Daniel Yum

Daniel Yum is a Principal Software Engineer at Playground Global. Daniel was previously with Intel Corporation from January 2011 to December 2015, where they were a Software Engineer / Engineering Manager. Daniel was also with Makani Power Inc. from January 2008 to December 2011 as a Software Engineer. Daniel has experience in Pocket Avatars / YAP Messaging, an Over-the-top messaging system utilizing state-of-the-art machine vision and facial tracking system that enables rich communication using avatars controlled through facial gestures. Daniel has also managed Systems Engineering team within Pocket Avatars / YAP, defining and implementing processes, tools, and testing infrastructure to aid in client/server inter-operability and accelerating feature development while ensuring high service availability, reliability, and scalability.

Daniel Yum received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Daniel Yum reports to Matt Hershenson, Founding Partner. They are on a team with Hoang Nguyen - Design Director, Taggart Bonham - Venture Analyst, and Sylvia Donohoe - Head of Programs. A direct report to Daniel Yum is and Gabby Halberg - UX Software Engineer.