Eric Bennett

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Director of Science, Amazon Visual Innovation Sciences @ Amazon
seattle, washington, united states
Eric Bennett's Location
New York, New York, United States, United States
About Eric Bennett

I am a leader and creator of photographic and image processing systems and apps for mobile, desktop, and enterprise environments. I’ve repeatedly integrated cutting-edge research with intuitive user experiences to bring consumers the benefits of emerging computational photography and digital imaging techniques. 

Over the past years, I've demonstrated an ability to bring image enhancement technologies to millions of images (at Amazon.com) and to drive high-profile products that consumers love to use (such as Photosynth and photography on Windows Phone). I'm a dynamic leader and manager who combines my deep technical background with communication and organizational skills to motivate on-time delivery in a positive work environment.

Other Areas of Expertise Include: - Cross-Disciplinary Team Leadership- Enterprise Scale Image Processing- Mobile Application and Algorithm Design- v1.0 (and Beyond) Project Management- Scenario-Driven UX Design- Social Privacy Analysis and Legal Relations- GTM Strategy Development- Video and Audio Production- Proficient in C/C++, C#, Objective-C, iOS, OS X, Windows Phone, and Windows- Bridging Mobile Apps to Cloud Services

Eric Bennett's Current Company Details
Amazon

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Director of Science, Amazon Visual Innovation Sciences
seattle, washington, united states
Website:
amazon.com
Employees:
500669
Eric Bennett Work Experience Details
  • Amazon
    Director Of Science, Visual Innovation Sciences
    Amazon Apr 2022 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    Leading the research and development of cutting-edge solutions for the creation of 3D models using ML, CV, photogrammetry, and more to bring new immersive experiences to Amazon's customers.
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  • Amazon
    Senior Software Development Manager, Imaging Sciences
    Amazon Aug 2016 - Apr 2022
    Greater Seattle Area
    Combining cutting-edge research and development in robotics, machine learning, image processing, and multi-platform development to enhance the Amazon shopping experience's visual content.
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  • Amazon
    Principal Technical Program Manager For Imaging Research
    Amazon Oct 2015 - Jul 2016
    Seattle
    Drive ongoing algorithmic research in the automation of image processing and image analysis to improve image quality across AmazonDevelop, pilot, and release next-generation, cross-platform technologies that show products though novel, cutting-edge visualizations
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  • Amazon
    Senior Technical Program Manager For Product Imaging Technology
    Amazon Jul 2013 - Sep 2015
    Greater Seattle Area
    - Develop new technologies and infrastructure to make Amazon product images the best they can be, everywhere on the site, to help customers make informed purchasing decisions- Oversee new algorithm development for image processing, computer vision, and machine learning/analysis in highly-scalable production systems- Establish the long-term automation strategy for high-quality, low cost product images from multiple sources- Consultant on image processing projects affecting many areas of the Amazon.com of today and tomorrow
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  • Microsoft
    Senior Lead Program Manager For The Windows Phone Camera
    Microsoft Sep 2011 - Jun 2013
    Redmond, Wa
    Lead for Program Management on Windows Phone Camera Pipelines, Drivers, and Developer Extensibility.- Directed a team of Program Managers for Windows Phone 8 (Apollo) covering the entire technical infrastructure of photography on the platform from the hardware up through the APIs. The power of this pipeline enabled a new breed of high-quality, award-winning cameras on the platform. - Established the necessary infrastructure for Windows Phone Lens Apps, a signature part of the Windows Phone camera strategy- Lead the design of an entirely new API class to enable a new class of modern camera application functionality then acted as technical evangelist for these new features on Channel9, Build, and other Microsoft developer channels- Drove relationships with embedded system suppliers and OEMs for future-looking feature development
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  • Microsoft
    Senior Program Manager For Photosynth For Ios
    Microsoft Jun 2010 - Sep 2011
    Redmond, Wa
    Led the entirety of program management from beginning to end for the v1.0 Photosynth panorama capture app for iOS in the Microsoft Bing organization. This included ideation, algorithm analysis, design, execution, marketing, and release management.- Directed all program management of the project including project definition, planning, specification, ongoing design, and team execution to create an app that had over 3.5 million downloads in under 9 weeks (2 million coming in the first 11 days)- Applied scenario-driven design principles and conducted usability research to make a complex feature set accessible to consumer users resulting in an average App Store rating of 4.72 out of 5 stars with over 2,000 reviews- Owned marketing strategy and execution in a launch that included being named Gizmodo’s “App of the Day” and called “Crazy Amazing” by David Pogue in the New York Times- Evolved app design version-over-version based on user feedback and metrics to achieve a 4x gain in core scenarios while maintaining high user satisfaction
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  • Microsoft
    Senior Program Manager In The Future Social Experiences Lab (Fuse)
    Microsoft Jun 2009 - Jun 2010
    Redmond, Wa
    Led Program Management for a small team developing Facebook and Twitter integration features for the Bing iOS app.- Led effective collaboration across multiple Microsoft business units to create the original Bing Social on iOS- Conceived and invented core technology components used across multiple Bing apps- Protected user rights by identifying potential privacy and security risks in this new type of app and mitigating them in collaboration with legal and privacy experts - Created highly-driven development/test/UX team inside of a research-focused organization
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  • Microsoft
    Program Manager Ii In The Rich Media Lab
    Microsoft Sep 2008 - Jun 2009
    Redmond, Wa
    Image processing program manager for an unannounced project.- Led and held accountability for the success of a 9 person research, development, test, and UX design team that consistently outperformed its organizational peers in executive reviews- Applied rapid-iteration prototyping techniques to explore new technologies while simultaneously eliminating uncertainty and managing risk
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  • Microsoft
    Program Manager Ii For Microsoft Expression Tools
    Microsoft Jun 2007 - Sep 2008
    Redmond, Wa
    Program manager for image processing algorithms that were ultimately used as part of Microsoft Office and the Expression Photoshop import tools.- Recruited as a program manager to direct Ph.D. team members’ algorithm development- Established and directed successful relationships across Windows Live Photo Gallery, Office 2010, Expression Blend, and Windows Phone 7- Initiated and led a remote development team for a component now in all Expression products
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  • Microsoft
    Computer Graphics And Imaging Researcher (Intern)
    Microsoft Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
    Redmond, Wa
    As an intern researcher, developed a new, high-quality demosaicing algorithm that was published in 2006, "Video and Image Bayesian Demosaicing with a Two Color Image Prior"
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Eric Bennett works for Amazon

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Eric Bennett's current role is Director of Science, Amazon Visual Innovation Sciences.

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Eric Bennett attended University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Case Western Reserve University.

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