Todd Haugen

About Todd Haugen

I am a people first engineering leader driving culture, vision, and execution to transform cloud services into effortless, intuitive, and attractive solutions that are magical.“Todd was inspiring to me as a manager, and that’s not a small thing for me to say. The way he conducted himself, the way he cared for his people, the way he represented our team. He is completely genuine and transparent. He is the first manager I have worked for that at the end of the day made me say “I’d like to be as effective as he is, I’d like to be a great manager too.” – Greg Lindhorst.At Microsoft• Leading Skype WiFi, the service grew to over 2.5 million hotspots and 1 million customers driving awareness of the impact of connectivity on Microsoft with Satya Nadella and his leadership team.• In Office 2013, I transformed Access from a desktop development tool into a rapid app authoring cloud service. This transformation is now the basis for the entire Office programmability strategy.• One of the revolutionaries at Microsoft, I lead the transition to agile development and immersive experiences. On Ohana, I redefined how User Research, Design, and Engineering work together in an agile process to ship magic in record time. The influence of Ohana is seen across Microsoft today in Windows, Office, and Xbox.• In Vista, I reinvented Software Licensing from a rudimentary anti-piracy system to digital licensing enabling Windows Anytime Upgrade. This feature has generated more than $1b for Microsoft.Before Microsoft• I launched one of the first ecommerce platforms enabling companies like Disney, Nike, Ziff-Davis, and NFL launch their ecommerce businesses. • Lead large customer software projects for Accenture (Andersen Consulting) such as the information superhighway project for Sun and the McCaw Cellular (now AT & T) customer activation, billing and support application.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Enablence Technologies

   Mar 2022 — Present · Fremont, CA, US

   Visionary leader established a people first culture and strategic vision establishing LiDAR and AI lines of business leading to closing $35m+ funding. Established software group leveraging custom AI models for design and manufacturing of optical semiconductors. Established cloud presence including direct to customer and partner product quality assurance program. Increased sales 400% to turn around the company.

Education

• University of Colorado

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

  1986 — 1990

• University of Washington

  Master's degree, Computer Science AI Concentration