Austyn Hardie

PMP Certified Project Manager

I'm Austyn Hardie, based in Toronto.

For six years I've led delivery on real-time 3D, WebAR, machine learning and conversational AI projects for brands like House of Suntory, Verizon, ESPN, Nissan, Unilever and Kraft.

I keep creative, 3D, dev and QA teams moving from the first scope doc to launch day.

Open to project delivery, technical program and AI-adjacent operations roles.

Brands I've worked on

  • House of Suntory
  • Verizon
  • ESPN
  • Nissan
  • Snapchat
  • Unilever
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Supported projects

  • Verizon third-party app takeoverProgram oversight, 10 apps over 12 months. · WebAR migration
  • Unilever AR Shopping ExperienceFull project management, custom ML and on-site activation. · AR, Machine learning, Executive activation
  • DirecTV NFL x Real Housewives Field Goal FrenzyFull project management · AR mini game: players place a 3D football field on a flat surface and kick field goals past moving obstacles.
  • Age of the MastodonFull project management, QA and submission. · WebAR, Meta effects
  • Verizon Career DayFull project management. · WebAR, Volumetric captureView ↗
  • Manscaped AR filterFull project management · Social AR filter built from Pereira O'Dell's concept and adapted for Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.
  • Belle Isle Aquarium Axolotl ExperienceFull project management · Educational web app: a 3D axolotl swims and interacts with its habitat while users learn facts, including its regenerative abilities.
  • NorthwellFull project management · WebAR, Customer experience.
  • Invisalign Snap LensHelped with final deliverables and dataset management. · Machine learning: a custom model trained on a large, annotated before-and-after teeth dataset to preview Invisalign results.
  • Prudential Marquee Times Square Hardware and shipping logistics · Live installation in Times Square.
  • "Who Dey!" machine, Cincinnati BengalsPhysical build and shipping of a 7-foot sign · Physical installation, Fan experience where they could measure how loud their "Who Dey!" was.
  • AT&T Cocoa TossBuild oversight, QA, submission · Snapchat lens
  • DirecTV Serena Williams Tennis Bot TakedownFinal build review and submission · Snapchat lens
  • Acura Grand PrixQA testing · WebAR
  • Clorox CampaignQA testing · WebAR
  • Yale alumni websiteEarly project setup in Jira, QA testing. · Website
  • Dwelify Contractor app and websiteEarly project setup in Jira · App (Android & IOS) and website
  • TilePixOrganizational support · Product

Experience

  1. May 2021 – Oct 2026

    Project Manager · Current Studios Inc.

    Led delivery of AR, 3D and ML experiences for global brands, across 6-week campaigns and multi-year programs. Ran a yearly educational AR program shaped by teacher focus groups, helped lead custom ML pipelines, and built Apps Script tools to automate team workflows. Also ran studio operations, including facilities, onboarding and an office renovation.

  2. Apr 2020 – May 2021

    Assistant Contractor · The ShopBH

    Supervised a small crew delivering multiple concurrent client projects, solving on-site issues while protecting quality, budget, and deadlines.

Capabilities

Delivery

End-to-end project management from concept to launch, across 6-week campaigns and multi-year programs; scoping, scheduling, risk management, ticket management, QA and launch readiness.

Applied AI and ML

Custom model development, from building and annotating datasets to training and testing; image and object recognition (products, vehicles, sports surfaces, teeth); keypoint tracking; conversational AI; AI image pipelines.

Immersive and 3D production

WebAR, real-time 3D web experiences, AR games with physics, volumetric capture, and social AR lenses and filters for Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and Meta, including platform submission.

Client and partner management

Client communication, executive walkthroughs, and delivering alongside creative agencies.

Creative and UX

Creative concepting, UX/UI design direction, and educational experiences for K-12 schools, museums and aquariums.

User research

Teacher focus groups that turned classroom feedback into product features.

On-site production and logistics

In-person activations and volumetric shoots, hardware sourcing, shipping, physical installs.

Privacy and analytics

Data collection reviews, vendor questionnaires, GA4 event design.

Automation

Google Apps Script tools, including an ElevenLabs TTS generator and Drive sync.

Tools

  • Jira
  • Smartsheet
  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Slack
  • GA4

Education & athletics

  • PMP certification
  • Saint Mary's University, Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing and Finance
  • Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), four seasons, Memorial Cup Champion 2013
  • Saint Mary's University Varsity Hockey, five seasons, 2015 to 2020