About the Author

This blogs covers a range of topics that are of interest to me at any given point in time – technology, Philadelphia sports, politics, TV and whatever personal projects I happen to be working on.

Since 2003, I’ve been in the employ of Big Blue. I’m currently the Program Director for IBM’s Unified Communications and Collaboration business… leading the product management organization responsible for IBM Sametime.

Before Sametime, I was a Global Solutions Executive in IBM’s Sensor & Actuator Solutions unit. There, I led multiple software, services and sales teams to deliver sensor-based (RFID) supply chain solutions for the Pharmaceutical, Defense, Consumer Products and Retail industries.

At the other end of the corporate spectrum, I’ve had successful stints in sales and product management for very tiny companies – 20 to 60 people – and wouldn’t be surprised to find myself back in that environment someday. I earned my MBA from GSIA/Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

While work keeps me pretty busy, chances are I’m also building something. Past projects have included completely – and I mean completely – remodeling our master bathroom, replacing the rear deck and laying a new patio in the front. (Let Google be your guide.) On occasion I also tinker with software development. (Once I wrote software to synchronize the Newton Messagepad with Microsoft Entourage under MacOS X.)

I live near Research Triangle Park, North Carolina with my wife and three children.