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Principal Customer Success Manager @ Adobe

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I spend most of my time each day interacting with designers helping them solve design and business challenges. 10+ years as Product Manager of After Effects, provided the opportunity to help fuel growth of the disciplines of VFX and motion graphics on the desktop. I love helping others succeed. As a Principal Customer Success Manager at Adobe, my mission is to enable and inspire enterprise customers in the innovative use of our solutions to achieve their strategic goals. I do this by cultivating partnerships centered around advocacy, collaboration and support. Career Highlights: • Engage with business and creative leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Mattel, Starbucks and Nike to address key workflow and business challenges. • Drive evolution of Adobe Creative & Document Cloud platforms through successful customer advocacy. • Leader on Academy Award winning team that developed Adobe After Effects motion graphics software. • Key player in the desktop video revolution. Contributions accelerated market growth and product adoption. Passionate about: • Democratizing tools for content creation and making them more broadly accessible. • Uncovering market needs and turning them into solutions that customers love. • Achieving business goals, exceeding customer expectations and driving the competition crazy. • Helping people and making their professional and personal lives better. • Translating my success in software product management and marketing in new ways. • Writing stories about wine and the people who grow and make it. Key talents I possess that enhance my diverse skill set: • Great instincts that complement a data driven mindset • Intense curiosity that drives continuous desire to learn and seek new challenges • Innate ability to connect with others and build effective relationships.

My Skills

  • Career Advice
  • Product Management
  • User Experience
  • User Interface
  • eCommerce

My Career

Principal Customer Success ManagerAdobeMarch 2015
Current
Freelance Contributing WriterWhidbey Life MagazineApril 2015 - April 2019
Freelance Wine ConsultantFlow Wine GroupFebruary 2015 - April 2019
Director of Product ManagementGenArts, Inc.April 2010 - August 2012
Principal Product ManagerAdobe Systems Inc.June 1995 - November 2009

My Education

Sonoma State UniversityMaster Class, Wine Club ManagementGraduated 2021
Sonoma State UniversityCertificate, Wine Business ManagementGraduated 2015
San Francisco State UniversityBA, Broadcasting & Communications
Cal State East Bay- College of Business & Economics MBA (all coursework completed), Marketing
Napa Valley CollegeAS, Telecommunications Technology

My Details

Country
  • United States
Languages
  • English
Years of Experience
  • 15+ years
Timezone
  • Pacific Standard Time
Member Since
  • May 29, 2020
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