Resume - Product Marketing Manager

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Technical Product Marketing Manager | Open Source Advocate | DevOps & Infrastructure Enablement #

Experienced in owning positioning, messaging, and go-to-market for security and infrastructure products. Known for breaking down complex security posture, risk, and operational concepts into clear narratives and enablement that resonate with under-resourced IT and security teams.

Core Competencies

Product Marketing Strategy
Go-to-Market Planning
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Content Development & Thought Leadership
Market Research & Competitive Analysis
Customer Journey Mapping
Sales Enablement
Open Source Advocacy & Community Engagement
Pragmatic Institute framework

Professional Experience #

CIQ – Reno, NV (Remote)
Product Marketing Manager | January 2026 - Present

Own product marketing and go-to-market for RLC Pro, CIQ’s hardened, long-term-support Rocky Linux platform, including its AI/GPU and FIPS-hardened variants.
Position enterprise Linux value across cloud marketplaces (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and regulated industries, translating LTS, FIPS 140-3, and rapid CVE response into clear buyer narratives.
Drive thought leadership and field marketing at conferences including SCaLE, LinuxFest Northwest, and Open Source Summit — including my “From Bash to Burnout” talk.
Produce full-funnel content (blogs, deployment guides, and event trip reports) supporting awareness and adoption of Rocky Linux and RLC Pro.

TuxCare – Palo Alto, CA (Remote)
Product Marketing Manager | Jun 2025 - Dec 2025

Owned product marketing strategy and go-to-market execution for Linux security and posture-adjacent lifecycle solutions, including positioning for regulated industries.
Built GTM playbooks and messaging frameworks that aligned product, marketing, and sales around clear buyer personas, value narratives, and competitive positioning.
Led content-driven launches, translating complex kernel and security concepts into practical stories for CISOs, platform teams, and Linux administrators.
Created strategic messaging guides and competitive battlecards using Pragmatic Institute-style frameworks to support enterprise sales and enablement.
Developed full-funnel content ecosystems (blogs, webinars, video walkthroughs, email, social) to support awareness, education, and adoption.
Accelerated campaign execution by 3x through GenAI-assisted workflows while maintaining technical accuracy and narrative consistency.

Johnson County Community College - Overland Park, KS
Adjunct Professor | August 2025 - Present

Teaching Introduction to Linux Systems Administration with a focus on real-world operations, security fundamentals, and production best practices.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, practical instruction for students entering IT, DevOps, and infrastructure roles.
Design lectures and coursework emphasizing hands-on learning, troubleshooting, and operations thinking.

Red Hat – Raleigh, NC (Remote)
Technical Product Marketing Manager | July 2021 - March 2025
Solutions Architect | December 2019 - June 2021

Led technical product marketing and content strategy for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), supporting developer, operator, and enterprise IT audiences across global markets.
Owned and scaled RHEL’s media and social presence, including YouTube, livestreams, webinars, and social platforms, driving 30% growth in live viewership and 19.6% YoY subscriber growth in 2023.
Hosted and produced “RHEL Presents,” a recurring livestream and video series combining product demos and expert interviews; delivered 2 product webinars in 2023 reaching 2.6K+ viewers.
Served as Technical Release Captain for RHEL 9, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver a cohesive launch and contributing to a 25% increase in B2B lead engagement around release activities.
Represented Red Hat at industry conferences and community events, delivering technical talks and demos that reinforced trust and open source credibility.

GitLab – Remote
Solutions Architect | January 2019 - December 2019

Partnered with sales and customer success teams to introduce and position GitLab for commercial accounts, supporting adoption across DevOps and CI/CD workflows.
Delivered technical demos and partnered with Sales and Technical Account Managers to support onboarding and early customer success.
Designed and launched a monthly release-aligned webinar series, driving user education and product adoption.

Ascend Learning – Kansas City, MO
Linux Systems Engineer | September 2017 - December 2018

Managed and maintained ~500 Linux servers, supporting availability, security, and performance across production environments.
Automated patching and systems management using Spacewalk and SaltStack, improving operational efficiency and consistency.
Led a Docker proof of concept, demonstrating the value of containerization for enterprise workloads.

Projects #

Fedora Project Podcast
Podcast Host | March 2021 - March 2025; January 2026 - Present
Hosted the official Fedora Podcast, spotlighting open source innovation and Fedora community leaders.

Grew total downloads to 64,575+ across 41 episodes with over 25 hours of content
Boosted subscriber growth by 196% QoQ and improved average view duration to 7:49 in Q3 2024
Collaborated with Fedora Marketing and open source contributors to align messaging and boost community reach

The IT Guy – Tech Media & Community Engagement, Social Media Manager, Conference Speaker

Technology Proficiencies #

Linux Systems Administration (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, AlmaLinux), Docker/Podman, Container orchestration concepts, Homelab, Proxmox, Git, GitLab, CI/CD workflows, Webinar Platforms (BrightTalk, YouTube)

Education #

Keller Graduate School – Remote, 2014
Masters of Science (M.S.) Information Systems Management

DeVry University – Kansas City, MO, 2009
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Network Communications Management

Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator - RHEL 8 (credentialed, not current)