About

I’ve spent my entire 30-year career working in Developer Relations. I’ve worked on some of the world’s most popular development platforms and have built some of the most extraordinary teams ever seen in Developer Relations and Marketing. The thing I remain most proud of throughout my career is the people I’ve been able to coach. I am proud that my reputation is built around hiring, empowering, and inspiring phenomenal talent.

Get in touch

I am available for marketing or DevRel advisor roles at early-stage startups. I am also always available to mentor women or people in under-represented groups in founder or marketing/DevRel leadership roles. All opportunities must be remote-first. I am a proud Californian and split my time between San Francisco and Lisbon, Portugal.

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I’m available to help startups and large organizations build modern developer relations programs.

I bring over 25 years of experience taking the most successful developer products and startups to market.

I can help with:

  • Honing positioning and messaging

  • Identifying your ideal customer profile (ICP)

  • Developing your growth plans and initiatives

  • Building your go-to-market strategy and plans

  • Executing a robust sales enablement plan

  • Creating your hiring plan

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Where I’ve worked

Sun Microsystems
1995-1997
Java Evangelist

Microsoft
1997-2000
Visual J++ Product Manager

TellMe Networks
2000-2001
Product Manager

Microsoft
2001-2007
Director of Product Management and Marketing Visual Studio

Amazon Web Services
2007-2010
First Director of Marketing, Evangelism, and Product at AWS

Various Startups
2010-2012

Facebook
2012-2013
Developer Advocate

Twitter
2013-2016
Senior Director of Developer Relations and Marketing

Microsoft
2017-2019
Principal Manager Developer Relations

Timescale
2019-2022
VP of Developer Relations + Marketing

Tinybird
2023-Present
VP of Developer Relations + Marketing

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Proud Californian. Happy expat in Portugal. He/his.