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10 Waymo operations leaders
These ten current and former Waymo operations leaders have held operations roles at Waymo, across fleet and ride-hail operations, operations centers, remote assistance, market expansion, trucking operations and product operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Waymo from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Blaine Light
LinkedInExperience: Head of Central Production and Performance · Waymo
Head of Central Production and Performance at Waymo since February 2025, a role the profile places in Phoenix, Arizona and describes as empowering the global scalability of the operation as Waymo expands to new markets. The profile also lists Phoenix Operations Manager at Waymo (2023–2025), Director of Expansion at Endpoint (2020–2021) and Co-Founder and COO at Qwick (2018–2020).
Camille Dredge
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Ride-Hail Operations · Waymo
Sr. Director of Ride-Hail Operations at Waymo since March 2021; the profile headline reads Head of Waymo Ride-Hail Operations. The profile also lists Director of Partner Operations & Program Management at Google (2018–2021), Director of Business Operations at Nest Labs (2017–2018) and Head of GtM, Expansion & Training at Nest Labs (2014–2017).
Kimberly Wasiljew
LinkedInExperience: Head of Team Operations & Planning Systems · Waymo
Head of Team Operations & Planning Systems at Waymo since July 2026, a role the profile tags at director level. The profile also lists Head of Strategy & Operations - Consumer, Government & Entertainment Sector (2018–2026), Interim Director of Strategy & Operations, Agency, Platforms & Client Solutions (2024) and Strategy & Operations Manager - Media & Entertainment (2015–2018) at Google.
Leticia (Lety) Cavalcante, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations, Head of Europe · Waymo
Director of Operations, Head of Europe at Waymo since June 2026, a role the profile describes as leading operational expansion to all European markets, and former Director of Operations, Head of Operations Center at Waymo (2024–2026). The profile also lists Head of Operations Center (2022–2024), Head of Ride Hailing Operations (2021–2022) and Head of Driving Operations (2019–2021) at Waymo.
Michael Hamilton
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Operations - Tools & Systems · Waymo
Head of Product Operations - Tools & Systems at Waymo since February 2024, a role the profile tags at head level in Operations. The profile also lists Manager, Product Operations at Waymo (2022–2024), and Product Operations Manager, Lead (2021–2022) and Product Operations Manager (2019–2021) at Google.
Rocky Garff
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Head of Trucking Operations · Waymo
Former Director, Head of Trucking Operations at Waymo (2020–2023), and Director, New Business & Partner Operations at Waymo since July 2023, a role the profile tags at director level in General Management. The profile also lists Head of Central Operations at Waymo (2018–2020), and the headline reads Operations Leadership at Waymo.
Ryan McNamara
LinkedInExperience: Head Of Operations · Waymo
Head Of Operations at Waymo since February 2020, a role the profile describes as a Vice President tasked with building, operating and scaling Waymo's commercial and test fleets while supporting the Waymo Driver and its customers. The profile also lists Senior Director Product Operations at Google (2016–2020), and Director Supply Chain Operations (2016) and Chief of Staff and Program Management Director (2014–2016) at Nest.
Sarah Basham
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Global Operations for Ride Hail · Waymo
Former Director of Global Operations for Ride Hail at Waymo (2023–2026), and Director of Business Operations at Waymo since February 2026; the profile says that as Head of Ride Hail Global Operations at Waymo, Sarah led teams that design and execute strategies to support new market expansion. The profile also lists Head of Commercial Operations (2022–2023) and Head of Fleet Response (2021–2022) at Waymo.
Thomas Cwalinski
LinkedInExperience: Head of Remote Assistance & Vehicle Dispatch · Waymo
Head of Remote Assistance & Vehicle Dispatch at Waymo since April 2026, a role the profile describes as leading the Remote Assistance organization within Waymo's Global Operations Center, including Remote Assistance, Service Violations and Event Prevention teams. The profile also lists Head of Event Response, Remote, and Roadside Assistance (2025–2026), Head of Fleet Response (2022–2024) and Ride Hailing Operations Market Lead (2021–2022) at Waymo.
Thomas Yao
LinkedInExperience: Head of Operations & Infrastructure Strategy · Waymo
Head of Operations & Infrastructure Strategy at Waymo since August 2022, and Business Operations Lead, Germany at Waymo since June 2026; the profile says Thomas leads business operations for Waymo's entry into Germany, driving the cross-functional work required to establish and scale operations in a new market. The profile also lists Chief of Staff, Waymo Operations (2021–2024).
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Match the person to the operation behind your question, since ride-hail fleet operations, remote assistance and new market launches each involve different teams and metrics. Check whether the relevant role is current or past before asking how things work at Waymo today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you plan operations for launching a driverless ride-hail service in a new city?
- 02What does a remote assistance and fleet response team do for an autonomous fleet?
- 03How do you measure and improve the performance of an autonomous vehicle fleet as it grows?
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