Matt Manolides
Head of Overhead Imagery Operations, Geo @Google
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Overhead Imagery Operations, Geo @Google
Mountain View, CA, US
Owned the end-to-end product lifecycle of acquiring, processing, and publishing all of the Satellite and Aerial imagery used Google Maps to create and maintain the largest and freshest mapping database on the planet, which is relied on by 2 Billion people on a monthly basis. Manage a team of 15 employees, consisting of Managers and Individual Contributors (Technical Program Managers and Data Engineers), and an operational budget of Partnered closely with leading AI scientists to define product requirements and roadmaps, evaluate models, and productionize innovative ML/AI solutions for flood forecasting, imagery super-resolution, automated road & road attribute extraction from imagery, and rooftop solar potential. Fueled by a personal passion for AI, launched a successful internal AI Club to promote GenAI among PgMs, TPMs, and Data Engineers, creating a fun, interactive, and approachable environment to demystify AI and showcase its practical potential. Initiated and led efforts for Applied GenAI in Geo’s Operations business, identifying opportunities and leveraging no-code/low-code solutions to solve critical internal business problems and enhance efficiency without requiring additional Software Engineering resources. Developed and executed on a multi-year strategic plan, with the expressed goal of meeting the business’s expanding requirements while simultaneously reducing overall spend. Implemented AI-driven prioritization methodologies that analyzed internal data requirements to forecast project impact and optimize resource allocation, contributing to multi-year savings of and improved quality. Collaborated closely with business development teams to identify market opportunities and leverage assets to unlock in incremental revenue opportunities. Removed critical blockers for product launches by leading initiatives to modernize internal policies, navigating complex dependencies with Legal and Government Affairs.
EDUCATION
University of Washington
Bachelor’s Degree, Geographic Information Science and Cartography
SKILLS
ABOUT MATT MANOLIDES
I\'m a long time member of the Google Maps team, having spent most of my time here focused on all things related to Satellite and Aerial imagery. At one point in time I was so hands on with the imagery database that if you showed me any random satellite image from Google Maps, I could usually make a pretty good guess as to where that image was from. These days I don\'t get to spend as much time combing through the database as I used to, but I get to spend a lot of time thinking about the next big leaps forward in Mapping/Geospatial, and building for that future.
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