Executive Summary
Growth-oriented polymath with two decades of industry experience. I helped found a $100M+ business unit, originated class-leading products and whole product lines, authored documentation and copy, drove marketing, herded cats, and got things done.
I exist at the intersection of art and technology.
Achievements
Engineering Patent 10459498, Heat dissipation in a three chamber chassis of a personal computer
Design Patent D906,332, Ornamental design of a computer case
CES 2019 Innovation Award, Corsair One Pro i180 workstation PC
And multiple additional product awards from various outlets.
Professional Experience
Corsair Gaming
January 2016 - December 2021
October 2013 - December 2015
SYSTEMS ARCHITECT, MONITOR, COOLING, and SOFTWARE MANAGER
• Founding manager of Systems Business Unit and grew it to $100M+ annually through market-leading, high-ASP, well-reviewed products, consistently meeting and exceeding KPIs
• Product marketing, product manager, product designer, and systems architect for Corsair’s first gaming and workstation PCs, notebook PCs, and displays; interim manager for cooling and software
• Managed end-to-end product cycle across multiple categories
• Developed and maintained expert knowledge of customer profiles, semiconductor industry trends and roadmaps, and new technologies
• Planned and presented product roadmaps to teams and executives based on competitive and market analysis, sales data, customer feedback, and overall TAM
• Authored POA and POR proposals, Market Requirements Document (MRD), product specification, software documentation, software wireframes, technical documentation, user guides, instruction manuals, messaging documents, and marketing briefs and communications for web, A+ content, video, and social media
• Researched, tested, documented, compared, and selected components (processors, graphics cards, motherboards, memory, flash, cooling, chassis, power supplies, ICs) for products
• Collaborated with engineering on thermal, acoustic, and microcontroller selection, specification, and design
• Reworked internal processes and drove development cross-functionally to ensure quality and improve efficiency
• Coordinated with teams and partners across North America, East Asia, South Asia, and Europe
• Co-developed and executed GTM strategy with MARCOM and PR
• Maintained product support and EOL processes
TECHNICAL MARKETING SPECIALIST
• Provisional product manager for new Systems business unit
• Authored white papers, blogs, video scripts, marketing copy, marketing briefs, GTM plans, and other end-user-facing messaging, emphasizing feature/benefit of products
• Researched, compiled, and presented industry roadmaps, industry trends, new technologies, user feedback, and user profiles to executives, sales, engineering, product marketing, and public relations
• Shot and edited instructional videos and blogs (Adobe Premiere)
• Researched, developed, and executed testing and benchmarking processes across product lines
• Contributed to design and development of products across PC case, cooling, DRAM, SSD, HID devices, software, and other categories
AnandTech, The Tech Report, NotebookReview.com, et al
July 2005 - April 2014
WRITER/EDITOR
• Researched, wrote, photographed, and edited reviews, user guides, videos, and blogs for AnandTech, The Tech Report, StorageReview.com, NotebookReview.com, and DesktopReview.com
• Tailored content to a wide range of audiences, including non-technical users, content creators, PC enthusiasts, and industry contacts
• Researched, designed, and implemented testing procedures sued for benchmarking, testing, and reviewing gaming, content creation, and workstation desktop and notebook PCs, cases, PC cooling, solid state storage, and other components
• Networked with and provided actionable feedback to industry contacts at PC component and semiconductor corporations
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts, Media/Film, Cum Laude, University of California, San Diego, 2009
Organizations
Member of American Mensa and Phi Beta Kappa
