Amy Kuo

Experience

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  Autodesk

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Machine Learning/Data Analysis Intern

  Built system that performed similarity analysis of 3D design models and wrote an unsupervised clustering algorithm, produced clusters of models based on their geometric similarityIntegrated an engine into an existing data pipeline to extract a feature set from 3D models which then was used to determine geometric similarity between 3D design data Implemented a visualization of the resulting data and displayed how the 3D design data clustered together at different levels of similarityMet with project managers to plan how to leverage this project to enhance new features for Autodesk Show less

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  Workday

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

  Rotation Product Manager

  Worked in four tools teams (Integration, Business Process Framework, Mobile & UI Client) to create technically sound frameworks for Workday’s Cloud Enterprise SoftwareCollaborated with key stakeholders to prioritize product backlog, roadmap features, customer requests, and bugs in order to deliver products that excite our customers.Developed product expertise in each team and delivered at least four features every quarterWorked with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery in a timely fashionMentored four developer interns and helped them solve technical issues and understand project requirementsResearched product solutions to minimize overhead in security configurations and maximize implementation workflow performance for over 2000 implementation partnersPrepared and presented knowledge transfers for delivered features to internal and external stakeholders for 4 product releases to improve feature adoption and uptake, enable better customer support and improve sales pitch points.Initiated composition of best practices for product manager processes, so others could follow to enable better cross functional communication and implementation of tools. Show less

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  Anamon Studios

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2023

  Founder/Producer/Rigger/3D Generalist

  • Created a studio from the ground up where over 150 students and professionals from around the world work together on short film projects in a professional setting and gain experience working in a production pipeline• Proactively managed the short film “Let’s Eat” by leading the team by example, setting milestones, anticipating and resolving potential conflicts and adapting in a fast-paced ambiguous environment• Provided administrative support to director, such as managing calendar, and assisting with personal matters• Assembled events such as picture lock reviews, team barbeques, and organized volunteer test screenings; Coordinated details for short film wrap party and booking venues for social events and screenings• Establishing a friendly, opportunistic, professional and supportive atmosphere across all departments and management while maintaining deadlines and expectations from teammates• Prioritized requests from reports from more than 10 departments and tracked progress in an organized fashion• Raised and managed $100,000 budget for short film Let’s Eat; handled budgets, invoices and expense reports for contractors, social gatherings and celebrations, Kickstarter rewards, software and production services• Helped Marketing Manager tracking, filing, ordering, creating and delivering Kickstarter gifts• Managed hiring process by corresponding with candidates via email, reviewed resumes and portfolios, took notes during interviews and vetting candidates to see if they were qualified• Fostered an external relationship with cloud animation pipeline platform Nimble Collective and Amazon AWS Show less

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  Industrial Light & Magic

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

  Render Technical Assistant

  • Efficiently prioritized overnight renders by coordinating processor allocations with Show Production teams• Supported Show teams by reporting issues with frames post render to digital artists and CG Supervisors• Created automation tools to help streamline tasks for Digital Resource Manager• Worked on Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aquaman, Aladdin, Ready Player One, etc

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  Women In Animation - Bay Area Chapter

  Dec 2019 - May 2021

  Communication Committee

  Assist with emails and help maintain website.Actively assisting creating events and engaging the animation community

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  Tonko House, Inc.

  Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  Production Coordinator

  • Worked in Art, Camera and CG departments for the Netflix original series ONI with showrunner Dice Tsutsumi• Prepped for each review, took and distributed notes and recordings, and ensured clear communication• Managed assets and folder structure by QA’ing approved work and improving file management workflows• Supported Dept. Managers and Production Manager by preparing materials for internal and external reviews• Created and maintained trackers, automating when possible, to optimize workflows and tracking our few hundred assets as well as the influx of incoming and outgoing information• Broke down scripts for internal departments while maintaining detailed continuity between all departments• Relaying information between different departments and making sure all necessary parties know about any action items• Assist production management leads with scheduling, and preparing for meetings• Checked in with artists and their well-being; Organized company events such as trivia night and cultural talks Show less

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  Women In Animation - Bay Area Chapter

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  Volunteer Program Development Coordinator

  • Creating the infrastructure of volunteer program for all WIA chapters to help streamline onboarding volunteers and guarantee fulfilling learning experiences• Designed program development process that will encourage volunteers and young professionals to take leadership initiative and create their own opportunities• Mentoring other Volunteer coordinators to designing good workflow processes and being awesome leaders

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  Magnit

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Associate Producer at Apple

  Working as an Associate Producer as a contractor for Apple under the employment of PRO UnlimitedWorking with the 3D Digital Asset Team for Marcom• Helped deliver assets to downstream stakeholders by delivering rigging assets in a timely fashion• Asked stakeholders for deadlines and communicated realistic deadlines for when rigging artist’s could deliver• Maintained good work life balance and supporting artists of their needs to not work on the weekends• Lead, managed and prepped for rigging dailies – asked for updates, updated artists on incoming tasks, got any dev updates from Dev producer• Triaged incoming rigging requests from downstream stakeholders, assessed the priority, assessed our current schedule and assigned to appropriate rigging artist• Communicated with CGS Departments (modeling, lookdev, RT) and with downstream stakeholders – delivering assets via secure protocols for our hardware teams, and animation teams• Met up with artists and producers peers for tea time to bond, create trust and camaraderie and deeper understand of where they are in life and how they are handling the work• Helped manage and navigate hundreds of codename assets in 3 months• Talked to other teams, producers, managers to gather rigging needs and assessed with rigging manager Show less

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  Test Pro

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  QA Analyst Intern

  • Created comprehensive Smoke Test Suites and Regression Test Cycles in JIRA-Zephyr to assure the quality of a playlist feature in a music web application and mobile web application• Leveraged Chrome Dev Tools, Postman and SQL to Grey Box test web applications, and saved valuable time by integrating Dev Tool logs, Network logs, API results and SQL Query Results into bug reports• Fostered team success through dynamic scrum leadership daily, encouraging clear communication and knowledge-sharing of vital concepts like Pipeline production, Environments, REST API, SQL and Version Control• Developed highly effective test plans using mind maps and collaborated with teammates to ensure the web and mobile applications were thoroughly tested with over 50 test cases• Conducted End-to-End testing by analyzing user requirements, developing test cases, executing test cases and reporting all bugs found to ensure coverage and quality accuracy Show less