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Senior Developer @ Vermont Microsystems Invented and implemented industry-leading high-performance 2D rendering algorithms and new hardware and software 3D shading algorithms From May 1989 to April 1991 (2 years) Burlington, Vermont AreaEVP, Technology and CTO @ HBO Led the company's technology organization that included the digital products, media and technology operations, program management, and technology business management groups. Directed the formulation of HBO’s technology strategy, and was responsible for the development efforts that created and delivered innovative technologies and products such as HBO GO. From April 2013 to March 2015 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaSenior Vice President of Consumer Technology @ HBO Led the group developing and delivering interactive consumer technology including HBO GO. From June 2011 to April 2013 (1 year 11 months) Greater New York City AreaAdvisor @ Airtime Member, Board of Directors @ Acendre Partner Hardware Architect for Bing @ Microsoft Drove the evolution of the datacenter and cloud computing capabilities. From February 2011 to May 2011 (4 months) Greater Seattle AreaGeneral Manager @ Microsoft Led development efforts reporting to Microsoft's Chief Software Architect. From February 2010 to April 2011 (1 year 3 months) Greater Seattle AreaSenior Partner Architect (Xbox/Interactive Entertainment) @ Microsoft Leading a team of architects, responsible for the planning and development of future iterations of Microsoft’s entertainment platform. This included near-term, medium, and long-range planning, and synthesizing technology factors, business objectives, and industry dynamics in order to maximize shareholder value and industry impact. From February 2009 to February 2010 (1 year 1 month) Greater Seattle AreaPartner Architect, Office of the CTO @ Microsoft Responsible for incubating new areas of investment in reading-related technologies and devices; providing cross-group and industry guidance for the continuing development of ultra-mobile PC’s and mobile internet devices (MID) as well as education-specific PC’s and devices. From September 2007 to February 2009 (1 year 6 months) General Manager @ Microsoft Architected and led the development of the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) initiative through the first two product generations. This included formation of the overall vision, business goals, strategy, and product definition. Led the platform and product design process spanning hardware architecture, industrial design, and software, and the formulation of market positioning and key scenarios. Managed the hardware and software development teams reporting to me, and led product development and strategy coordination with key industry partners such as Intel and Samsung. Delivered the Origami Experience software which provided the first touch-based user experience for the PC. The UMPC effort drove broad industry engagement with IHVs, ODMs, OEMs, and retailers to bring a new category of highly mobile, low-cost PC form factors to the market. The effort also drove the creation of a new category of Intel processors (Atom) that are the basis for the related netbook and nettop categories. From March 2005 to September 2007 (2 years 7 months) Greater Seattle AreaArchitect, "GoPC” handheld Windows PC incubation project @ Microsoft Initiated and led the incubation effort to develop the ultra-mobile handheld Windows PC platform concept. Included strategic OEM and IHV engagement, hardware and software prototype development, market research, executive reviews, business development, and market strategy. Developed multiple patents covering hardware design, user interface, and operating system software. The effort transitioned from Microsoft Research into a full-scale product development effort in the Windows division (Origami/UMPC). From March 2002 to March 2005 (3 years 1 month) Greater Seattle AreaSenior Developer, Architect @ Autodesk Conceived and developed a breakthrough GDI-bypass rendering pipeline and on-screen navigation interface for AutoCAD to enable real-time visualization and interaction for the first version of AutoCAD for Windows From April 1991 to June 1993 (2 years 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaChief Executive Officer @ Acendre Founder @ bog bridges bog bridges specializes in apps for the Apple Watch Greater New York City AreaMember Board Of Trustees @ University of Vermont The University's Board of Trustees has full legal responsibility and authority for the University of Vermont. Serving on the Audit Committee and the Educational Policy & Institutional Resources Committee. Burlinggton, VermontExecutive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer @ CA Technologies Responsible for the company’s technical leadership and innovation. In addition to leading CA’s technology strategy and advanced research, responsible for in-house incubation of next-generation products through the CA Accelerator. CA was acquired by Broadcom Nov 2018. From June 2015 to November 2018 (3 years 6 months) Greater New York City AreaCo-creator of Media Center incubation project @ Microsoft Created the “HomeStation” development and prototyping effort that became the basis of Microsoft’s media-centric PC platform - Media Center - and its associated 10-foot UI technology. From June 2000 to March 2002 (1 year 10 months) Greater Seattle AreaGraphics technology leader @ Microsoft Development manager responsible for the DirectX graphics development teams and for API/development strategy and execution through four product releases spanning DirectX 5 through DirectX 8.Led and managed the OpenGL development team through two major Windows releases.As a senior developer, wrote the first software-accelerated (C/assembler) OpenGL pipeline to enable real-time rendering, developed the first standardized OpenGL hardware acceleration driver model, and wrote the industry’s first 3D screen savers.Created optimization technologies for high-performance GDI on Windows NT. From June 1993 to June 2000 (7 years 1 month) Greater Seattle AreaXbox Founder @ Microsoft As one of the four originators of the Xbox concept, sponsored and led the initial hardware and software prototyping and development effort, led the technical strategy, and co-led market and business-development strategy through the initial startup stage. From November 1998 to November 1999 (1 year 1 month) Greater Seattle Area