Robert Beatty

Seeking Product Management position to develop next-generation products and novel technologies--with special interests in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Computing, and Mobile Software Development.

Robert is a results and data-driven technologist with proven track record of combining engineering acumen and business strategy in order to deliver successful products. He has worked on projects spanning from basic research and proof of concepts to full flagship products. He is comfortable working with small, agile teams to large, complex systems with hundreds of contributors.


Education

Stanford University

B.S. & M.S. Electrical Engineering with emphasis in solid state physics and photonics.
GPA 3.8/4.0

Brigham Young University

Undergraduate Academic Study
GPA 3.9/4.0

Skills

General

  • Product Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Cloud Computing
  • Mobile App Development (iOS and Android)
  • Agile Methodology (Scrum Master Certified)
  • Linux Servers

Software

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Unity 3D
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • Visual Studio
  • Xcode
  • Android Studio
  • Adobe Creative Suite

Programming

  • C#, C/C++
  • Objective-C
  • Python
  • Matlab
  • HTML, CSS
  • Java
  • Javascript
  • SQL, NoSQL, SQLite

Experience

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Google Labs (2023 - Present)

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Google Labs (2023 - Present)

● Product Manager Google Starline, a new 3D video conferencing technology that makes you “feel like you are there together”
● Building global services and scaling artificial intelligence / machine learning and graphical workloads
● Productizing research from Google Labs from concept to production

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Google Cloud (2019 - 2023)

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Google Cloud (2019 - 2023)

● Product Manager for Accelerator-Optimized machine types which provide GPUs for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and graphics in the cloud
● Designed next-generation products for Google Compute Engine (GCE) such as G2 with NVIDIA L4 (Lovelace)
● Drove $XXXM/yr business with 100s of companies for millions of users globally across ML Inference and Graphics product lines
● Defined product strategy and infrastructure for AI/ML for Google Cloud
● Product Manager for Compute-Optimized machine types for high-performance compute-intensive workloads in the Cloud for workloads such as high-speed web servers, ad serving, game servers, high-performance computing (HPC), analytics, scientific modeling, media transcoding, and AI/ML
● Launched AMD Milan EPYC CPUs in Google Compute Engine (GCE) which includes C2D and N2D machine types

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Amazon (2018 - 2019)

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Amazon (2018 - 2019)

● Designed and launched G4dn instance within Amazon Web Services (AWS) which features NVIDIA T4 GPUs used for Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) inferencing and deep learning and graphical applications such as game streaming, media transcoding, video-on-demand, broadcasting, remote desktop, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
● AWS’ G4dn set the industry standard for cloud inference for over four years and opened new services and business opportunities with leading price/perf
● Developed product strategy across full accelerator product line such as G2, G3, G4, and F1 (FPGA) instances

PRODUCT MANAGER, Intel (2016 - 2018)

PRODUCT MANAGER, Intel (2016 - 2018)

Developed Product Requirements for Autonomous Driving software across multiple software subsystems that included Android, Linux, and MobileEye
Designed requirement management infrastructure using JAMA and JIRA that maximizes re-usability and efficiency which drives dozens of simultaneous software programs and multiple, concurrent products
Coordinated and lead hundreds of engineers across software development and validation workflow from product definitions to product delivery

PRODUCT MANAGER, Intel (2014 - 2016)

PRODUCT MANAGER, Intel (2014 - 2016)

● Product Manager across multiple projects for Android, Android Things, RTOS, and Internet of Things within Open Source Technology Center
● Successfully launched multiple Android tablet and phone products through Intel Reference Design for Android (IRDA)
● Defined software product roadmaps, requirements, and product definition and drove software product lifecycle from planning through engineering execution

ANDROID SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Intel (2013 - 2014)

ANDROID SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Intel (2013 - 2014)

Wrote embedded software Audio drivers for Android x86 mobile phones and tablets and contributed to Android Open Source Project
● Built Jenkins+Gerrit Continuous Integration / Delivery (CI/CD) Infrastructure
Agile Scrum Master using Atlassian Jira

ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEER, Intel Labs (2009 - 2013)

ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEER, Intel Labs (2009 - 2013)

● Developed Silicon Photonics technology for high-speed optical interconnects
● Demonstrated 50 Gbps silicon photonics optical transceiver and presented at Optical Society of America
● Wrote Optical Control System with SiLabs C8051 Microcontrollers for embedded integrated laser diode bias
● RF Probing, high-speed validation, and Test Automation in Matlab

ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER, Crit Games LLC (2017 - Present)

ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER, Crit Games LLC (2017 - Present)

● Created physical, web, and mobile games on iOS and Android
● Built and hosted website and cloud applications (critgames.com)
● Launched multiple successful crowd-sourced projects on Kickstarter

RESTAURANT OWNER, Game House Cafe (2017 - 2018)

RESTAURANT OWNER, Game House Cafe (2017 - 2018)

● Founded Game House Cafe LLC, a board game cafe in downtown Beaverton, Oregon with 500+ board games and delicious food and beverage options
● Hired and managed staff
● Built website, lead social media, grew community groups, and hosted events
● Promoted local game developers and publishers through marketing campaigns

ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER, Theory of Mind LLC (2010 - 2013)

ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER, Theory of Mind LLC (2010 - 2013)

● Developed children’s educational iPhone Apps: Circus, AAC text-to-voice, Scratch, What’s This?, Little Bot
● Developed novel communication techniques and methods for disabled and special needs individuals using mobile and tablet technology known as Augmented and Accelerated Communications
Built and hosted website (theoryofmindmedia.com)

DESIGN ENGINEER, Intel (2008)

DESIGN ENGINEER, Intel (2008)

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design for Intel Digital Home Group
● Owned board design for x86 Internet TV set-top boxes (Sodaville)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERN, Sandia National Labs (2007)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERN, Sandia National Labs (2007)

● Prototyped Bayesian Security system using webcams and transceivers
● Wrote computer vision OpenCV solution in C++ that processed live video feeds for movement, face recognition, and object tracking
● Wrote front end in C# to connect multiple cameras to a central server
● Designed and fabricated sensor boards with wireless connectivity

Patents

Optical Control System (Algorithm and Feedback Control of Laser Diode)

Beatty, Robert M. “Improved Feedback Control for High-speed Mach-zehnder.” filing number 14/567,571, filed 17 December 2014 and issued 20 June 2017.

Publications

A 4×12.5 Gbps CWDM Si Photonics Link using Integrated Hybrid Silicon Lasers,

CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO: S and I), Silicon Optical Links (CThP), May 1, (2011).

Demonstration of a High Speed 4-Channel Integrated Silicon Photonics WDM Link with Hybrid Silicon Lasers,

Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics (IPRSN), July 25, (2010).

Integrating Silicon Photonics,

Nature Photonics Vol 4, 498-499 August 2010. [Cover Feature]

Honors

  • Apple iPhone New and Notable in App Store (2010)
  • Intel Developer Forum (2010)
  • Intel Rotations Engineers Program (2009)
  • Stanford Research Experience for Undergraduates (2006)
  • Stanford LDSSA Committee Member (2006)
  • Full Academic Scholarship at Brigham Young University (2005)
  • LDS Missionary in the Czech Republic (2004)
  • International Baccalaureate Recipient (2001)
  • National Honor Society (2001)
  • Eagle Scout Award (2000)

Languages

  • English (Native)
  • Czech (Intermediate)

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