Ben rejoins UMT Consulting as the Senior Vice President of Product Marketing & Partner Management, after spending four and a half years in the Microsoft Project product management team where he was responsible for driving in market success for Project 2007 and Project 2010.
Some notable highlights during his time at Microsoft were defining the positioning and messaging for the last two versions of Project, securing leadership status in varying analyst assessments, and architecting cross product industry solutions (e.g. Innovation Management, Application Lifecycle Management) that highlight the benefits of building on the Microsoft platform. Before joining Microsoft, Ben was VP of Product Management at UMT and was responsible for the creation and commercialization of the UMT Portfolio Manager, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2006.
Ben is an expert in project and portfolio management and is a regular facilitator at various industry and product conferences.
Ben has a BSc in Business and Sports Science from Surrey University (UK) and now lives in Seattle WA with his wife and two boys. In his spare time he enjoys wakeboarding and regular skiing.
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