Kathryn Chinn Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Leading home monitoring and a new initiative on Consumer Robotics / Astro the home robot

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Leading a new initiative for FireTV

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Head of Product Management (hardware and software), and portfolio strategy for Kindle e-readers, rated 4.3 stars with 16,000+ reviews on Amazon.com.
• Owned Kindle e-reader hardware and software roadmap, adding new devices and features; driving key decisions with senior executives, including CEO; and approving hardware new technology investigations to drive future.
• Launched Kindle Paperwhite (2018), Kindle (2019), Kindle Oasis (2019), Kindle Kids Edition (2019)
• Led team of 6 software and hardware product managers for Kindle devices.
• Conducted press briefings with key media for Kindle Paperwhite (2018).

Denver, CO, US

Mountain View, CA, US

Led development of Google Chromecast (2018), initial product work on Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Head of Product Management (hardware and software), and Portfolio Strategy for Kindle e-readers, launched two devices in 2016.
• Led a team of five product managers with responsibility for the hardware and software roadmap, and the category business objectives.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Hardware product manager for Kindle e-reader product line, including Kindle Oasis (2016) and Kindle Oasis (2017).
• Launched product in India, including over 20 press briefings.
• Joined Bar Raiser cohort tasked with maintaining high hiring standards at Amazon.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Hardware product manager for Kindle e-reader product line, including Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015), Kindle Voyage, the $79 Kindle (2014), and the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (2013).
• Product manager for Bookerly reading font designed for Kindle and electronic reading.
• Software product manager for the second generation Kindle Paperwhite, partnered with UX and engineering to define and implement new features.
• Led dedicated cross-functional team to improve reading across hardware and software with bi-monthly VP updates.
• Drove future full software releases and updates, including defining and prioritizing features.
• Presented and reviewed products and functionality with senior executives, including CEO

San Jose, CA, US

• Collected and prioritized suite-level requirements across products in Creative Suite CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6 and the launch of Creative Cloud Membership.
• Member of team transforming Adobe’s business from perpetual license desktop software-based to subscriptions with cloud and service integration.
• Implemented critical operational decisions for the Creative Suites and component products; created buy in for decisions across all Creative Suite products.
• Demonstrated product features and workflows in press briefings.
• Supported CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, and Creative Cloud Membership press events, launch events and private prerelease programs.

San Jose, CA, US

• Created and implemented a coordinated plan for Leopard compatibility updates across all products in the Creative SuiteMaster Collection.
• Defined requirements across all Creative Suite Master Collection applications for the development of demo assets, software trials, and the electronic software download program.
• Managed Creative Suite user interface initiatives, including the common user interface look, and panel panes.

San Jose, CA, US

• Drove definition for features in InDesign CS3 from inception through execution. Closely involved with the engineering team and bug reviews to ship InDesign and InCopy CS3.
• Performed customer research to understand workflows and gather requirements.
• Demonstrated product to customers and journalists; provided training and support to sales team; developed demo script.
• Established and managed customer advisory board; managed and moderated the pre-release program for the product.
• Contributed to and reviewed marketing documents, video tutorials, web content, supplemental product content, product documentation, and demonstration assets and scripts.
• Drove requirements gathering, market analysis and business planning to create a proposal for a new business opportunity.

San Jose, CA, US

• Designed user interface, created mockups and wrote specifications for features in Adobe InDesign 2.0.2, CS, CS2, CS3; Adobe InCopy CS and CS2; and other Adobe projects.
• Planned, conducted, and reported on private beta program feedback, one on one usability tests, and domestic and international site visits to research new features and solicit feedback on early designs.
• Collaborated on guidelines for consistent interfaces and functionality across Adobe products.

Bs, Science, Technology & Society, With A Focus In Computer Science

Ms, Computer Science, With A Focus In Human-Computer Interaction