Pete Warden

Pete Warden has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Pete is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Useful Sensors Inc. Since joining in 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Google from 2014 to 2022 as a Staff Research Engineer.

In 2011, Pete founded Jetpac, where they raised funding, built a technical team, and developed a unique data product analyzing millions of photos from Instagram to create comprehensive city guides. Pete also created an image processing algorithm for mustache detection and received feedback on their data science work from Jenna Bush Hager on the Today Show. Pete's tenure at Jetpac ended in 2014.

Before founding Jetpac, Pete worked at O'Reilly Media as an Author from 2010 to 2012. During this time, they wrote two well-received books and contributed to the Radar O'Reilly blog, focusing on data, open-source tools, and privacy.

In 2010, Pete founded OpenHeatMap, a popular map visualization tool used by non-technical users. Pete also developed an open-source geocoding and semantic analysis framework.

From 2009 to 2011, Pete served as the CTO of MoveableCode, Inc. Prior to that, they founded Mailana in 2008, where they developed innovative user tools centered around analyzing large Exchange message stores. Pete'swork on big data and data science made him an early evangelist in the field.

Pete's career began in 2003 when they joined Apple as a Senior Engineer. Pete was responsible for various CPU and GPU image processing applications within products like Motion, Final Cut, and Aperture. Pete'swork on GPU image processing was recognized in Nvidia's GPU Gems series, and they presented talks at SIGGRAPH. Pete also founded PetesPlugins in 2003, where they developed image processing filters sold to Apple, integrating them into their image products.

At Visual Sciences, Pete worked as a Graphics Engineer from 1997 to 2001, contributing to the field of computer graphics.

Overall, Pete Warden has a wealth of experience in various technical roles, ranging from engineering and data science to entrepreneurship and leadership.

Pete Warden obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Manchester during the period of 1994 to 1997. Subsequently, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Computer Science at Stanford University from 2022 to 2026.