SUMMARY

Years of experience in system/software architecture/SOA, Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) for Video OnDemand/Linear Broadcast and ad impressions forecasting models, VOD content processing (transcoding/packaging), content ingest, HLS/MPEG - DASH pre-packaging/JITP and streaming. Expert knowledge of CableLabs ADI metadata 1.1 and 3.0, DRM (NDS VideoGuard, Verimatrix, PlayReady, etc., Internet of Things (IoT), and IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), etc. Broad-based product development experience. A strong, enthusiastic, and resourceful professional motivated to do the job well.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• UML, SysML, Java, C/C++, HTML/HTML5, XML...
• HLS/DASH packaging, encryption, origin server, CDN
• IPv4, IPv6, IP and Cable systems headends and edge devices (QAM), etc.
• XMPP (Social networking, presence, PubSub nodes, etc.)
• Internet of Things (IoT), connected shopper, IoT healthcare, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communications.
• Expertise in Confidential retailer-wholesaler architecture. Worked with Confidential engineers to integrate Cox ecosystem with the Confidential xfinity back office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Principal Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Principal architect for VOD and DAI representing Cox in the Cox- Confidential retailer-wholesaler arrangement. Played a leading role in architecting this massive software integration endeavor. Designed several features as well including content discovery on the Confidential side, Electronic Sell Through (lifetime purchase of VOD assets and bundles), Download to Go (DL2GO), Over the Top (OTT), and offer management, etc. I have also designed the integration of the Confidential Alternate Content Router (ACR, e.g., an Ad Decision service) with the Cox ADM. Keen awareness of integration pitfalls through lessons learned.
• Designed the Cox Subscriber Information Service (SIS) for Dynamic Ad Insertion addressability/targeting. Also designed the E2E ecosystem to integrate the SIS into Cox's DAI ecosystem to support effective ad targeting of specific video audience segments. Interfaced the SIS to: 1) Experian to retrieve Cox customers' public profiles of interest (i.e., audience segments) for one or more ad campaigns. 2) Cox Big Data (VOD viewership segments). 3) Confidential MRM (Ad Decision Service).
• Developed a statistical model based to enable Confidential operational personnel to forecast ad impressions for any ad campaign of any given duration targeting any Cox video audience segment. Considered VOD/Linear usage patterns (trend/seasonality) and daypart.
• Designed a complex, elegant and cost-effective DAI system/software to route ad decision requests to the Confidential or the Confidential ADS based on a set of criteria: local-only ad decision ( Confidential ), national-only ad decision Canoe ADS), and consolidated national-local ad decision ( Confidential ).
• Principal architect for the Cox VOD HLS IP solution for hospitality based on the SeaChange Adrenalin back office and Cox Video Middleware (CVM) platform.
• Interfacing with other MSOs representing Cox on critical architecture and design paradigms and implementations.
• Principal architect leading the Cox VOD network evolution. Primary technical interface to vendors and Cox partners ( Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, Cisco, InDemand, and SeaChange, etc.)
• Led the Cox VOD transformation initiative consisting of virtualizing VOD Universal Session and Resource Manager (USRM) and catalog navigation services as well as ABR/HLS streaming to iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets, PC/MAC, TiVo, etc.
• End-to-end VOD IP architecture: VOD asset preparation, asset Ingest, content packaging (segmentation/pre-encryption and JITP), asset conditioning for smooth entertainment-to-ad transitions, encoding profiles definition (M3u8/master index), origin server, secure client access to catalog, DRM, and CDN integration.

Confidential, Lawrenceville, GA

Technical Leader II

• Led the evolution/migration of the Cisco Cable/IPTV network solution to the next generation presence-aware, service-agnostic, and workflow-based Cisco cloud computing platform for managed and unmanaged CPEs.
• Led development, system integration, and system verification teams in a major overhaul of the Cisco PowerKEY Conditional Access System (CAS) Gateway (PCG).
• Led the end-to-end Cablevision transition from PowerKEY to SimulCrypt-JCAS.
• Led the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. Presented the transition plan to Confidential, Cablevision, and TWC.
• Led the next generation networks (NGN) strategy through a series of presentations dating back to 2005. This was a research initiative that gathered prominent Cisco engineers and managers in brainstorming sessions held every other week.
• Architect of the IPTV Video on Demand (VOD) solution. Defined and architected the vision for a comprehensive IPTV solution for VOD.
• Architect of the Universal Session and Resource Manager, a modular, manageable, and extensible multi-application server that optimizes QAM bandwidth utilization through a common bandwidth broker co-resident with the applications.
• Architect of Cisco's advanced advertising solution for broadcast, switched digital, and on demand channels.
• Principal architect of the Switched Digital Video solution. Developed the architecture for the management interface to the SDV server (SNMP MIB).
• Worked closely with Time Warner cable (TWC) to specify this de-facto industry standard.
• System Architect of the RF Gateway. Architecture allows the mega-QAM, the densest in the industry Confidential the time to be controlled and provisioned from the central controller or SRM/USRM.
• Visiting engineer Confidential for the mega-QAM CMAP effort.
• Visiting Engineer Confidential as part of their Next Generation On Demand (NGOD) architecture.
• Visiting engineer Confidential their Switched Digital extension to the NGOD specification.
• Developed Cisco's loT Healthcare architecture with 4 other colleagues.
• Led the SCTE HMS effort to define QAM and MPEG MIBs.
• Primary system architect for the Cisco Bulk Encryptor capable of encrypting video content for up to 4000 sessions/channels.

Confidential, Lawrenceville, GA

Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led and managed the Cisco effort to provide the transport mechanism to allow TV set-top boxes access to IP networks and to the Internet via the Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS).
• Managed a team of C++ developers while providing technical guidance in many areas of software development such as Multithreading, client-server, software packaging.

Confidential, Holmdel, NJ

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed the multithreaded Call Visor (CV LAN) Call Center client-server Software Development Kit (SDK).
• Designed and developed Unix Stream Drivers as a translation layer between ISDN BRI driver and upper layers of the Adjunct Switch Application Interface protocol stack.
• Designed and developed OA&M user interface for application platform.
• Developed Java-based GUI using swing sets.
• Worked on the PBX (switch) side as well. Developed several features including a “Send DTMF” feature that would allow applications to send dual tone or digits on behalf on third parties on a call. Worked on the connection manager, the call processing and the application interface modules of the switch.

Confidential, Middletown, NJ

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed portions of Video Conferencing platform. Worked on transport layer architecture for multimedia endpoints.
• Developed databases for Desktop Video Conferencing endpoint to manage installed software packages.
• Developed firmware download capability through the UART of a Multimedia Interface Card of the Multipoint Control Video Conferencing

Lead Tester

Responsibilities:

• Led Networking and Maintenance test teams of the Lucent flagship Enterprise Communications Server.

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote functional requirements for several cabling products including those to integrate FDDI, Token Ring and Ethernet together.
• Developed expertise in Fiber Optics.