Lead Product Manager, Android Auto
Mountain View, Ca, Us
Lead product manager and founding team member of Android Auto, Google’s global initiative to integrate the Android OS and ecosystem into cars. With Android Auto, drivers’ phones integrate with their car, and show on the car’s center screen apps such as Google Maps, voice control, Google Now, and music apps• Launched Android Auto and six subsequent versions of the product, shipping with 26 car brands and aftermarket stereos by the end of 2016• Managed vision and roadmap for this complex product, encompassing several product areas at Google (Android, Maps, voice/search), and with multiple layers of architecture (framework, system UI and core apps, and SDKs for developers and carmakers).• Conducted over 30 press interviews, such as on live morning broadcast TV (KTLA, video 2), an article in the New York Times, and a video piece on The Verge