Michael Dickman
San Jose,United States
Summary
General management executive with strong Product and Strategy background, passionate about translating intimate understanding of customer needs into clear business & solution strategy, executing with great products, and driving Go-to-Market together with Sales, Channels, and Marketing. High standard for professionalism and strong work ethic. Enjoy building & operating businesses, and developing teams. Accomplished Product Executive with strengths in innovative promotional tactics and creative thinking for new product development and marketing. Managed team to develop, test, inspect and quality control products in fast-paced environment. Product Executive with significant experience devising strategies for new and developing products. Successfully reads market trends and times release of products to maximize revenue. Directs marketing to leverage trends and points of popularity for ad campaigns.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Product Officer
Gigamon
01.2021 - Current
- Gigamon solves mission-critical problems for NetOps and SecOps with a unified visibility architecture across physical, virtual and cloud environments.
SVP Product Management and Technical Marketing
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Product Management, Technical Marketing, and Pre-Sales Enablement for Aruba across Wireless, Switching, Cloud, and Software.
SVP/GM, Switching
HPE Aruba
11.2019 - 06.2020
- General Manager for Campus & Branch, Data Center, and Small Business wired networking business at HPE Aruba
- Responsible for Software, Hardware, ASIC/SDK, Product Line Management, Technical Marketing, Operations, and Go-to-Market.
VP Product Line Management, Switching
HPE Aruba
11.2018 - 11.2019
- Product Management and Technical Marketing for Switching business at HPE Aruba, including Campus & Branch, Data Center, and Small Business solutions.
VP Product Line Management, Campus & Branch
10.2014 - 11.2018
- Product Management and Technical Marketing leader for the Campus & Branch Networking Business Unit
- Co-led product integration between HPE Networking and Aruba, integrating the Switching portfolio with Wireless Infrastructure, Management, Policy, and Cloud Services.
Senior Director of Product Management
Cisco Systems
07.2013 - 10.2014
- Product leader for $3.5B+ Enterprise Routing platform business (ISR and ASR1000)
- Developed SD-WAN solution together with award-winning platform (ISR 4000 Series)
- Drove business across Branch technologies including Security, Collaboration, App Services, 3G/4G Mobility and Branch Compute.
Director of Product Management, Services Routing Group
Cisco Systems
07.2011 - 06.2013
- Product leader for Integrated Services Router (ISR) platforms and modules, driving 80%+ worldwide market share via business support, Go-to-Market and product enhancements.
Director of Enterprise Strategy
Cisco Systems
04.2010 - 06.2011
- Strategy & planning lead for Cisco's Enterprise Business Council, including support for senior Engineering leadership with market & customer research and portfolio management.
Business Development
Mi5 Networks
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Priced enterprise Web Security Gateways and add-on features
- Assisted with sales process and venture capital funding preparation.
Education
Monta Vista High School
MBA - FinanceMarketingManagement & Strategy
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
05.2007
A.B. - Applied Math-EconomicsHistory
Brown University
05.2001
Skills
- Go-to-market Strategy
- Business Development
- Program Management
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Strategic Visioning
- Product marketing
- Product positioning
- Digital Transformation
- Product Lifecycle Management
Websites
Businessexpertise
- General Management
- Product Management
- Go-to-Market and Sales Enablement
- Strategy
- Pricing
- Portfolio Planning
- Financial Planning
- Business Operations
Technologyexpertise
- Local Area Network (LAN)
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Branch IT
- Campus Networking
- Data Center Networking
- Network Automation
- SDN
- Cloud Application Delivery
- 3G/4G Mobility
- Routing
- Switching
- Wireless LAN
- Integrated Systems
- Platforms
- Network Security
- Application Optimization
Currentlocation
San Jose, California, United States
Personal Information
Title: Chief Product Officer at Gigamon
Timeline
Chief Product Officer
Gigamon
01.2021 - Current
SVP Product Management and Technical Marketing
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
07.2020 - 12.2020
SVP/GM, Switching
HPE Aruba
11.2019 - 06.2020
VP Product Line Management, Switching
HPE Aruba
11.2018 - 11.2019
VP Product Line Management, Campus & Branch
10.2014 - 11.2018
Senior Director of Product Management
Cisco Systems
07.2013 - 10.2014
Director of Product Management, Services Routing Group
Cisco Systems
07.2011 - 06.2013
Director of Enterprise Strategy
Cisco Systems
04.2010 - 06.2011
Business Development
Mi5 Networks
06.2006 - 08.2006
Monta Vista High School
MBA - FinanceMarketingManagement & Strategy
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
A.B. - Applied Math-EconomicsHistory
Brown University
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