Kylee Peña is a seasoned problem-solver who wants to bridge the gap between creative and technology using a well-honed sense of user empathy and well-earned arsenal of technical knowledge. Currently, she’s a Product Marketing Manager for Pro Editorial at Adobe. Kylee has over 15 years of experience in post-production, including a long stint in creative technologies at Netflix. She has hundreds of television and film credits as both a creative and technical professional on shows such as Jane the Virgin, Colony, and Scorpion. A prolific community organizer and volunteer, Kylee currently serves as Hollywood Region Governor for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and has been published in SMPTE’s Motion Imaging Journal. She’s been a part of the SMPTE Summit programming committee and served as co-chair in 2020. She is also an Active Member of the TV Academy’s Science and Technology Peer Group. Outside of entertainment, Kylee is active in the LA volunteer community and founded The Second Act Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps women over 30 enter new STEAM careers. Kylee was awarded the title of Woman to Watch by TVNewsCheck in 2022, nominated for a RISE Influencer Award in 2021, and previously named a Top Technologist and Woman in Post and Production by StudioDaily. She has also led two Netflix Hack Day teams to victory. A lifelong learner, Kylee is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM). She earned an MS in Integrated Design, Business, and Technology at USC, and BS in Media Arts and Science at Indiana University.