Independent product strategy & advisory

Product strategy for
communications and AI

I help technology companies identify opportunities, shape products, and bring them to market.  Particularly where telecom, enterprise communications, and AI intersect.

Let’s talk
Based in the USWorking globally

01 / Expertise

Deep context, without the learning curve.

TelecomCloud VoiceUCaaSCCaaSSIP & Voice Infrastructure
Contact CentersConversational AIVoice AIAI Agents
Product StrategyProduct ManagementGo-to-Market

02 / What I help with

Decisions that shape products, portfolios, and markets.

01

Product & portfolio strategy

Identifying where to invest, how products should evolve, and how portfolios should fit together.

02

Market & opportunity assessment

Evaluating markets, competitors, customer needs, and the commercial case for action.

03

AI & communications strategy

Understanding the impact of conversational AI, voice AI, and agentic systems on communications products.

04

Product leadership & advisory

Fractional or project-based leadership across definition, prioritization, positioning, and go-to-market.

03 / Experience

25+

years in telecom and communications technology

Experience on both sides of the strategy.

Senior product leadership at Microsoft and extensive experience at Metaswitch, spanning cloud voice, contact centers, AI agents, telecom infrastructure, and enterprise communications.

I’ve worked closely with carriers and enterprises, engineering organizations and executive teams, turning technical complexity and market ambiguity into product decisions people can act on.

04 / How I work

Direct, considered, and concrete.

I work directly with leadership and product teams to get quickly to the core of ambiguous problems.  The work combines technical understanding with commercial and product judgment.

The output is a clear point of view and practical recommendations, not a large consulting presentation.

05 / Contact

Let’s talk.

If you’re working through a product, market or technology question in communications or AI, I’d be happy to compare notes.