Development Manager - Windows Live RSS/Alerts
Microsoft
May 2005 - Present

Windows Live RSS:
The service is an online platform enabling access to syndication feeds (RSS and Atom) via SOAP/REST. Lead overall technical effort including:

  • Create highly-scalable architectures.
  • Build Development team.
  • Collaborate with teams across Microsoft on service integration/utilization.
  • Institute Best Practices across Development team.

Windows Live Alerts:
The service provides communication and content syndication, via RSS/Atom/SOAP/REST, to Windows Live Messenger, SMS (cell) and email endpoints. Lead overall technical effort including:

  • Integrate MessageCast and Microsoft products.
  • Merge and grow Development teams.
  • Manage migration/integration efforts.
  • Create highly-scalable architectures.
  • Institute Best Practices across Development teams.

Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder
MessageCast, Inc - Acquired by Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) in May, 2005.
2002-2005

Company provides enterprise-class technology that enables communication and RSS content syndication over real-time networks for instant messaging, SMS (cell) and email. Applications are private-labeled to the Fortune 1000, including L'Oreal, Buy.com, Fox Sports and Microsoft

Specific accomplishments included:
  • Performed initial market research and analysis, created the overall architecture and the initial prototype used to secure funding.
  • Built and managed the Development, QA, Operations and IT teams.
  • Managed all Development, Operations and IT timelines and deliverables. Implemented industry best practices for each team.
  • Designed co-location architecture budgeted and acquired all hardware and software.
  • Managed co-location and telecommunications selection process and build-out
  • Managed the 24x7x365 co-located production environment, including all network, hardware and software-related issues, change management and personnel. Environment meets or exceeds contractual high-availability and throughput requirements on a consistent basis
  • Negotiated technical aspects of Microsoft agreements.
  • Represented the company for technical sales efforts with potential customers usually at the CIO/CTO-level.
  • Managed initial patent filing with additional IP work in progress
  • Served as the company's technology leader to media, investors and analysts. Presents at industry conferences and roundtables.
  • Represented company in all technical due diligence matters with acquirer (Microsoft) and third parties.

Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder
iPrint Technologies
1996 - 2002

The company provides technology that enables web-based self-service and collaborative workflow applications for the design, procurement and manufacture of a variety of products. The technology is used both by consumers and members of the Fortune 500. iPrint Technologies received venture backing from firms including Softbank and Intel and was publicly traded on the NASDAQ (NASD:IPRT). The company was an industry-recognized, award-winning leader and one of the Top 10 most visited e-commerce websites in 1999 and 2000 (PC Data).

Specific accomplishments included:
  • Designed and created the initial prototype used to secure funding.
  • Built Research and Development department from inception to an organization that included Software Development, QA, Project Management, Technical Documentation, IT and Operations. Staff included more than 100 employees and an annual budget exceeding $9 million.
  • Managed all Research and Development schedules and deliverables.
  • Managed 24x7x365 site operations, averaging 99.97% uptime.
  • Managed the corporate network and infrastructure, including applications such as Vantive, Peoplesoft, Citrix, Sendmail and Microsoft Exchange and networking hardware such as firewalls, switches and routers.
  • Managed the patent process, which included multiple filings. A patent for the primary IP filing was awarded by the PTO, and multiple patents are pending.
  • Represented all technical aspects of the company to the media, investors and analysts. Presented at industry conferences and participated in panel discussions

Senior Technologist
Deluxe Corporation, Electronic Direct Division
1995-1996

Managed retail product development. Responsible for driving the creation and delivery of some of the division's largest revenue producing applications.

Consultant
KPMG Peat Marwick, Palo Alto
1994

Created, designed and developed portions of both a data warehouse and a Lotus Notes-based toolset for the largest Sales division of a Fortune 50 company.

Programmer/Analyst
Visa International
1992-1994

Designed/developed sections of a mission-critical worldwide network gateway application that routes financial transactions between Visa and its customers

Honors and Awards
Speaker and panelist at conferences including O'Reilly Open Source, Jupiter Media's IM Planet and Bay Area SIGs.
Profiled and quoted in publications including InfoWorld (panelist), CIO Magazine (Netreprenuer), reference for Microsoft's .NET rollout.
Received United States Patent 6717686 "Electronic Printing System and Method"

Education
M.B.A, California State University, Chico, December 1992.
B.S., M.I.S. California State University, Chico, 1990.