Staff Technical Program Manager
San Francisco, California, Us
Maps + Uber AI ('21-22)Office of the CTO (OCTO)-Innovation Engineering ('19-20)Advanced Technology Group ('15-18)Collect+Refine Data into Money+Magic:Developed and managed cross functional programs to gather, secure, improve, and maximize utility of sensor data to Uber (GPS/IMU/UWB/raw GNSS/Imagery/BLE/NFC/Barometry/Magnetometery/Ultrasound)-Improve estimated time of arrival calculations and marketplace matching through use of deep learning models and sensor/map data fusion-Mine trip sensor data + trip context for continual refinement+optimization of map data, fraud detection, +customer safety -Drove discovery, partner management, feasibility analysis, prototyping + market tests for teleoperation, autonomous delivery vehicles, augmented reality navigation, mesh connectivity, indoor+outdoor positioning, activity recognition, and modality inferences-Executed tech diligence for corporate development, developed execution plan for South Korea SKTelecom joint venture under tight map data export controls-Map service partnership evaluation and execution of complex contract spanning all eng orgs, data systems, +product flowsR&D projects owned+executed from ideation through global scale deployment:-Development + manufacture of camera systems, firmware, and post-processing data pipelines for global ground truth data collection ex: https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/13/14600360/uber-singapore-map-self-driving-cars-google -Scaled offline data processing for sensor fusion, precision localization, pose, 3d pointclouds, +object recognition for global mapping initiatives-IoT for remote command, control, and tracking of light electric vehicles (LEVs): scooters, bikes, mopeds-Automotive hardware for Uber riders+drivers: Beacon V2 (https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20930948/uber-beacon-device-car-mixup-color), scaled deployment of continuous real-time video+IMU processing system for mapping, safety, +autonomy hardening R&D-mentor, Bar Raiser, external speaker/presenter