Seattle, Washington, United States
Tech executive with almost 30 years experience leading cross-functional, global organizations (~1500 employees) and early-stage startups and teams. A career grounded in delivering software, services, and devices to billions of people around the world, with a focus on planetary-scale products. My approach to leadership is rooted in the same philosophy I apply on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mats and under the barbell: master the fundamentals, eliminate the noise, and pursue continuous, rep-by-rep improvement. Whether I'm helping define the future of browsing, scaling a business unit, or raising two kids here in Seattle, I operate on the principles of deep work, intentionality, and sustainable high performance. I currently lead product for Google Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. Previously I led the Kindle product & tech organization at Amazon. We embraced our mission to inspire the world to read more, and to get more out of reading everyday. Prior to joining Amazon in 2013, I held leadership roles at Microsoft over 10.5 years driving consumer software & services in use by hundreds of millions of people around the world, including OneDrive and media apps for Windows. I started my career leading product, design, and engineering teams at startups from 1997 through 2002 including as Co-Founder and VP of Product & Engineering at Jump.com, a web-based calendar app acquired by Microsoft. In my personal life, I'm a lifelong martial artist and a Black Belt/Instructor in several systems. I'm currently training and teaching as a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Drew Vogel, and co-own Framework BJJ Seattle. We teach jiu-jitsu for sport and self-defense, with and without the gi, and in classic and modern styles. Additionally and finally, I'm a Senior Instructor Emeritus at StrongFirst under Pavel Tsatsouline in kettlebell, bodyweight, and barbell training. I spent a decade teaching the "skill of strength" on weekends to special operators, first responders, law enforcement, martial artists, personal trainers, physical therapists, and strength enthusiasts.
Led product for Google Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser.
Led engineering, product, UX, and UXR for Kindle reading, along with Amazon Bookstore engineering. Member of Amazon Books LT and Amazon Stores Tech Leadership.
Led engineering, product, UX, and UXR for Kindle reading. During this time, I was Director & GM (2018-2021), Director of Product & Design (2017), and Director of Product (2014-2016).
Led product management for Core Software & Services on Fire Phone and Fire Tablet. Portfolio included Maps, Mail, Firefly, Camera, Calendar, Contacts, Dialer, Voice/Speech, Launcher, and Dynamic Perspective. Official spokesperson along with CEO and senior executives for Fire Phone US, UK, and Germany launches.
Led apps and experiences including version 1.0 and follow-up releases of OneDrive (then: SkyDrive) for Windows, Xbox, Office, macOS, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and 3rd party developer SDKs. OneDrive became one of the world’s largest cloud services during this time with over 250M users.
Led vision, strategy, execution plan, and outbound communications for top-to-bottom rewrite of one of the most popular Windows apps around the world. Shipped to worldwide TV advertising campaign for Windows 7 launch and positive reviews – including PC Magazine’s 2011 Editor’s Choice award.
Led launch and follow-up releases of MSN Spaces, the fastest growing service in Microsoft’s history at the time with 140M users worldwide in first 18 months. Drove cross-functional team of PMs, designers, and software engineers responsible for blogging, mobile, and social networking experiences across Microsoft. Also co-authored 'Share Your Story: Blogging with MSN Spaces' published by Microsoft Press.
SimplyDone (previously Handshake.com) was among the first websites to allow consumers to interact with small service providers (house cleaners, carpet cleaners, physical therapists) to receive dynamic price quotes, instant scheduling availability, and bidding from multiple providers. Member of senior management team responsible for product vision and engineering platform. Led team of 15 product managers, customer support specialists, and UX designers.
Led team focused on driving product innovation across bCandid’s content management system delivered to AT&T, MediaOne, Excite@Home, ZDNet, GTE, Verio, Sprint, and MCI. bCandid Corporation was acquired by Software.com (Openwave Systems, Inc.) for $70 million in April 2000.