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Providing Design of next generation platform and management of developers and product designers as the company transitions. Working directly with the CEO for innovation and platform capability that allows it to operate in new markets Subscriber Management, CRM, Billing, Digital Money, eWallets.

Southampton, England, Gb

Owner of CRM and Billing software platforms, that can be used to generically develop many other platforms in multiple industries / verticals ready for your next venture / idea.Mentoring new startup companies in agile development and product design. Utilising a design pattern of rich clients built as PWA, Native APP's, SPA and responsive web-sites and a backend of micro-services. Deployed with modern tools such as React JS / Native, Spring Java, Micro-services, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Digital Ocean or Azure with docker and kubernetes. I have a strong product design and usability experience and managed product and design teams as well as the technical delivery a combination of CPO / CTO skills. I have been providing my own skills and teams with the capabilities to deliver products from design to launch, creating and managing the product and technology decisions, growing teams from zero and managing those teams both local and remote.The world has revolved back to Fat Clients consuming Server API's, so a template of Native APP's / PWA's with Micro-service API's and services has allowed rapid launch of many products. Using a network of contracted resources I am able to bring great idea's to market at a much reduced rate in return for equity.

CRM system to manage full process from sales to installation of ECO Home Improvements including Solar, Cavity Insulation, Loft Insulation, ASHP. The platform manages the end to end process for Self Funded , or Grant Funded Applications.

London, England, Gb

Augnet is a London-based technology start-up set to revolutionise the SMS and messaging space. Founded in April 2018, Augnet is the brainchild of CEO, ex-Skype / Microsoft Senior Manager and Angel investor Daniel Gill, who developed a unique disruptive technology to address the global problem of lack of governability and traceability in SMS messaging.www.augnet.co.ukwww.augnetMQ.com

London, England, Gb

Build from ground up full tech stack with PWA, Native APP'S serviced by a Micro-Service architecture and integration for digital delivery platform that brings football fans closer to the players they love. Working with the world’s greatest footballers, we are creating a modern, global community where players and fans engage. We enable the stars of the modern game to connect with their fans, telling their stories their way. We give fans unparalleled access and unique insights into the lives of the players by bringing together new and original content, live chats, challenges and player Q&As into one place.

Juzou is a next generation TV content platform built on a modern micro-services architecture and Netflix OSS, that allows content owners or operators to lauch TV Services rapidly and cost effectively. The platform focus on four key pillars ofMetaDataMerchandiseMonetiseMeasureWe provide the Power behind Next Generation User Experiences on All Devices from In Home to Mobile. The system integrates with multiple Content Management Systems allowing content to be syndicated, centrally managed, monetized and measured in a single platform.The system has been trialed in Next Generation TV pilots in Singapore, Hungary and Slovakia.

Chesterfield, Mo, Us

I joined Amdocs to spearhead an initiative to enter the Pay TV domain. Initially evaluating potential Mergers or Acquisitions I evaluated a number of significant companies in the industry and multiple innovative start-ups.Amdocs decided to enter the market with a mixture of Partner products and internal developments. I led the design of the solution branded as Amdocs OVIS and evangelised the product to customers around the world.I led the development and delivery of an end to end Next Gen TV Solution for Singtel in Singapore providing an New In Home UHD TV Experience on Set Top Boxes and OTT solutions for devices. After deciding to focus on Monetization utilizing the key strengths of the existing Amdocs product suite especially the Master Product Catalog I designed the Content to Commerce product offering.

Building a Global Media Exchange operating B2B2C business model. Managing the flow of Content from Multiple Content Partners. On-boarding content and providing a single warehouse to serve multiple retailers. The system provides an industry changing approach to the supply chain and monetization for music, movies, TV shows and linear channels.The system was adopted by major and niche content owners including Warner, Sony, EMI and Universal.

England, Uk, Us

Kit Digital is leading the sector in Innovation, I am proud to be driving strategy for our products and roadmap, designing, locating and evaluating great technology to drive this strategy forward.Currently examining the impact of Mobile devices Android, iOS and of course also Nokia, Blackberry to determine how mobile devices can be the hub of an media solution.Utilizing capabilities of VX Vision ( Juzou ), the VX One Insertional Advertising capability is being updated to the NEXT generation to allow Ad Funded content owners to obtain maximum revenues and inventory placement opportunities.We have launched our connected TV strategy and working hard with leading consumer device manufacturers to connect content and consumer through the next generation of devices Connected TV, Game Consoles, TV and Digital Streamers such as Roku.Its a tipping point in our industry and cool new devices and mobile handsets are leading the charge on content delivery away from the web. We are really excited about our innovation in this space.Working with great clients including BBC iPlayer, SKY Go, ITV, Channel 4 in the UK, News International ( Sun and NOTW), and other large companies globally.

England, Uk, Us

Juzou was acquired by KIT Digital in Nov 2008, and I took over the role of CTO. I was responsible for Roadmap and Vision of the New VX One product, and embedding the Juzou Platform re-branded as VX Vision into a number of new customers.VX Vision was delivered to some of the Major New customers including Ovivio, CUTV ( China United TV ), Country Music Channel, Globecast and Worldplay.I managed a team of 100 global developers, support, and infrastructure employees and helped to integrate the employees and technology from 16 Acquisitions.I was part of the core team that presented to the Board and external Investors helping to raise finance for the rapid expansion of KIT Digital and proud to be part of the team that helped us list on NASDAQ.

After launching Sail TV on a Video platform that was both limited and expensive Juzou wad developed to allow Linear TV and On Demand content to be managed and streamed. The platform was first release to support Sail TV broadcast Live and On Demand Content from the 2007 32nd America's Cup in Valencia. During this event our product was noticed and subsequently used a the core platform for IMG media. Our IMG project included:-Live and on Demand Pay Per View for English Premiership Football to FoxSports Australia and USA. We built and managed the Pay per view Service and protection of the Content. We had to implement significant content rights management to ensure highlights were published and removed at correct time.Portsmouth Football Club - Premiership Club TVScottish Football Association - Including Live Scotland V Italy World Cup QualifierWorld Strongest ManMiss WorldWe specialized in Live Content but the platform had significant On Demand and Insertional Advertising capabilities for both On Demand and Live.

I founded and launched one of the World's first Internet based Television Stations Sail.TV. The pinnacle of Sail TV bring contracted by Alcatel Lucent to provide Live Streaming and On Demand services for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia.The Sail TV team used the Juzou platform for delivery of content.

Palo Alto, Us

Palo Alto, Us

Bsc, Computer Science

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