well as the teams in charge of the technical operations of ebay.com.
EVP, Products and GM Business Interaction Division
BEA Systems
Responsible for BEA's Product Group as well as General Manager for a separate division focused on enterprise social computing, enterprise portals and business process management software.
CTO
BEA Systems
EVP, Strategic Global Accounts
BEA Systems
Responsible for the leadership and execution of programs that effectively build, grow, and maintain strong and sustainable relationships with BEA's largest and best global customers.
VP/GM Various Product Groups
BEA Systems
Most recently responsible for BEA's WebLogic Portal product from inception through release 7.1. Also led the teams that delivered the first versions of WebLogic WorkShop and Liquid Data.
Senior Architect
Bell Labs, USL and Novell
One of the original architects of Tuxedo. Designed and developed early versions of Tuxedo at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Unix System Laboratories, and Novell prior to Tuxedo being acquired by BEA. Co-authored the book, “The Tuxedo System, Software for Constructing and Managing Distributed Business Applications”, and hold a patent for innovations within Tuxedo.