Stanley Yao

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Job Title: Sr. Manager - Alexa
Company: Amazon
Industry: Technology
Mentor Since: Fall 2022
Will Mentor: Graduate Students
Profile

Background

Job Description

Supporting multi-disciplinary teams of software engineers, TPMs, scientists, and product managers to enable Alexa to deliver trusted and personalized assistance to every person on any device.

Company Description

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, Earth’s best employer, and Earth’s safest place to work.

Employment History

Amazon 2020-2022 Facebook 2012-2020 Microsoft 2006-2012

Education

MBA, Seattle University MS of Computer Science, University of Arizona BS of Computer Science, Nankai University (China)

Mentoring Objectives & Scope

My focus is on engineering leadership and product management.

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

In person or virtual during weekdays (e.g., noon) in Bellevue downtown area would be ideal.