Securing the very foundation of global information security.

From 2001 through 2005, I had the opportunity to serve Microsoft Corporation in a vital capacity, along with which came great responsibility.

My responsibilities included designing mission-critical Windows and Active Directory security features, overseeing development efforts, authoring official documentation and providing authoritative guidance to Microsoft's customers.

I had the opportunity to architect key Active Directory security features such as the fine-grained password policies feature in Windows Server 2008, which enables organizations to apply stronger password policies for admins.

I also had the opportunity to author Microsoft's Best Practices for Delegating Active Directory Administration 400-page whitepaper, (available online at www.microsoft.com/ad), which is used worldwide to securely provision identity and access management.

On behalf of Microsoft, I also provided guidance and ideas to independent software vendors such as NetPro Computing leading to the development of successful Active Directory security and access management products.

In 2005, I went to work for Microsoft IT Security's Risk Assessment Team, where I had the opportunity to propose and perform a risk assessment of Microsoft's global Active Directory based security infrastructure. The findings and recommendations of the risk assessment helped Microsoft significantly bolster its global IT security infrastructure defenses.

In 2004–05, I was awarded the Passion For Customers award at Microsoft Corporation.