Thomas Underhill
Roles available for:
- Fractional
- Consulting
- Contract
- Interim
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Assets
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)
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English (US)
Achievements
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Expertise
Cloud, Product, Ideation, Transformation, Team Building, Reimagining & Reinvention, AI (LLMs/RAG), Strategy, Compliance -
Services
Coaching and Advising, Merger & Acquisitions (Due Diligence, Operating Model Development, Strategy, Monetization, Go-to-Market, Product, Technology), Product and Technology Strategy, Go-to-Market Strategy
Roles available for:
- Fractional
- Consulting
- Contract
- Interim
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Assets
-
Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)
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English (US)
Achievements
Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
- Senior Director of Product Management
- Senior Director, Product Development R&D
- Director of Product Management
- CEO and Founder
Strengths in this role: Innovative Thinking, Strategic Planning, Building Teams, Communication
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Company name: F5, Inc.
Company size: 6,500 employees
Role in this company: I led product management for NGINX, with ownership of management and SaaS product lines, process improvement, and innovation reporting to a VP. I worked closely with the CPO as a member of the NGINX SLT. I was responsible for driving transformation initiatives, including R&D, into areas like AI and advanced security. I owned and led the shift away from paid management software to SaaS and more open source core offerings.
Strengths in this role: Innovation, Change Management, Critical Thinking, Building High Performance & Nimble Teams
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Company name: Oracle
Company size: 164,000 employees
Role in this company: I led R&D including product and engineering for various areas. I spent a large portion of time working on Oracle Fusion SaaS Cloud and new research areas in AI. I led a team that built lifecycle management into Oracle Fusion, enabling revenue growth from millions to billions. I developed patented election data security technology and technology that merged chatbots and AI applications.
Strengths in this role: Flexible, Critical Thinking, Methodological, Bridge Builder
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Industry Group: Government
Industry: Military
Years of experience: 23 years
Industry Group: Government
Industry: Defense & Space
Years of experience: 23 years
Company name: VMware
Company size: 38,000 employees
Role in this company: I ran global product trust for modern applications and management BU. I built products trusted by the biggest companies and governments. I also owned all classified businesses and that’s all that I can say. If you need to build products to service the US Government, then we should talk.
Company name: HashiCorp
Company size: 3,000 employees
Role in this company: I built the Federal business from nothing and ensured products were ready. From a million to upper double digit millions in a year.
Strengths in this role:
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Company name: LAINIE.ai
Company size: 1 employee
Role in this company: I am building an AI startup through a VC residency. I do everything currently including building AI applications, securing investment, developing strategy, GTM, and building the organization's culture. I have spare cycles to do consulting/fractional roles.
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Board membership
Company: University of California, Riverside
Position: Advisory Board Member, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
From: 01/21/2017
To: Present
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Degrees & accreditations
BBA
Juris Doctor
Certificate in Global Legal Studies
Certificate in Mediation
Certifications from NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (details on LinkedIn)
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Membership & affiliations
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Mediation Association of Colorado
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Success story
Oracle Fusion Cloud is now a multibillion dollar business, but it was nearly cancelled. I built a strategy for automating lifecycle management to accelerate revenue recognition and grow sales. HashiCorp is doing triple digit millions and they nearly ignored the US Federal government. I came in with a strategy to build product trust. VMware nearly shutdown a money losing business, but I transformed it into a lucrative, profitable, and business with a massive moat around it.