Born:
Spokane, WA
Prior Experience:
Saba - Sr. Director
Workscape - Director, Product Marketing
Resumix - Director
Octel - Group Product Manager
ROLM - Account Executive![]()
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Education:
BA, Business - San Jose State University
What I like to do outside of work:
Mountain biking, ping pong, home improvement projects, anything related to auto racing
Q: Where in your background did you learn the most?
A: Early in my career when I was in sales at ROLM.
Q: If you could meet one person in history, who would you meet and why?
A: Henry Ford - in addition to being a car guy, he was an amazing innovator and visionary.
Q: What's been your biggest surprise during your time at SuccessFactors?
A: I am most surprised by the hidden powers found in belt buckles.
Q: If you had 20 seconds to tell a new client about why they should use SuccessFactors, what would you say?
A: Feedback is essential for growth. People produce higher quality results when they are working toward common goals. SuccessFactors enables all people to deliver more value personally and professionally.
Q: Why do you believe in the promise of Performance & Talent Management?
A: Performance & Talent Management is part of human nature. It is not a business concept or an HR concept, it is a human concept. People want to improve and excel at what they do regardless of their occupation, age or education. Performance & Talent Management can change people's lives.
Q: Do you have a story or memory of how P&TM has helped you in your career?
A: Getting feedback - good or bad - has helped me the most in my career. Some managers were better at it than others.
Q: Why are you proud to work at SuccessFactors?
A: We are delivering a solution that helps people and organizations improve. We are an on-line, on-demand Dr. Phil.