WaymoSenior Software Engineer / Tech Lead Manager
Feb. 2019 - Oct. 2022Ann Arbor, MichiganWith this autonomous driving technology development Google subsidiary, I deliver high-level software development and technical leadership, leading teams in full life cycle design, development and testing of next-generation software applications for autonomous vehicles. My primary focus is on Weather Data Infrastructure. I took the lead on an initiative to implement a comprehensive understanding of, and ability to react to, various weather conditions by Waymo autonomous vehicles. A sampling of my numerous projects and accomplishments while here includes:
• Weather Data Infrastructure Development: I assembled, guided and coached a world-class team of four in designing and architecting weather data infrastructure for Waymo vehicles. ◦ Established an overarching vision for the project, including development of high-level design document mapping out technical strategy.
• Weather Data Pipeline: Orchestrated initiative to design a pipeline for curating weather data across a wide scope of use cases that led to improved vehicle ability to detect, drive in and avoid inclement weather. ◦ Optimized solution for continual data storage / growth, directly impacting Waymo stakeholders identified in high-level design document.