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As CTO, Michael is responsible for the IT vision, strategy and direction of PTI's technology solutions coupled with addressing the market-driven needs of clients. He has more than fifteen years experience with Global Trade Finance applications architecture and development. Appropriately, he oversees major engagements, emerging technologies, and IT infrastructures at clients. Michael is also responsible for project methodologies, technical standards and security for both client engagement delivery and PTI offices. Prior to PTI, Michael worked on banking/securities applications at global firms such as HSBC and conducted university based IT engineering research. Michael has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University, China.

Leads go-to-market planning, customer engagement strategy and sales enablement for startups, enterprise tech companies and global retailers including Microsoft, Adobe and Nike.

• Collaborated with sales and marketing leaders at a Fortune 100 technology company to map customer and seller flows, identify high impact experience transformation opportunities and create a future education technology sales vision

• Conducted market research, customer research and partner opportunity analysis to revamp services go-to-market strategy for Fortune 500 technology company

• Owned development and management of an internal sales enablement tool for an enterprise B2B technology company, driving higher median deal size and increasing pipeline value, volume and velocity

• Developed go-to-market positioning, messaging and communications strategy plus global sales enablement tools for a high-growth technology startup

• Managing high-performing strategy and execution teams

• Serving in leadership roles in technology IP and account teams, plus roles in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Learning and Development employment resource groups