
Verizon - Skyward
Lead Product Designer, Mobile
Live Video
I led mobile design for live video at Skyward, Verizonโs drone operations platform, working with Disneyโs location scouts and directors. We started with a shared link to test whether directors could guide a scout remotely, then brought live video more closely into the Skyward experience.
Partnership with


Bringing the director along
Disneyโs location scouts captured drone footage for directors to review later. A request for another angle could mean another site visit. Live video gave them a way to look at a location together, while the scout was still there and could capture more.
Flow 1 - Anyone in your organization can access and view a live stream as it happens.

Flow 2 - Pilots can begin broadcast, copy a link and share with anyone.


Explorations along the way
Outgrowing beta
As people used live video and it gained credibility, we integrated it more closely into Skyward. I led mobile design and set the direction for web using familiar Skyward patterns, with the web team owning its execution.
UPS and John Deere also adopted live video for surveillance and agriculture, extending its use beyond film scouting.
+20%
usage increase from planning through sharing
40 scenes
used in Disney movies in 2021
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