Suzanne Willard

About Suzanne Willard

My mission is driving pioneering advances in artificial intelligence, specifically through a Gen AI program, which I founded. This initiative underscores my commitment to strategic vision and execution, leveraging AI to enhance our products and services. My team\'s innovations are not only transformative but also integral to setting the company apart in the competitive market.My role involves cultivating a multidisciplinary team, guiding them to achieve ambitious goals that align with our business objectives. The agility and quality of our deliverables reflect our focus on software lifecycle excellence. Through mentoring and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, we have significantly enhanced platform health and operational efficiency.

Experience

1. Vice President of Engineering

   VideoAmp

   Jan 2022 — Present · US

   Lead the Data org building VideoAmp’s data infrastructure. Oversee 90+ ETL pipelines, ingesting data from the largest global programmatic ad platforms, premium streaming services, national broadcast networks, and leading audience measurement and identity providers. Responsible for multi-stage processing for viewership enrichment, commingling, commercial enhancement, personification, and aggregation. Pipeline includes pixel tracking infrastructure, identity resolution, device enrichment, universe estimation, cleanroom integration, panel management, and commercial break detection. Manage 15+ Snowflake, Databricks, and PostgreSQL environments with workflow orchestration for fault-tolerant, event-driven coordination.• Define and execute strategy to introduce agentic workflows, shifting from static pipelines to adaptive systems with automated failure recovery, intelligent monitoring, governance, lineage tracking, and AI-driven anomaly analysis.Founded the company’s GenAI program, establishing the strategic vision and roadmap. Drove innovation in AI tech, creating solutions that aligned with business objectives and positioning it as a core pillar of the organization’s tech strategy.• Defined and executed the technology roadmap for AI initiatives, ensuring alignment with company goals and industry trends.• Partnered with product, marketing, and business development teams to integrate AI capabilities into product lines and services.• Spearheaded research and development efforts, leading to the creation of proprietary models and AI solutions that drove competitive advantage.• Specializations: GenAI program development, AI strategy, LLM innovation, AI ethics and governance.I led a product-focused portfolio of over 40 Software Engineering teams responsible for building a suite of solutions that enable precise measurement and optimization of linear TV, streaming and digital media.

Education

• DevelopIntelligence

  Developing RESTful Web Services in Java

  2015 — 2015

• Sun Microsystems

  Certificate, Certified Java Programmer

  2007 — 2007

• Newbury College

  Associate of Applied Science, Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

  1987 — 1989

• Point Pleasant High School

  Diploma

  1981 — 1986

• Construx

  Web API Design & RESTful Web Services

  2014 — 2014

• Construx

  Software Design Boot Camp

  2014 — 2014

• Construx

  10X Software Engineering

  2014 — 2014

• QuickStart

  Windows PowerShell Scripting 3

  2014 — 2014

• Brick Computer Science Institute

  Certificate in Computer Programming, Computer Programming

  1995 — 1997

• DevelopIntelligence

  Java Boot Camp

  2015 — 2015

• Technology Learning Group, Inc

  Certificate, Complete HTML5 Training; HTML 4 Training; Complete Android Training

  2012 — 2012

• Construx

  Service Oriented Architecture Boot Camp

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Architecture
• Software Design
• Technical Documentation
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Integration
• Cassandra
• Project Planning
• Spring
• Api Development
• Tomcat
• Business Process Improvement
• Oracle Pl/Sql Development
• Xaml
• Soapui
• Xml
• Leadership
• Web Services
• Software Development
• Css
• Scrum
• Product Development
• Perl
• Process Improvement
• Agile Methodologies
• Pl/Sql
• Management
• Html
• Sql
• Restful Webservices
• Clearquest
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Sdlc
• Enscribe
• C#
• .net
• Soap
• Team Leadership
• Java
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Software