Rachel Rodgers

Experience

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  High Noon Entertainment

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Production Assistant

  Served as key PA and design assistant. Coordinated onsite work of design, construction & production departments.

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  Capgemini

  Mar 2014 - Aug 2017

  Senior Consultant

  Software Project Lead• Drove creation and acceptance of $8 million in project software deliverables.Experience with each phase of the development life-cycle.• Managed team of 15 software development leads across all functional areas;utilized Scrum and Agile methodologies.UX Designer | Software Rapid Design and Visualization• Led design sessions, created personas, user stories, and journey maps; craftedmock-ups to and pitched to a major federal organization.

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  Human-Computer Interaction Institute - Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science

  May 2018 - Sept 2018

  Research Assistant

  • Led a team of 7 research assistants through design, prototyping, and testing for a Verizon VR research initiative• Explored use of wearables and depth-sensing cameras in location based VR

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  Carnegie Mellon University + EA Maxis

  May 2018 - Sept 2018

  VR Game Designer & Lead

  • Led a multi-disciplinary team of graduate students through the design and development of a VR experience for our client EA Maxis; gameplay focused on AI-driven characters, physics simulations, & gesture-based interactions.

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  Walt Disney Imagineering

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  R&D Technical Program Manager Graduate Co-op

  •Teaming with a project lead in order to develop an interactive experience with a focus on mixed reality, AI, and robotics. One patent filed. •Managing scope, project creative, and building mock-ups; designing pipelines & systems for real-time animation, AR hardware, & high-volume pose estimation.

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  Universal Creative

  Oct 2019 - now

  • Developing emergent technology into hardened solutions, enabling magicalexperiences in theme parks.• Leading large (20-50 person) teams through installation and integration challenges to successful project launches.• Ensuring stability and safety of products for 16 hours a day, 365 days a year use cases. • Managing cross-functional, hardware/software vendors and project teams; strategizing short and long range technology development programs.• Successfully led the development and implementation of first of its kind 6DoF tracking system.• Owner of five, first-of-their kind, interactive products utilizing embedded systems and sensor fusion. • Toy technology and product design, rapid iteration from prototype to manufacture. • Technical Lead for blue-sky attractions; vetting future interactive experiencesand rides through technical and creative prototypes.• Platformizing technology systems designed for Super Nintendo World, andadapting gaming and interactive systems into early phase projects.

  • Technical Program Manager - Interactive Technology Delivery

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Sr. Integration Manager, Interactive Technology Platform - Advanced Technology and Interactives

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Technical Lead, Interactive Technology Platform - Advanced Technology & Interactives

    Oct 2019 - Jul 2021