Experienced technology professional with a proven track record of successfully leading and delivering large-scale technology projects, resulting in tangible business outcomes. Recognized for the ability to foster collaboration within teams and adapt to evolving business requirements. Skilled in strategic planning, project management, and driving technological innovation to achieve organizational goals.
⬧ Headed end-to-end software development, delivery, and 24/7 operational support, overseeing company-wide initiatives and product portfolio execution.
⬧ Championed cross-functional collaboration across Product, Architecture, Engineering, and Design teams to drive the development of innovative consumer applications, streamline workflows, and implement CI/CD processes and Agile methodologies to enhance efficiency.
⬧ Scaled and optimized engineering teams, enhancing operational efficiency through strategic planning and resource allocation while driving a consistent 20-30% annual revenue increase and expanding the team from 40 to over 300 engineers.
⬧ Executed and delivered over 600 Statements of Work with precision and consistent success.
⬧ Directed integration, release planning, and deployment strategies to ensure seamless execution aligned with business objectives, fostering and supporting strategic partnerships with Tier 1 Operators across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
⬧ Headed architecture and engineering for PowerUp Set-top Middleware, driving innovation across ITV, mobile, streaming, video advertising, and content protection platforms.
⬧ Led the development of Emmy Award-winning ITV solutions, including interactive program guides, video-on-demand, DVR/Remote DVR, and a game portal featuring a portfolio of 120 games.
⬧ Integrated leading streaming platforms (Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Disney+), HTML5 browsers (Chromium, WebKit, Cobalt), and advanced Content Protection systems across multiple generations of managed and unmanaged devices to enhance security and user experience.
⬧ Led the development of Generative AI-driven text-to-video advertising and AI-powered ITSM solutions, accelerating time-to-market, driving significant ad sales revenue growth, increasing productivity by 35%, enhancing security, and optimizing resource allocation.
⬧ Directed the development and system integration of an Ad Management Platform deployed on AWS infrastructure, streamlining the local video ads delivery process from order to playback while integrating key systems including Salesforce, Operative, Freewheel, TradeDesk, Amazon Ads, Domo, and Snowflake.
Innovation & Technology
Languages: JAVA, J2ME (MIDP 1.0, 2.0), JSP, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C/C++, SWIFT, Objective-C, Embedded C++, Kotlin, JavaScript, React, Node, XML, XSL, SQL, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, ASP, HTML, CSS, PHP, Cold Fusion, VBScript, Perl, Python.
Cloud & Platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud
AI Platforms: Google Cloud AI, Microsoft Azure AI, AWS AI
AI/ML Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, Hugging Face, LlamaIndex
Databases: MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, SYBASE
Hardware: PC, Pocket PC, Mobile Devices (iOS, Android), Set-Top Boxes (Motorola, Cisco, Samsung, Humax, Panasonic)
Environments: Windows, iOS, Android, Unix, Linux, Solaris
ITV Environments: Apple TV, Android TV, Power TV, Amino OS, LG (webOS), Samsung (Tizen)
3 times Emmy Award-winner
Orion Innovation 15 years of excellence Award
System and method for decoding and analyzing barcodes using a mobile device (USPTO: 20050011957)
Group average filter algorithm for digital image processing (USPTO: 20050035206)
System and method for call placement using a television set-top box (USPTO: 9271051)