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"The 2010 holiday season was quickly approaching and everyone was excited about what they were doing. Getting ready for new product releases and updates was keeping everyone busier than ever. However, people were excited for a different reason as well; just a month earlier, Tony Bates had just been brought in as Skype's CEO. We were all together in a room for a meeting that Tony called, and someone let it slip that it was my birthday. Tony looked slightly chagrined as he turned to me and said, "Oh, well...I guess this is your birthday present then," and handed me a piece of paper. Confused, I looked up at Tony, who obviously seeing the question coming, answered in kind. "Where's our video client for the iPhone?" He immediately started pushing for us to release the client by New Years, which was less than a month away. Obviously, it was great to have Tony recognize how important mobile was, even though it meant that we had to put the pedal to the metal. To be honest, we haven't slowed down since then. Mobile needs that kind of fast pace and I wouldn't have it any other way."
Continuing our series spotlighting employees at Skype, we had the opportunity to sit down with Gabriella Pozco for a quick talk. She told us about what it's like to work on the Mobile team here at Skype, the necessity of a good bike, and much more. Read on to find out more!

What did you do before you came to Skype and how did you hear about your current job?
I worked for T-Mobile US, delivering the first few Android handsets back when Android was really infantile. A business colleague of mine, who was at the time working at Skype, reached out to me, and I ended up getting recruited by Skype. I remember that at the time the mobile team was super tiny.
What exactly do you do?
My title is Director of Portfolio Products and Engineering - Mobile. That means I handle anything and everything that's on a handset for Skype, plus the work we do with carriers. I also work with SkypeWiFi and Skype To Go.