Resume

Summary

Experienced building and managing software communities across multiple ecosystems. Produced and hosted hundreds of podcast interviews, published newsletters reaching millions of subscribers, wrote hundreds of articles and press releases, and delivered sessions at conferences globally. Move freely between technical and general groups and between engineering, marketing, and executive teams. Background spans software, science, publishing, construction, and government.

Senior Java Community Manager | Oracle | Java Engineering | Osaka | 2022-2026

Hosted the Duke’s Corner Podcast and produced 77 episodes that ranked #1 at the JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA blog in 2024 and generated millions of impressions across multiple platforms. Wrote a monthly newsletter to half a million subscribers, achieving a 10% conversion rate for paid JavaOne 2026 registrations. Delivered sessions at JavaZone Oslo, COSCUP and JCConf Taiwan, JJUG Tokyo, FOSSASIA Vietnam, FOSS India, and other events in APAC. Hosted keynote panels at JavaOne 2025 and 2026. Managed JUG and Java Champions programs.

Senior Manager, Developer Programs Oracle | Developer Marketing | Osaka | 2017-2022

Live streamed hundreds of interviews from JavaOne, Oracle Code One, and other conferences on Java, Linux, Database, Tools, Cloud, MySQL, AI/ML, and Open Source. Managed social media and YouTube channels and co-hosted the Oracle Groundbreakers Podcast. Wrote two monthly newsletters reaching a million subscribers. Served as Scrum Master at multiple Oracle Code Innovate hackfests. Delivered the opening community keynote on the All India Oracle User Group’s Developer Tour across six cities that reached 3,500 developers.

Senior Principal Program Manager | Oracle | Solaris Engineering | Tokyo | 2010-2017

Managed programs to support 800 FOSS components in the Solaris Userland Consolidation, coordinating engineers across a dozen teams globally. Facilitated a multi-year JavaScript port with engineers in several countries, including Google’s V8 team. Led cloud partner outreach that secured a $5 million initial investment from Dimension Data and the purchase of Oracle SuperCluster systems. Managed five annual internal Solaris conferences for hundreds of developers and partners.

Vice President | Tokyo Linux User Group | Tokyo | 2010-2011

Elected by the community to a one year term. Supported monthly meetups. Engaged corporate partners. Organized two BarCamp unconferences for hundreds of international and Japanese developers.

Board Member | OpenSolaris Governing Board | Tokyo | 2008-2009

Elected by the community to a one year term. Led weekly board meetings, drafted governance documents, mediated community disputes, highlighted community achievements, and represented community interests at conferences globally.

Senior Program Manager | Sun Microsystems | Solaris Engineering | San Francisco, Tokyo | 2004-2010

Core member of the team that created OpenSolaris. Led the OpenSolaris Pilot Program with 300 engineers, engaging corporate partners, customers, and universities. Drafted governance structures that became the OpenSolaris Governing Board. Managed programs to build the OpenSolaris infrastructure across 20 web applications. Built the Asia community across Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and India. Won a Sun award for OpenSolaris community development and a team award for the launch.

Senior Communications Manager | Sun Microsystems | Software Systems | San Francisco | 2000-2004

Managed PR for the Linux, Java, NetBeans, OpenOffice, and Jxta teams. Secured hundreds of press and analyst interviews for Sun EVPs, Sun Fellows, and distinguished engineers. Developed keynote content for the CMO, and managed his press/analyst tours and quarterly earnings content. Won a Sun Microsystems team award for competitive open source and open standards media operations.

Communications Manager | 3Com | Enterprise Systems | Boston | 1999-2000

Organized press events at the National Press Club, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the White House. Led the team that announced a network program in a ceremony with President Clinton. Received awards from both 3Com and the U.S. Conference of Mayors for 3Com’s Urban Challenge Program.

Communications Manager | Network World Magazine (IDG) | Boston | 1998-1999

Secured an exclusive live CNBC Power Lunch interview for Network World’s editor-in-chief. Generated coverage in Reuters, AP, the Washington Post, and CNN. Produced a video newsreel for the sales team that earned the company’s Customer Satisfaction Award for broadcast press coverage.

Senior Writer and Publicist | Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | Boston | 1995-1998

Generated coverage in top outlets that reached a global audience of 300 million for the university and its corporate biotechnology partners. Managed the relationship with PBS Nova through the production of an award-winning science documentary that aired on 300 stations to 10 million viewers and became Nova’s top-rated program in Boston. Wrote articles for Tufts Medicine (the medical school’s alumni magazine) on biotechnology, transgenics, and xenotransplantation. Wrote the Veterinary School’s clinical news quarterly.

Assistant Editor | Animals Magazine (MSPCA) | Boston | 1992-1995

Interviewed experts in biology, veterinary medicine, zoopharmacology, and environmental policy. Wrote 120 news and feature articles, twice as many as any other writer. Generated 75 letters to the editor, 40 percent of all letters the magazine received during that period. Became the magazine’s first intern to write a feature article, which was cited in the British Medical Journal and reprinted in MIT Technology Review and major newspapers. Won the Dog Writers’ Association award for a report on greyhound racing. Wrote a fundraising article that generated revenue from 50 new donors, which was above expectations and reused in marketing campaigns.

Freelance Writer | Self Employed | Boston | 1991-1997

Wrote for the New England Direct Marketing Association, Northeastern University Magazine, National Fire Protection Association Journal, Merrimack Journal, and MIT Technology Review.

Real Estate Developer | North East Homes and James Grisanzio Corporation | New York | 1982-1987

Founded my own company. Raised $150,000. Taught myself excavation and land surveying. Negotiated contracts with customers/suppliers, recruited/trained employees, and excavated 120 properties. Sold acquired real estate assets at a 150 percent profit. At North East Homes rescheduled time-critical mortgage closings during the owner’s absence, saving $350,000 in expiring customer commitments. Identified 40 completed jobs eligible for winter work bond collection, saving $130,000 and helping close a $1 million land deal. Maintained utility service during a violent strike, protecting $3 million in contracts and dozens of first-time home buyer closings. Managed construction crews. Maintained government relationships.

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