Kevin Khaw

Director of Technical Program Management at Waymo

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Kevin Khaw is a seasoned Technical Program Manager with notable experience at companies like Waymo, Google, and Robinhood, specializing in eCommerce, payments, and subscriptions. He has held leadership roles overseeing technical programs and product management, demonstrating expertise in areas such as cloud computing, web development, and user experience. Kevin is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area and invests in early-stage companies in sectors like Cloud Infrastructure and SaaS. Highlights of Kevin's career include serving as the Head of Technical Program Management at Waymo and Google, where he led strategic initiatives in eCommerce, payments, and subscriptions, showcasing his strong leadership and technical skills in driving successful projects and programs. His diverse background includes founding a startup, gMobile, and contributing to the development and growth of various tech companies through his expertise in Django, Python, and web application development.

Work Experience 

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Waymo

  • Director of Technical Program Management

    2022 - Current

    Simulation & Evaluation, Technical Infrastructure, and Developer Experience

Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters

Raised $11,100,000,000.00 from T. Rowe Price, Perry Creek Capital, Fidelity, Silver Lake, Alphabet, Tiger Global Management and Andreessen Horowitz.

waymo.com
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Robinhood

  • Technical Program Management, Strategic & Confidential Programs

    2021 - 2022

Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission.

Raised $6,234,466,886.00 from Emergent Fidelity Technologies.

robinhood.com
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Panasonic North America

  • Advisor eCommerce, Payments, & Subscriptions

    2020 - 2022

Panasonic North America is a manufacturing firm that makes electronic appliances and provide solutions to several industries.

na.panasonic.com
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Google

  • Head of Technical Program Management & Product Management - eCommerce, Payments, & Subscriptions

    2019 - 2020

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

google.com
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Nest Labs

  • Head of Technical Program Management & Product Management - eCommerce, Payments, & Subscriptions

    2017 - 2019

Nest Labs is a home automation company manufacturing sensor-driven, Wi-Fi-enabled, self-learning thermostats and smoke detectors.

Raised $230,000,000.00 from DST Global.

nest.com
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Google

  • Manager, Technical Program Manager - Google Cloud Platform

    2013 - 2017

  • Manager, Full Stack Engineering - google.com Web UX Team

    2006 - 2013

    • Managed and coached a team of engineers and contractors. • Launched major productivity tools that increased overall engineering productivity by >xxx%. • Secured executive buy-in and successfully launched Google's Content Management System.

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

google.com

Financial Navigator

  • Software Engineer

    2006 - 2006

    • Completed legacy services migration to a new cloud and API based infrastructure. • Proposed, developed, and successfully launched OneView (online portfolio portal).

Links

  • Founder

    2005 - 2005

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University

  • Systems Administrator / Web Developer / Operations Manager

    2003 - 2005

    • Developed core operations strategy for the new high tech engineering campus. Implemented policies and procedures that contributed to efficient management of technology, infrastructure, and resources. • Recruited, trained, and supervised a staff of 26 to maintain daily technical support requirements. • Managed 5x main servers (2x Gentoo Linux, 1x Windows 2000 Advance Server, 2x Windows NT 4.0 Server) and 230x workstations (30x Gentoo Linux, 200x Windows 2000 Professional). • Managed installations and maintenance of hardware, software, and high-tech equipment across the engineering college. • Served as main technical consultant to the executive team, Dean's office, faculty, staff, and students. • Coordinated with Office of Information Technology and external vendors to support a fully operational technology infrastructure. • Deployed a data collection system for data driven decision making. Provided analytics to measure impact and drive improvements that reduced overhead costs. • Lead web developer for the College of Engineering and Computer Aided Engineering Center. LAMP stack.

gMobile

  • Founder

    2003 - 2003

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