Turning strategy into execution.

About

I turn complexity into clarity by building the systems that make execution work.

Over the course of my career, I have been drawn to situations where strategy is clear, but execution is not. Teams are working hard, priorities are shifting, and progress is difficult to measure. That gap between intention and reality is where I focus. I help organizations bring structure, alignment, and momentum to complex environments.

I started my career in engineering, working closely with teams building real products under real constraints. Over time, I moved into broader leadership roles to influence not just what gets built, but how organizations deliver. I became increasingly interested in how decisions are made, how teams coordinate, and why some organizations consistently execute while others struggle despite having strong talent.

What I learned is that execution is not accidental. It is designed. The way teams plan, how progress is measured, how risks are surfaced, and how leaders make decisions all shape outcomes. This led me to focus on building operating models, governance mechanisms, and execution rhythms that create clarity, accountability, and predictable delivery at scale.

In my recent roles, I have led global teams and large product portfolios across hardware and software, working closely with executives to translate strategy into action. I have seen how better visibility changes behavior, how decision-oriented forums accelerate progress, and how well-designed systems improve both speed and quality of execution.

Today, I focus on helping organizations execute with clarity and confidence by designing the systems that enable better decisions, faster progress, and meaningful outcomes.

Process should enable, not constrain
The best governance frameworks disappear into the background so teams feel clarity, not bureaucracy.
Data earns trust
Executive alignment comes from giving leadership the right information at the right time, not from politics.
People are the multiplier
A strong team with an average process beats a strong process with an average team, every time.
Where I'm headed
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Program and portfolio governance at scale
Twenty-plus years across Motorola, HP, iRobot, and Sony leading global hardware and software delivery. My specialty is the operating system behind execution: portfolio governance, product development lifecycle discipline, rhythm of business, and executive decision support. I am focused on complex technology organizations in consumer electronics, MedTech, mobility, and robotics, where structure and visibility decide whether strategy actually ships.
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FiveMinU: EdTech platform in development
Building FiveMinU, a personalized micro-learning platform focused on bite-sized, daily learning for busy professionals. Applying the same product thinking and structured execution I have used across my career, from early product definition through development.
Experience
Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation)
Senior Director, Program Management Office
Designed the enterprise Rhythm of Business as the primary execution cadence and embedded PDLC playbooks across the portfolio, turning ad hoc portfolio discussions into structured, decision-oriented governance.
  • Established a bi-weekly program review and six-week executive cycle that drove accountability, timely trade-offs, and escalation.
  • Defined phase-based artifacts, entrance and exit criteria, and inspection checkpoints unifying engineering, product, design, operations, and commercial teams under one operating system.
  • Set consistent reporting standards for KPIs, milestones, risks, and dependencies, giving executives objective, data-driven visibility.
iRobot
Vice President, R&D Program Management Office
Led end-to-end delivery of a $1B+ consumer robotics portfolio spanning hardware, software, and cloud-connected services, and built the operating system behind it.
  • Founded and scaled the enterprise NPD operating model, standardizing the phase-gate lifecycle, templates, and inspection checkpoints, accelerating time-to-market by five months and reducing development cost by 25%.
  • Established a single source of truth for milestones, dependencies, and financials with real-time dashboards that cut status-review prep by 30% and surfaced risk earlier.
  • Built and mentored a 30-member global PMO, raising employee engagement from 50% to 75%.
  • Managed a $15M+ program budget and global capacity, delivering $10M+ in annual cost savings.
HP Inc.
Director of Engineering, Technical Program Management Office
Founded the Technical PMO and standardized portfolio governance across HP's software and cloud initiatives, aligning engineering, product, and design on a shared roadmap.
  • Standardized requirement intake and feasibility review, improving go/no-go decision speed by 50% and cutting assessment time from two weeks to one.
  • Delivered complex software and cloud solutions for HP's printing business, including HP Smart.
  • Strengthened the SDLC framework and agile execution across schedule, scope, cost, quality, and risk, with standardized reporting that gave leadership a clear view of progress.
Senior Engineering Manager
Led cross-functional engineering and quality teams of 40+ across the US, India, and China, owning technical direction across the full product lifecycle.
  • Launched a two-sided IT marketplace for gig workers and SMBs through agile experimentation and MVP definition, projected by BCG to generate $1B in value over five years.
  • Developed the first Android-based portable edge-computing prototype with AWS, validating a new edge-to-cloud direction that informed downstream investment.
  • Delivered 300K+ Windows-based Elite x3 smartphones for enterprise customers and built OEM, ODM, and ISV partnerships that expanded HP's addressable market.
Motorola
Director of Engineering, Product Integration Lead
Commercialized five Android smartphone product lines (Moto E and Moto G series) and owned carrier certification end to end across a global carrier base.
  • Delivered 35M+ units across 50+ countries via 20+ global carriers including AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone, generating $8B in revenue.
  • Owned carrier certification from Lab Entry through Ship Authorization across 50+ operators.
  • Managed OEM, ODM, and JDM partners across China, Taiwan, and Korea for hardware-software integration and supply chain execution.
Expertise
01
Portfolio governance
Stage-gate frameworks, ROB design, and phase-gate lifecycle governance from concept through commercial launch.
02
Strategy to execution
Translating C-suite priorities into actionable operating plans, milestones, and accountable cross-functional teams.
03
Hardware + software delivery
Integrated NPI across embedded systems, firmware, mobile apps, and cloud services in complex global environments.
04
PMO transformation
Building PMOs from the ground up: operating models, tooling, KPIs, team development, and cultural change.
05
Executive enablement
Decision-ready dashboards, risk framing, and board-level program visibility that drive faster, smarter decisions.
06
Global team leadership
Led distributed teams across the US, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, and Brazil with cultural fluency and deep trust.
Writing
Whitepaper
Scaling Execution in Complex Technology Organizations
A practical operating model for turning strategy into predictable execution as organizations scale, drawn from 25 years across Motorola, HP, iRobot, and Sony.
Hosung on Work
A series on execution leadership, published on Medium
01Strategy Always Sounds Clean on Paper — Until Execution Begins
02Alignment Is Not Agreement
03Governance Is About Decision Rights, Not Meetings
04The Moment You Make Work Visible, Behavior Changes
05Why Green Dashboards Often Hide the Real Problems
06Metrics Gave Me Confidence Until They Didn't
07Predictability Is a Leadership Choice
08Do Not Work for the Process. Let the Process Work for You.
09Being Right Isn't the Same as Being Effective