Practice Director @ Mactus Group provides marketing, program management, business intelligence/analytics and licensing consulting staffing services for global technology firms. Mactus received an award from the Puget Sound Business Journal for being one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Washington State. In addition, we were recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America. From July 2011 to Present (4 years 6 months) Executive Director @ • Partnered with professionals and functional area experts to establish a non-profit, multi-disciplinary center serving special needs children and their families in the Seattle area
• Developed strategic and tactical plans to drive the vision and mission of Abilities Abound
• Worked with Board of Directors and various stakeholders to develop business plan/ budget
• Recruited staff, volunteers and Board of Directors
• Coordinated work of staff and vendors, including IT providers
• Managed the start-up and ongoing operations of the non-profit From March 2010 to April 2012 (2 years 2 months) Director @ • Expanded service lines through client partnerships and strategic alliances
• Worked with product marketing team to launch worldwide channel program for new Windows Deployment and Virtualization software
• Delivered professional consulting services to Microsoft clients
• Recruited, onboarding and developed team of senior strategic consultants
• Responsible for specific business development and sales goals From September 2009 to June 2011 (1 year 10 months) Field Enablement and Engagement, Worldwide Public Sector @ • Partnered with segment teams and led cross-industry strategy development and planning activities as the MGX Track owner for Worldwide Public Sector
• Developed community building initiatives such as pioneering on-boarding for new Public Sector Directors. Member of design group for the Welcome Experience program.
• Developed business analysis, marketing strategy and market sizing content for Impact Meetings attended by Public Sector Directors, Technology Officers, Business Group representatives and corporate executives.
• Represented Public Sector in SMSG Role Excellence councils. Focus areas include Field commitment guidance, readiness planning and role taxonomy.
• Established partnerships with Public Policy Institutions and Schools of Government to enhance industry expertise for Government, Education and Health teams. From October 2005 to July 2009 (3 years 10 months) Worldwide Partner Readiness @ • Developed the first global .Net developer partner readiness program to migrate and transition partners to new technologies. Main vehicles were worldwide workshops for .Net/Visual Studio launch: 35 countries, 105 Trainers. 5,000 redelivery attendees 32 countries. Maintained satisfaction rating of 92% throughout the campaign.
• Led the annual planning process and built a strong community of Partner Development Managers. Identified global priorities. Designed implementation framework, process for sharing best practices, and usage of WW budget.
• Produced Microsoft Office and Exchange partner enablement strategy for product launch.
• Recognized with a Marketing Impact award for contribution to Connected Customer campaign
• Recognized as Top 10% contributor for Cross-group collaboration on MBS Mid-Market GTMs. From January 2001 to October 2005 (4 years 10 months) Program Manager, Enterprise Business Group, Microsoft Philippines @ Responsible for Small and Medium Enterprise breadth program management, later expanded to include marketing programs for all corporate customers. Grew SME Revenue by 95% over FY99. SMEs accounted for 52% of entire subsidiary revenue.
Led Microsoft Philippines' ecommerce Task Force.
Responsible for meeting revenue objectives, platform and licensing goals.
Conducted solution seminars for industry and trade associations, covering topics such as Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence / Line-of-Business Applications and Commerce.
Core team member for Asia Regional Reviews. Main responsibility was analysis of market segments and economic data. From January 1999 to December 2000 (2 years) Business Development Manager, Partner Business Group, Microsoft Philippines @ Implemented Structured Sales Cycle, ranked #1 or # 2 across South East Asia for all metrics: % of accounts closed, number of pilots, number of demand generation event attendees.
Participated in the recruitment / hiring of enterprise partner manager, distribution and retail account manager, financial controller and channel representatives. From June 1998 to January 1999 (8 months) Distributor and Retail Account Manager, Microsoft Philippines @ Managed distribution and retail channel through face-to-face contact and infrastructure tools.
Spearheaded the selection process for new distributors.
Rolled out and fine-tuned of Currency Protection Program, in response to Asian financial crisis. Program provided stability to channel for 16 months while market recovered. From July 1997 to November 1998 (1 year 5 months) Property development and management @ From March 1995 to April 1997 (2 years 2 months) Research Staff @ From April 1994 to February 1995 (11 months)
M.S., Information Management @ University of Washington From 2005 to 2007 B.S., Business Management Honors @ Ateneo de Manila University From 1989 to 1995 Patrick Viernes is skilled in: Program Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Intelligence, Product Marketing, Business Analysis, Start-ups, Strategic Planning, Management, Marketing Strategy, Channel, Business Planning, Marketing Management, E-commerce