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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Chop Films is an independent filmmaker and production company behind award-winning films, most known for Netflix’s DELHI CRIME.‐ Produced improvised narrative feature, STAYCATION (jury award winner, LAFF, directed by Tanuj Chopra)‐ Delivered three features to festival premieres and streaming by managing postproduction, monitoring tasks and execution, and collaborating with project stakeholders including the director, editor, artists and marketing‐ Enabled director to clarify intent, make choices, and deliver four films by seamlessly focusing creative process

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Bad Robot Productions is JJ Abrams’ production company, most known for STAR WARS, STAR TREK, CLOVERFIELD, LOST.‐ Pitched digital transformation of VIP delivery service; utilized lean development process to leverage Google Maps API and automate solving routing problems, resulting in 80% reduction of workers’ overtime costs‐ Proposed and led $150k upgrade to gear, partnering with RED, to enable 10+ cinema quality in-house shoots‐ Led positive sets as in house producer, managing budgets, schedules, inclusive hiring of freelance talent, and task planning of projects ranging from music videos to insert shoots for shows such as CASTLE ROCK‐ Kept internal teams and external studio partners on track by designing and implementing database and workflow to track production status, hiring, and show details by utilizing Airtable to create source of truth‐ Trusted creative responsible for cinematography, editing, and collaborating with design team and workshop‐ Designed logo for toy-centered project with Mattel

Greater Seattle Area

‐ Shipped app analysis feature set for performance tools used broadly throughout Microsoft (including by Xbox to improve launch times), by OEM/ODMs and by major ISVs (like Adobe) to deliver fast & fluid experiences‐ Presented highly rated, customer-facing technical talks on app performance in Redmond, Taipei, Tokyo, and at //build/, and TechReady conferences to teach advanced analysis techniques to 100s of developers‐ Recognized as expert in app performance analysis space within three months with no prior experience‐ Led an 8-person team of developers and PMs in transitioning to a scrum / agile software development model to support Windows as a Service delivery model‐ Identified competitive advantages, critical metrics, and user stories to plan product strategy and roadmap‐ Supported product marketing and launch with interviews, blog posts, docs and videos targeting dev audience

Greater Seattle Area

‐ Designed and launched authorization and clustering features for Microsoft’s virtualization platform‐ Redesigned Live Migration feature based on user studies and peer feedback while balancing tradeoffs re: secure-by-default vs intuitive user experience to maximize customer benefit and minimize development risk‐ Built strong cross-team collaboration and alignment with Windows Server Clustering team, repairing historically strained relationship; delivered presentation on shared features at TechEd 2012‐ Managed MVP program to interact with customers, conduct customer research, and inform product roadmap‐ Evangelized growth mindset – leveraged mentors to grow skills; mentored three new PMs one-on-one

Bse, Computer Science, Film

- Independent work included two-cursor keyboard: implemented a new keyboard input using two joysticks for the PSP handheld console.

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