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posted 01/24/07 by Lisa Crounse Team Spotlight - Rod Recker

Today’s team spotlight is an interview with Rod Recker. I started working with Rod back when I was the Product Marketing Manager for Autodesk VIZ. Rod works remotely from his home in Connecticut, which of course I thought was fabulous as it clearly meant that we now I had one more Red Sox fan on the team. Boy, was I wrong. I forgot that half of Connecticut roots for a team from New York that wears pinstripes.

Apart from this major flaw, Rod has been great to work with and here’s a bit about what he’s doing with the Impression team.

Q: Who are you and how did you end up working on Impression?

A: I’m the Engineering Manager for the team, responsible for managing the software development and testing of the product. I’ve spent my career working on 3D graphics applications, including Lightscape, 3ds max, and Autodesk VIZ. When the Impression project started, my team was assigned to lead the engineering work.

Q: What role do you play on the development team?

A: I try to do everything possible to allow developers and testers to spend as much time as possible writing and testing the software. That means being in a lot of meetings planning and scheduling the feature work and how it will be tested. It also means helping the team to stay focused on the most important areas for making the product successful.

Q: What has been the most exciting part of working on Impression?

A: The most exciting part was at AU in 2005 when we first publicly demonstrated the product. The team had worked intensely for three weeks leading up to AU and it all came together just in time for the first demo. It performed flawlessly and the crowd was obviously impressed.

Q: Tell us something about working remotely from a home office.

A: My office (at home in Connecticut) is filled with dozens of Lego sets of all types. My kids often quietly invade my office while I’m working to scrounge for parts needed for their latest creations.

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