Technical Program Management at Anthropic

Google top performance/impact program in infrastructure (Google Search) awardee, 2023Led major infrastructure efficiency upgrade to search serving, saving over 2.7 exabytes of disk storage and over 50% of total disk I/O while maintaining and/or improving latency performance for front page serving results.Lead strategic programs for google search capacity, specializing in serving and indexing workloads. Improve engineering efficiency, planning, utilization, and reliability of compute, storage, networking, and hardware.Creating single point of engagement for global ML infrastructure needs, from hardware to compilers to frameworks to networking and scheduling systems for teams across Google

Google feats of engineering awardee, 2021 & 2022TPM Lead for Google Compute Engine (GCE) capacity management architecture, inventory fungibility, divestment, shape-based planning, and automation implementationCreated the standard hard decision framework adopted by the GCE infrastructure efficiency teams, leading to a significant increase in development velocityEstablished the escalation, communication, and execution frameworks across distributed multi-national teams as the new standard operating model across Google GCEImproved cpu and memory overcommit capabilities, cross-platform emulation, and novel fungible spill-over and capacity pool formations

Manage TPM group responsible for strategic programs and initiatives at DropboxResponsibilities include full software development lifecycle (SDLC), product execution, third-party integrations, and executive reporting for product engineeringReporting to CTO, built a company-wide, scalable, standardized tooling solution for task management and bug reporting, significantly improving roadmap tracking, dependency management, and developer experience for DropboxInnovated and standardized communication and execution frameworks for large scale programsManaged product-focused roadmap reporting and reviews of key initiatives to C-Suite + StaffDesigned, Developed, and Implemented TPM Interview Loop, Career Framework, & Mastery of Craft

Lead TPM for the development of the new Dropbox desktop application optimizing for collaboration and application integrationTechnical program execution involving over 19 eng teams, 11 product teams, 24 biz teamsProgram encompassed over 800 engineersGantt reporting and risk analysis provided directly to Staff, including CEO/CTO updatesJIRA Agile methods, Sprint planning, cross-team dependencies, re-design beta testing protocols and release gating for entire company, iterative product reviews and short term retrosScope/Plan/Develop/Launch including performance bar metrics for cloud content, measurable success criteria, load testing and roll-out design, and marketing moments

Quantitative and qualitative analytics training. Data science focus – including applications in Python, R, Stata, & Google Colab/TensorFlow.Apprenticed under world-class faculty researchers and leading experts in the fields of statistical research, data science, and historical analyses.Developed lesson plans, examinations, and other curriculum for bachelor-level courses. Developed deep expertise in pedagogical practice focusing on learned-outcomes and data-driven feedback for success measurements.

CSP system owner for FedRAMP solution. ATO assignee from GSA/DHS CIO.Lead architect of the System Security Plan, Contingency Plan, Incident Management Plan, Continuous Monitoring Plan, and all other FedRAMP Moderate security requirements.Implemented enterprise level change management system, contingency/disaster recovery system, and data analytics program, including full company-wide adoption.Managed first-review gap analysis and governance strategy. Developed data-driven metrics monitoring for all new rollouts of company-wide processes and programs.Responsible for largest business line. Led largest revenue growth through utilizing of new data programs in product development. Maintained low cost effort through new scalable processes.Instituted agile scrum methodologies, including sprints/storyboarding/backlog reviews, and integration into data platform. Flat organizational communications through Jira & wiki.

Led and managed entire research department – oversaw over $200M in yearly revenue.Implemented ground-up change management system, change control processes, and continuous monitoring programs, achieving 100% adoption within one fiscal year. Success metrics include hitting $20M/week cycles, representing triple-digit percent growth.

Performed complex quantitative analyses under mentorship of a leading statistics pioneer.Focused on logistic regression analysis of news organizations using Stata and open-source R. Apprenticed under MacArthur Fellow and professor. Created analytic research dossiers and independent complex statistical analyses of American prisons using U.S. Census data.Trained at the Berkeley Center for Urban Ethnography (CUE). Research methods include ethnography, interviews, and surveys taught by experts in the field. Supervised eight junior researchers.

Led contract negotiations for successful $30M contract bid with the Department of Defense, Navy. Personally negotiated terms for highest profit margin in division’s 35 year history.Managed the legal and business responsibilities for 20 senior division managers. Created complex pricing for successful $120M competitive bid to provide the U.S. Army with Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.Led financial overhaul for $600 million business unit to achieve SOX compliance.Head contract architect for $90 million revenue projects, including pricing and terms negotiator.Created and streamlined the first data management tool, standard operating procedures, and training for contractual oversight across the entire business unit. Served on multiple executive due-diligence teams at the request of the head of M&A.

Coded, designed, and maintained websites for emerging businesses across the Silicon Valley.Expert management of small business client relationships.Advanced designing and coding.