Occupation: Principal Technical Evangelist for Alexa
Company: Amazon.com
Certifications:
Remote Pilot Certificate (FAA 107), Federal Aviation Administration (2019)
Career:
Principal Technical Evangelist for Alexa, Amazon.com, Inc. (2022-Present)
Principal Program Manager, Autonomous Systems, Microsoft, Jacksonville, FL (2021-2022)
Director of AI Marketing, Autonomous Systems, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2018-2021)
Director of Product Marketing, AI and Bots, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2017-2018)
Principal Content Publishing Manager, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2016-2017)
Chief Architect, Azure Center of Excellence, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2014-2016)
Senior Architect Azure Center of Excellence, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2011-2014)
Senior Technical Evangelist, SharePoint, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2009-2011)
Senior Technical Evangelist, Office Developer, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2008-2009)
Senior Program Manager, Groove, Microsoft, Cambridge, MA (2007-2008)
Program Manager, Visual Studio Tools for Office, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (2003-2007)
Military:
With, U.S. Navy
Creative Works:
“SharePoint 2013 Branding and User Interface Design,” Wrox (2013); “SharePoint 2010 Development with Silverlight,” Addison-Wesley Professional (2011); “Professional SharePoint 2010 Cloud Based Solutions,” Wrox (2011); “Professional SharePoint 2010 Branding and User Interface Design,” Wrox (2010); “Professional SharePoint 2007 Development Using Microsoft Silverlight 2,” Wrox (2009); “Programming Microsoft Office Business Applications (OBAs),” Microsoft Press (2008); “VSTO for Mere Mortals,” Addison-Wesley Professional (2007)
Achievements:
Patent for managing application customization (2009); Patent for connecting an integrated development environment with an application instance (2006); Patent for controlling application features (2006)
Family:
Widower
Four Children