Fusako Obata
About Fusako Obata
Fusako Obata serves as the Project Management Team Lead at Aquent, where she manages a team within Meta's Security Ops Program Management. She has a background in technical project management and knowledge engineering, with experience at companies such as Amazon and Google.
Current Role at Aquent
Fusako Obata serves as the Project Management Team Lead at Aquent, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she operates both remotely and onsite at Meta, overseeing a team of over 10 members within Meta's Security Ops Program Management. Her responsibilities include managing project timelines, coordinating team efforts, and ensuring the successful execution of project goals.
Previous Experience at Aquent
Before her current role, Fusako Obata worked at Aquent as a Technical Project Manager from 2020 to 2021. During her tenure, she operated in a hybrid capacity, both remotely and onsite at Meta in Menlo Park, California. Her work involved managing technical projects and collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver project objectives.
Professional Background at Amazon
Fusako Obata was employed at Amazon as a Knowledge Engineer from 2017 to 2020. In this role, she contributed to the development of over 15 new Q&A functionalities for Amazon Alexa. Additionally, she led the launch of 80 new topics for a curated interactive learning feature, enhancing the user experience for Alexa users.
Education and Expertise
Fusako Obata holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she studied from 2012 to 2016. She furthered her education by earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Oregon State University in 2022. Her academic background supports her expertise in project management and technical development.
Technical Skills and Interests
Fusako Obata actively enhances her technical skills in full stack web development, focusing on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. She maintains a GitHub profile to document her development journey. Additionally, she explores interests in database design and management, as well as natural language understanding (NLU) and natural language generation (NLG).