Education
Stanford University
Master of Science, Engineering and Economic Systems 1979-01-01 - 1982-01-01University of California, Davis
BA, Economics 1975-01-01 - 1979-01-01Work Experience
Silicon Valley
Current
Silicon Valley
UserTesting
2013-08-01 - 2022-07-01
UserTesting
Cera Technology, Inc.
2012-08-01 - 2015-07-01
Cera Technology, Inc.
Plastic Logic
2007-08-01 - 2012-07-01
Plastic Logic
NetApp
2005-11-01 - 2007-03-01
NetApp
PalmSource
2003-11-01 - 2005-07-01
PalmSource
Apple
1982-01-01 - 2003-02-01
Apple
Skills
Summary
Product development and security executive with unique technical / business acumen and extensive technical knowledge base blended with proven executive management skills, and a track record of identifying complex business problem and developing creative solutions. Product Leadership: Champions customer needs balancing business requirements and engineering realities to build exceptional products. Organizational Awareness: Collaborates successfully across corporate functions and balance needs of all organizations. Leadership: Recruits, trains, mentors and motivates creative and highly productive teams. Process Oversight: Adjusts process to meet needs of business, organization and customers. Specialties: - Security governance and security process management. - Balancing customer needs, technical realities and business constraints. - Predictable, high quality releases. - X-functional orgs (large and small) in multiple geographic locations and cultures. - Efficient process. - Growing talent (hiring, retaining, mentoring).