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Cupertino, California, Us

Responsible for delivering high-profile customer-facing software features that involve complex, cross-functional dependencies (coordinating amongst software, services and hardware teams) for Apple’s Interactive Media Group, which provides the media software frameworks across all of Apple's products. Oversaw the development and release of AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on 3rd-party TVs and HDMI devices including Samsung, Sony, LG, Vizio, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. This entirely new software program functioned like a start-up within Apple and is now available on hundreds of millions of Smart TVs and connected devices worldwide.

Cupertino, California, Us

Direct responsibility for successful software implementation of 4K HDR video on Apple TV 4K, HDR video on iPhone X (and other supported iOS devices) and DRM enhancements. Coordinated delivery of deeply technical frameworks amongst multiple software, hardware and services organizations across the company, spearheaded regular executive briefings and demos, and hit release targets aligned to the annual software cycle.

Cupertino, California, Us

Product management including product vision, strategy, stakeholder liaison, UX prototypes, user testing and KPIs, as well as communicating requirements to development team. Overall Agile product owner of mission-critical app for global Marketing Communications team that launched successfully with positive feedback from the users and management team.

Cupertino, California, Us

Management of UI-related marketing deliverables for high-profile Apple new product introductions across all global territories for Channel Partners.

Cupertino, California, Us

Management of UI-related marketing deliverables for high-profile Apple new product introductions across all global territories for video and motion graphics projects. (Contract position)

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Independent studio producing and directing In-World War (http://www.inworldwar.com/) an indie sci-fi feature film, in addition to providing freelance web development, marketing and production services. Past clients include satellite TV channel Link TV.

Cupertino, Ca, Us

Responsible for all marketing initiatives and strategy for this app developer, including website, social marketing, printed collateral, email marketing, trade shows, and more.

Cupertino, California, Us

Project management of video, motion graphics and retail marketing deliverables for high visibility product launches focused on UI elements. (Contract position)

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Product management MRDs/PRDs and UX planning, in addition to marketing and PR initiatives for this VOD app start-up.

Responsible for all marketing and PR activities, including the launch of the start-up’s pioneering VOD app (prior to today's major players AppleTV, Amazon Prime Video, Roku and Hulu).

Co-developed the story, raised the funds, produced the feature, built up the global audience and then distributed it in theaters, after winning major international festival awards including at the Berlin Int’l Film Festival.

Oakland, California, Us

UX prototyping and user testing for all interactive projects, as well as recruitment and management of all interactive development contractors.

A NASDAQ-traded company with Internet, cable and media subsidiaries in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and France. As a board member, responsible for collaborating on all board-level decisions, including M&A activities.

Hired, trained and managed team of 30 cross-functional interactive developers, UI/UX designers and support staff, responsible for product requirements, UX, web design and app coding for clients such as Hewlett Packard, Seagate, E*Trade, Disney and many others.

Oversaw the creation and launch of website advertising program, just three months after the first ad banner hit the web. IUMA was the first major music website (pre-dates Yahoo, Google, Spotify, and just about everyone online today).

Ba, Visual Culture And Social Theory

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