Anne Hunt, Computer Software

Hi, I'm Anne Hunt. I'm co-founder and VP Products at Ottoup.com.

Anne Hunt's Bio:

Anne Hunt is a senior technical leader and serial entrepreneur, focused on new product development and continuous innovation. Anne uses data analytics, user research, and A/B testing to create experiences that are targeted to customer needs. A used car buff who loves roadsters, Anne recently co-founded Ottoup.com, a company that helps individuals buy and sell cars without the hassle and expense of going to a dealer. Prior to Otto, Anne founded First Retail, a company focused on enabling intelligent online commerce. Anne enjoys bringing the latest technology to market in the form of products that people need. She's an expert in setting up agile development and opening lines of communication to help teams perform at their best. She is passionate about building and leading agile development teams, and loves working with the best software engineers, data scientists, product managers, and user experience experts.

Anne Hunt's Experience:

Product Strategy and Consulting at Two early stage companies
December 2012 - August 2013
At Quantifind, served as Vice President, leading product and software development planning and implementation. Driving pilot projects into production. At Couchsurfing, Senior Product Manager for People Match, the platform service that matches Couchsurfing's global user base to hosts and surfers across the globe. Helped define overall user experience to drive adoption and improve user engagement.
Senior Product Manager at OT Mobility, Inc.
April 2012 - November 2012
Leading the engineering and product direction for the alpha version of Spot On Time application, now available for iPhone and Android. www.spotontime.com
Principal and Co-founder at First Retail Inc.
January 2011 - October 2012
Technical leader and product strategist developing product roadmaps and delivering new products to market. I lead teams that solve complex challenges within large and small companies. Led engineering and product management for a super-stealth startup in the mobile and navigation space, working from a complex specification to deliver the V1 product on time and under budget. Other recent consulting projects include technical product and project management at SRI International and Cisco. Responsible for managing internal research and product development initiatives.
Vice President, Platform Products, and Vice President, Development at Primal
2009 - January 2011
As VP, Platform Products, I was responsible for Primal's platform technology. I directed the market positioning, development, and commercialization of the Primal platform, Primal's core product. As Vice President of Development at Primal Fusion, I was responsible for prototyping, architecture, technology development, and intellectual property activities. Execution on directed innovation in support of business strategy.
Schema Architect/Knowledge Engineering Manager/Program Manager at Microsoft
July 2006 - February 2009
Providing information engineering in support of Microsoft objectives.
Manager, Information Management & Collaborative Technologies at Mathematics & Computing Technology, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company
September 2005 - July 2006
Manager of a team doing research and development in the areas of semantic technologies, information management and integration, modeling, workflow, and collaboration software.
Director, Content Platform Engineering at Ingenuity Systems
October 1999 - September 2005
Director of content platform engineering, providing the content platform for Ingenuity products. Team develops ontology and knowledge base, designs and builds tools for knowledge acquisition and export, and transforms and exports content for use in applications.
Member, Technical Staff and Manager, Documentation and Training at Cycorp, Inc.
1998 - 1999
Ontology engineering work included developing application infrastructure for research projects and commercial projects using the Cyc Knowledge Base. As manager of documentation and training, responsible for all internal and customer-facing Cyc documentation. Contributed to course syllabus for training courses for internal and external customers.
Co-Founder and Vice President, Product Management at Otto, Inc.
September 2013
Otto helps consumers buy and sell their cars without losing thousands to a dealer. Our cloud based application automates vehicle inspection, transfer of funds, and vehicle ownership. In charge of product strategy and roadmap. Expert in user experience research, data analytics, and A/B testing. Lean UX. Lead software development with continuous deployment and daily releases to production. Customer support. Social media.

Anne Hunt's Education:

University of Virginia
PhD
Concentration: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
Tulane University
MS
Concentration: Philosophy
Tulane University
BA
Concentration: Philosphy
Tulane University
BS
Concentration: Mathematics

Anne Hunt's Interests & Activities:

Semantic technology, new products, online commerce, data modeling, tennis, horseback riding, art

Anne Hunt

Vice President, Products | Computer Software

Hi, I'm Anne Hunt. I'm co-founder and VP Products at Ottoup.com.

Anne Hunt's Bio:

Anne Hunt's Experience:

Product Strategy and Consulting at Two early stage companies

Senior Product Manager at OT Mobility, Inc.

Principal and Co-founder at First Retail Inc.

Vice President, Platform Products, and Vice President, Development at Primal

Schema Architect/Knowledge Engineering Manager/Program Manager at Microsoft

Manager, Information Management & Collaborative Technologies at Mathematics & Computing Technology, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company

Director, Content Platform Engineering at Ingenuity Systems

Member, Technical Staff and Manager, Documentation and Training at Cycorp, Inc.

Co-Founder and Vice President, Product Management at Otto, Inc.

Anne Hunt's Education:

University of Virginia

Tulane University

Tulane University

Tulane University

Anne Hunt's Interests & Activities: