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Walmart Global Tech
Overview
As a people-led, tech-powered organization, we work with the agility of a startup and the experience earned through decades of disrupting retail. Our solutions are built for scale, empowering one of the largest and most complex businesses in the world. What we create helps Walmart deliver seamless, omnichannel experiences for our partners and customers.
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Rob Oates
Head of Immersive Commerce
Walmart Global Tech
Rob has been pioneering the fusion of retail, games, and technology for a decade. Before working on games strategy at leading global retailers, Rob worked in B2B game technology, and before that was an engineer and engineering leader in games, launching numerous titles across PC, console, mobile, and web. Rob lives in the Seattle area and, when not working, spends time with his wife, two kids, and dog.

Frankie Rodriguez
Head of Product and Tech Evangelism
Walmart Global Tech
Frankie is the Head of Product and Tech Evangelism and a founding member of Walmart Global Tech’s Immersive Commerce Services. With over 24 years of expertise in network engineering, digital media, cloud services, AI, gaming, and IoT, Frankie has driven groundbreaking initiatives at Verizon, LiquidSky, and Walmart. Notably, he spearheaded the development of Verizon’s ThingSpace platform, LiquidSky’s cloud gaming CMS, and incubated Walmart’s innovative AI/CV-driven inventory management system.
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Frankie Rodriguez
Head of Product and Tech Evangelism
Walmart Global Tech
Frankie is the Head of Product and Tech Evangelism and a founding member of Walmart Global Tech’s Immersive Commerce Services. With over 24 years of expertise in network engineering, digital media, cloud services, AI, gaming, and IoT, Frankie has driven groundbreaking initiatives at Verizon, LiquidSky, and Walmart. Notably, he spearheaded the development of Verizon’s ThingSpace platform, LiquidSky’s cloud gaming CMS, and incubated Walmart’s innovative AI/CV-driven inventory management system.