My Experience

A career in motion.

From Wall Street to the cloud, from Redmond to emerging markets — every role built on the last.

Americans 4 Equality

CEO & Founding Member Non-Profit

2024 — Present

Optimus

Founder & Principal Consultant Advisory

2016 — Present

Noventiq

VP, Global Partnerships & M&A

2021 — 2024

Avaya

GM, Sales & Channel

2017 — 2021

Microsoft

Managing Director, Channel & Partnerships

2013 — 2016

VMware

Director, Enterprise Sales & Partnerships

2012 — 2013

Microsoft

Enterprise Sales Director

2006 — 2012

Bank of America

VP, Strategy & Datacenter

1999 — 2006

American Express

Internship Early Career

1998 — 1999

Selected Work

Projects & initiatives.

Strategic engagements that moved markets, opened territories, and changed lives.

Non-Profit Leadership

Americans 4 Equality

Founded a national initiative providing 1,000+ individuals from underserved communities with tech training, certification, and career placement — closing the opportunity gap through partnership-driven programs.

2024 — Present

Cloud Alliance

$300M+ Cloud Partnership

Largest negotiated cloud alliance — projected $300M impact across multi-year, multi-geography commitments.

Strategic Alliance

M&A · Global GTM

Noventiq Global Partnerships

Led global M&A and partnership strategy across developed and emerging markets — 38+ countries activated.

2021 — 2024

Founder · Advisory

Optimus

Founder & Principal Consultant — executive advisory practice guiding hyperscaler partnerships, channel strategy, M&A integration, and AI-led services growth for enterprise clients.

2016 — Present

Channel · Sales

Avaya Global GTM

Owned sales and channel strategy across multi-region GMs — exceeding aggressive growth targets in cloud communications.

2017 — 2021

Select Recommendations

What industry leaders say.

236 LinkedIn recommendations across 20 years and 38+ countries — from hyperscaler executives, GSI leaders, CEOs, and board-level operators at Microsoft, AWS, Google, Capgemini, Infosys, and more.

An out-of-the-box, strategic thinker who can drive through to field-level execution — top-notch in pretty much every respect.

Theresa Garner Global ISV Partner Strategy & Acceleration · Amazon Web Services

Strong strategic view, coupled with high energy and ability to execute. I’ve appreciated his ability to listen, shape ideas and make things happen.

Vincenzo Esposito CEO, Microsoft Italy Microsoft

A natural passion and ability for building strong partnerships. His determination and leadership abilities are second to none.

Fearghal O’Higgins Head of Partner Incentives, Google Workspace Google

His loyalty, savvy, and strategy made a worldwide program leveraging millions of dollars for our two companies happen.

Geoffroy Pajot Global Head of AI Partnerships Ecosystem Capgemini

One of the key advisors for our Catalytic IT solutions program — always there with creative ideas and a let’s-go-do-it attitude.

Prasad Joshi Senior Vice President Infosys

A unique ability to explain the forest to those muddling through the trees — a high-level problem solver with an impressive talent for connecting the dots.

Lynn Carter Sr. Manager, Global Data Center Operations Amazon Web Services