Mike is an accomplished product management and product marketing leader. He views the product with a customer’s lens, is an advocate for the customer, and is resourceful in finding solutions. His ability to understand the competitive landscape and assess the real product differentiation was invaluable to the positioning of the portfolio.

Mike brought so much strategic value to the team in terms of technical knowledge, understanding market trends and requirements, and most importantly, how to build a solution that would actually make a difference to customers. Mike’s leadership across multiple teams around the globe enabled us to build the premier product in the market, win key customers and grow the business by roughly 80% CAGR during that time.

Mike led our team in crafting our product and go-to-market strategies, engaging industry analysts and customers, and participating in standards activities to develop competitive benchmarks. Mike showed us how to grow the Ensemble brand through thought leadership campaigns and close coordination with industry analysts. He made roadmap management a priority, balancing customer requirements, competitive threats and technology evolution to deliver the most impactful features that drove customer satisfaction and revenue growth.

I worked with Mike during some of the most challenging years in the telecommunications industry. Even during this time, with his work ethic and good customer relationships, we were able to grow a new product into a very successful multi-million dollar revenue stream within a matter of two years.

Mike is a strong leader with a highly developed sense of strategic direction. I had the opportunity to work closely with Mike, during which time he changed the strategic direction of our solutions. Mike has excellent communication skills and always brings in a fresh perspective during discussions. He was able to bring in significant new business and also establish very good customer relationships.

Mike has a very strong background in Product Management in both software and telecommunications. His mix of business and technical talents pushed the team to think outside the box and create new ideas to meet the customers’ needs. His strategic vision helped focus the team to deliver the technical products that addressed global customer needs. Mike is a savvy leader, being able to manage up and down the organization without micro-managing his team.