Americans 4 Equality
CEO & Co-Founder Non-Profit
My Experience
A career in motion.
From Wall Street to the cloud, from Redmond to emerging markets — every role built on the last.
Career timeline
Optimus
Founder & Principal Consultant Advisory
Noventiq
VP, Global Partnerships & M&A
Avaya
GM, Sales & Channel
Microsoft
Managing Director, Channel & Partnerships
VMware
Director, Enterprise Sales & Partnerships
Microsoft
Enterprise Sales Director
Bank of America
VP, Strategy & Datacenter
American Express
Internship Early Career
Selected Work
Projects & initiatives.
Strategic engagements that moved markets, opened territories, and changed lives.
Channel Leadership · Keynotes
Hyperscalers, MSPs & the Global Channel
The art of selling and partnerships — thousands of customers and partners met across 38+ countries, 100+ keynotes and executive sessions delivered, and $1B+ managed business at 30% YoY growth. “People buy from people.”
Non-Profit Leadership
Americans 4 Equality
CEO & Co-Founder of Americans 4 Equality, a Washington and Oregon 501(c)(3) providing 1,139+ people with tech training, certification, and career placement — 88% completion, 60% job placement. Closing the opportunity gap through partnership-driven programs.
Cloud Alliance
$300M+ Cloud Partnership
Largest negotiated cloud alliance — projected $300M impact across multi-year, multi-geography commitments.
M&A · Global GTM
Noventiq Global Partnerships
Led global M&A and partnership strategy across developed and emerging markets — 38+ countries activated.
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.
Channel · Sales
Avaya Global GTM
Owned sales and channel strategy across multi-region GMs — exceeding aggressive growth targets in cloud communications.
Channel · Enterprise Sales
Microsoft — Two Tours
Managing Director, Channel & Partnerships and, earlier, Enterprise Sales Director — leading channel programs and enterprise sales across two separate tenures.
Enterprise Sales · Partnerships
VMware Channel & Alliances
Director of Enterprise Sales & Partnerships through the period when server virtualization was being adopted widely across enterprise data centers.
Strategy · Infrastructure
Bank of America Datacenter Strategy
VP of Strategy & Datacenter — enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and systems for financial services, where the career began.
Recommendations & Endorsements
What industry leaders say.
236 LinkedIn recommendations across two decades and 38+ countries — from hyperscaler executives, GSI leaders, and CEOs at Microsoft, AWS, Google, Capgemini, Infosys, Pax8, KPMG, Cognizant, and more.
My Certifications
Credentials & continued learning.
Industry-recognized certifications spanning project management, cloud, security, and enterprise systems.
PMP
Project Management Professional · 382152
MCSE
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer · 857066
VSP
VMware Certified Sales Professional · CAA-81811
CCDA
Cisco Certified Design Associate · CSC010661334
Oracle (BEA)
WebLogic System Administrator · 3F3E2C
CompTIA Security+
Security Administrator · COMP1002602918
Partner ecosystems I’ve built across
