About Me

I'm Miron Vranješ (ME-rawn VRAHN-yesh), currently a Product Manager at Facebook. I was born in Sarajevo, grew up in Canada where I attended the University of Waterloo, and now live in Seattle, Washington.

Work Experience

Product Manager Lead, Facebook Groups & Events

Jun 2017 - Present

Oversee a team of PMs and PM managers responsible for various aspects of Facebook Groups and Events products. This work has spanned everything from discovery to member experiences, including both the user experience and backend machine learning systems.

Principal Program Manager, Windows Mixed Reality & HoloLens

Nov 2015 – Jun 2017

Shipped major portions of the user interface for Windows Mixed Reality & HoloLens, with a focus on natural interactions, teleportation, and innovative input methods.

Senior Program Manager, Windows 10

Dec 2013 – Nov 2015

Led the design and development of award-winning multitasking features including Snap Assist and Continuum, as well as APIs for the Universal Windows Platform. Led a cross-discipline team across all parts of the product lifecycle, from ideation to release.

Program Manager II, Windows 8/8.1

Dec 2013 – Nov 2015

Led the design and development of innovative user experiences for mobile and desktop, with a focus on mobile multitasking features and UI performance on system-on-a-chip platforms.

Product Planner II, Surface

Sep 2010 – Mar 2012

Founding member of the Surface team as their first Product Planner. Now a billion-dollar product, at the time the team was an incubation project comprising a dozen people. Helped shape long-term product strategy and technical roadmap through customer research, including early advocacy for pen-based scenarios which became a key differentiator of Surface.

Education

University of Waterloo

2005 - 2010, Honours Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering

4.00/4.00 GPA - Dean’s Honours List

Recipient of President’s Scholarship (2005), Richard & Elizabeth Madter Entrance Scholarship (2005), Wiegand Foundation Scholarship (2006), Sandford Fleming Foundation Award (2007), Faculty of Engineering Upper-Year Scholarship (2008), WACE International WIL Student Achievement Award (2010), and Sandford Fleming Award for Co-operative Proficiency (2010).

Fourth Year Design Project won 2nd Prize in Infusion Innovation Award (2010), 3rd Prize in Innovation Category in the Ontario Engineering Competition (2010), 1st Prize in IEEE Regional Student Paper Contest (2010).

Patents

• Customizable Compact Overlay Window
• Heterogenous Application Tabs
• Experience Mode Transition
• Interacting with Nonconforming Applications in a Windowing Environment
• Containing an Application in an Immersive Non-Windowed Environment
• Universal Back Navigation for Multiple Windows
• Auto-Grouping of Application Windows
• Smart Insertion of Applications Into Layouts
• Combined Switching and Window Placement
• Application Launcher Sizing
• Multi-Stage Gestures Input Method
• Content-Based Directional Placement Application Launch
• Deferred Placement Prompt
• Customizable Bladed Applications
• Application Window Divider Control for Window Layout Management
• Closing, Starting, and Restarting Applications
• Cross Platform Service Notification

Site

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