Sr. Program Manager At Google
Current2016 - present: Lead of Nature Conservation efforts at Google Earth Outreach. Driving strategy and deriving insights on biodiversity and habitats, especially leveraging AI and Google Earth Engine. 2017 - present: Google program lead for Wildlife Insights, building a team for applying machine learning for species identification, helping secure funding, UX/UI research, platform development. http://www.wildlifeinsights.org2017: Led Google Earth Voyager Nature content, viewed by XM users, and launched first live Google Earth Voyager story, webcams of Brown Bears in Alaska with Explore.org2015: Launched Street View Samburu with Save the Elephants2011-2014: Android-based Mobile Data Collection and mapping in remote regions like the Amazon and Tanzania/Uganda. Software updates to Open Data Kit, case studies with strategic partners.2009: Google Earth KML tours to help the public understand global climate trends using Google Earth at Copenhagen COP152005-2010: Founded Geo Grants program, donating $9M in-kind donations to 6000 nonprofits across 66 countries2008: Part of the core team that launched Google Earth Outreach in EMEA, with keynote guests including Sir David Attenborough.