Ryan Nelson Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

AI Research:--Fundamental, Undefined & Exploratory Research Opportunities within [FAIR, GENAI, Reality Labs, CTRL]--Applied R&D Charters; Opportunities that apply SOTA technique toward well-defined model & product advancements&Specialized Engineering:--Deep domain-expertise & Hands-On AI Development. Opportunity to influence both existing & future Meta-Products & Platforms___________________________________________________Please connect with me & reach out if you are interested in applying your Experience to Meta AI in any of these ways, for a given technology area:Generative Modeling, MultimodalXR (AR/VR/MR), Computer Vision & AssistantElectromyography (sEMG), Neuromotor Interfaces, Inputs & InteractionsReinforcement Learning (SDM), CoreMLRoboticsNatural Language, Conversational AI, Translation, Speech & AudioAI Experiences & PersonalizationAI-Infra (Pytorch, Server & Mobile Frameworks, GPU/CPU, Optimization, Compilers, SW/HW Co-Design)AI IntegrityResponsible AI (Evaluation Research, Safety, Trust, Fairness, Ethics, Bias)___________________________________________________Why Meta AI?A collaborative and direct path to having real-world industry leading impact, work with researchers & engineering teams who are top of their field, and help push the industry in creative, meaningful ways. Community, People, Friendships, Relationships, Connections & Experiences are at our center. - And a passion for bringing people closer together through this technology is what motivates us. There are important problems we need to solve, and we need important people to help us solve them.___________________________________________________Hardware Product Areas: MetaQuest (Formerly Oculus) | RayBan StoriesFamily of Apps: Facebook | Instagram | Messenger | WhatsApp | ThreadsEnterprise: Meta Workplace / WorkroomsFuture: Metaverse | Horizon

Mountain View, Ca, Us

[Vaco Inc. -- Onsite at Google]I worked for the Local Inventory Ads Team. Also known as, LIA's. (Search Ads)Product:Local Inventory Ads are designed to make the inventory in your local stores accessible to people shopping online. They offer the same rich product information as a Product Listing Ad (PLA) and also highlight the in-store availability for your inventory. By clicking your local inventory ads, shoppers will visit a local storefront page for your store where they can view your inventory, view store hours, get directions to your location, and more._____________________________________My key responsibilities-Sourcing:I was responsible for Onboarding & evaluating new SMB Clients. This involved sourcing for new partnerships to meet hiring needs, while also managing existing partnerships through product education & technical support.Coordination:Some of my time was also spent scheduling meetings / coordinating our POM/Partner introductionsCross Functional Product Support: I frequently collaborated with our Engineering, SMB, and LCS teams to influence our product vision and better improve our support tools, internal infrastructure, and customer facing UI. This required deep product knowledge. Technical:I provided Pre/Post Launch Support for new merchants, Monitored client data feeds to identify & predict errors, and handled reporting metrics for business insights.Awards/Impact:-Q1 2016 I received a Personal Commendation Award for Outstanding Work-Q2 2016 my team received award for Most Improved-Q3 2016 I was leveled as a product expert. Became Lead Specialist for training all new hires & building out the team's internal training program

Mountain View, Ca, Us

[Adecco Inc. -- Onsite at Google]Here, I worked for the Google Maps Street View (SV) Team.Product:The goal of this team is to help map the world by car for Google's 360° Street View feature on maps. We want to make sure that all areas & streets are mapped, as well as make sure that select geographic locations are up-to-date with current imagery.------------------------------------------------------------Responsibilities-Recruiting & Scheduling: Worked closely with all US-Branches to source new SV personnel (drivers). This involved maintaining top of funnel needs and constant communication / follow-up's between branches; Our team supported all geographic US + CA locations and the location in need of new candidates (drivers) would constantly changeLogistics & Coordination:Responsible for all client communication & travel logistics during hiring process for new drivers.Authorized to use company budget / spending accounts & Managed all client payrollImpact:-Q3 Promoted from Recruiter (on contract) to full-time colleague: Client Program Manager-Q4 Increased program headcount 30% by advancing recruiting efforts; as a result we surpassed team goal for amount of SV imagery / data collected

Mountain View, Ca, Us

[Adecco Inc. -- Onsite at Google]I started on the Google Maps | Business Photos Team as a Recruiting Coordinator. (Later to be re-branded to Google Maps | Business View, and then a third time to Google Street View | Trusted)Product:The "Business Photos" product allows businesses to increase their online visibility to potential customers. This is done by incorporating a 360°-virtual-tour of the inside of their business, to a Google Maps knowledge graph that populates in Search Results. The Product helps enhance the business to stand out in Search, increases ranking probability based on Location & keyword queries, and improves store foot traffic by local consumers nearby.------------------------------------------------------------*Note: During my time here, this department was divided into two parts:Individual Contributers (IC) | Sourcing& Agency Partnerships | Recruiting------------------------------------------------------------Key Responsibilities-Recruiting & Sourcing:Source new talent (photographers (IC)) for select US / CA geographic locations.Later, I was promoted into our Agency Recruiting Division where my role changed to full-cycle. I was responsible for Sourcing, Interviewing, Recruiting, Hiring & Coordinating with new program agenciesReporting & Metrics:Responsible for maintaining candidate / Agency trackers, running reports and presenting metrics to PM and global team's for business insightsSide Projects:-Sales calls to local businesses-Coordinate company eventsImpact:-Exceeded (IC) recruiting goals for first year + Q1 & Q2 of year two.-Promoted to Agency Recruiting Lead-By end of Q3, I helped grow the Agency program from 15 partnered clients to 54 partnered clients + improved processes-Promoted to Interview & train new in-team Recruiters-Fully Trained 3 employees in 6 months which led to quicker turn around, and a 50% increase in program growth-Received a recommendation bonus by PM for exceeding employee expectations