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Cecilia Abadie (born in 1970)[1] is a Software Developer and Product Manager at Google. She received her Master's Degree in Information Systems from Universidad ORT Uruguay[2] and was able to get a job as a Software Consultant at GeneXus USA. Over the next several years, she would uphold many remarkable positions at numerous different technology companies until she finally settled down with Google in 2019, where she currently works as a Product Manager.[3] Throughout those years, she also became a speaker who gave presentations at multiple technology conferences regarding the new digital brain and how people need to start learning how to be transparent with the new digital age.[4]

After she had received a ticket for driving with Google Glass on, she posted about it online and gained much attention on social media as well as from news outlets. This led her to take her case to court and plead not guilty.[5] Her winning the case helped further prove her point that people should be open-minded and transparent when it comes to new age technology because it will be around forever.[4]

Google Glass with frame
Google Glass


Early Life

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Cecilia Abadie was born in Argentina[6], lived in Montevideo, Uruguay during her early years, and currently resides in Montara, California. She is fluent in both Spanish and English as a result. During her high school years, she attended Juan XXIII junior high school in Montevideo, Uruguay, and after graduating, attended Universidad ORT Uruguay. She received a Systems Analyst Degree in 1989 and then a Master's Degree in Information Systems in 1995. From 1992-1993, Abadie received a General Certificate of Education (GCE) in Information Systems from the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations.[2]

Career

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  • April 2002 - July 2005: Abadie worked as a Project Manager for GeneXus USA where she manages Software Consulting projects and designed API system integrations.[3]
  • August 2005 - December 2008: Abadie eventually owned a platform for online golf tournaments called Full Swing Golf.[3]
  • July 2006 - November 2014: Abadie gave speeches and presentations at TEDx Talks, Google conferences, universities, etc. about the new digital brain and digital transparency and technologies.[3]
  • December 2012 - November 2014: Abadie was the co-founder of 33 Labs, which was comprised of a team who spoke about Google Glass at many international conferences.[3]
  • September 2013 - December 2014: Abadie was the co-founder of Research and Development (R&D) company, known as Byte an Atom, which focused on Google Glass software implementing health and fitness.[3]
  • November 2014 - May 2016: Abadie was the Engagement Director at Upskill where she managed Skylight installations.[3]
  • August 2016 - December 2016: Abadie eventually became the Director of Product Management at Meta Company where she promoted the Meta 2 product line.[3]
  • February 2018 - February 2019: Abadie was the Program manager for Glass Enterprise.[3]
  • February 2019 - Present: Abadie eventually became the Product Manager at Google for new wave devices and previously worked to help build Augmented Reality.[3]

Personal Life

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Cecilia and Eduardo Rocha have two daughters, Destiny, who was adopted,[4] and Nicole, and two sons, Christian and Jay, and have lived together in California.[7] Eduardo currently works as a Real Estate Agent under AIO Property Management & Realty in South Florida.[8] It is unknown whether they are currently together and whether they live together or not.

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On October 29, 2013,[5] Abadie got pulled over by the police and given driving infractions for both driving over the speed limit and for wearing her Google Glass device while driving. She decided to challenge the ticket and pleaded not guilty in court for both charges.[5] After posting about it online, her ticket got a lot of attention, especially from multiple news outlets. [4] She eventually ends up winning the case since both charges got dropped, however, the judge states that Google Glass becomes a driving hazard if it's on.[1]

TEDx Talks

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On October 13, 2012,[9] Abadie gave a TEDx Talk titled "Our new digital brain" at Temecula, California. Here, she talked about the possibility of the development of a new digital brain. Abadie explained how the global senses people acquire as a result of this new digital brain are shared collectively, leading to increased transparency and more value out of it. She ended her talk by exclaiming how people should embrace this newly found digital brain. [10]

On October 16, 2013, Abadie's TEDx Talk from Orange Coast titled "Resistance if futile" was posted. Here, she talked about her experiences of being an explorer of Google Glass and how this technology can help change lives. Abadie discussed how being transparent makes people become their better selves, allowing increased transparency will lead to decreased privacy. This is why, she explained, it is best to know how to deal with this transparency because it isn't going to go away.[11]

On December 20, 2013, Abadie's TEDx Talk from Temecula, California titled "The greatest risk of all is not taking one" was posted. Here, she talked about her experience of getting a driving infraction for speeding and for wearing Google Glass and posting about it online. Abadie discusses how the comments were controversial, where people were urging her to take this to court, criticizing why she decided to wear the glasses, and some were insulting her decisions. She eventually ended up getting interviewed by well-known news stations. Abadie concluded her talk by explaining how important it is to be authentic and vulnerable and not be scared of taking a risk.[4]

Projects

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(all projects mentioned above are in association with 33 Labs)[3]

  • November 26, 2019 (filed in December 28, 2018): Patent for a technological device for users to have interactions with virtual content with two and three dimensional representations.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Woman Bravely Fights Historic Google-Glassing While Driving Ticket, Wins". LAist. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. ^ a b "Alumni US | Universidad ORT Uruguay, Uruguay". alumnius.net. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Abadie, Cecilia. "Cecilia Abadie LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ a b c d e The greatest risk of all is not taking one: Cecilia Abadie at TEDxTemecula, retrieved 2022-03-29
  5. ^ a b c Olson, Marie-louise (2013-12-04). "Woman ticketed for driving with Google Glass pleads not guilty". Mail Online. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. ^ "2012: Sunshine Through the Mist". TEDxTemecula. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  7. ^ "Eduardo Rocha". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  8. ^ "Eduardo Rocha - Real Estate Agent in Lighthouse Point, FL - Reviews". Zillow. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  9. ^ Abadie, Cecilia. "Our New Digital Brain - Resistance is futile". Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  10. ^ Our new digital brain: Cecilia Abadie at TEDxTemecula, retrieved 2022-03-29
  11. ^ Resistance is futile: Cecilia Abadie at TEDxOrangeCoast, retrieved 2022-03-29
  12. ^ US10488942B2, Soto, Diego Leyton; Abadie, Cecilia & Radke, Florian Benjamin, "Systems and methods to facilitate user interactions with virtual content having two-dimensional representations and/or three-dimensional representations", issued 2019-11-26 
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