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San Francisco, California, Us

Scope AR is the pioneer of enterprise-class augmented reality solutions, delivering the industry’s only cross-platform AR tools for empowering frontline workers the knowledge they need, when they need it.• Empower key team members with leadership roles, fostering trust and professional growth.• Spearhead the exploration into AI tooling, driving innovation in machine learning and content creation technologies.• Lead strategic collaborations with Qualcomm, Lenovo, and Apple to integrate cutting-edge AR hardware and software capabilities.• Ensure seamless collaboration between Product and Engineering teams, leveraging data insights for strategic decision-making and project execution.• Establish Agile and Scrum methodologies to streamline workflows and enhance team efficiency across diverse platforms.• Orchestrate and oversee the development of WorkLink Labs, introducing AI-driven features that enhance user experience and content creation efficiency.

Madison, Wi, Us

Promoted to oversee a diverse, remote and hybrid, talented, cross-functional, interdisciplinary Engineering team consisting of Advanced Research, Hardware Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer), Software Engineering & Computer Science, Manufacturing, Business Systems, Custom Development, Quality Assurance, Escalation, and Technical Documentation.• Transitioned Engineering, Product and Technology teams from waterfall to agile and standardized on the Scrum framework.• Formed and led an Advanced Research team focused on finding, building, training, customizing and utilizing novel artificial intelligence and machine learning models for audiovisual enhancement and transformation.• Championed DevOps and educated teams to implement technical, process, measurement and cultural capabilities to achieve elite level software delivery performance.• Led the development and continuous improvement of Mediasite Video Platform, an award-winning video platform used by higher education, corporate, government and medical customers in dozens of countries around the world.• Enabled and supported remotely managed, complex deployments of the largest lecture capture installations in the world• Envisioned, designed and led the development of Mediasite Mosaic, a cross-platform (Windows and macOS) multi-track video recording desktop application.• Led the development and introduction of Vidable, an AI-enabled AWS cloud native video transformation service

Madison, Wi, Us

Promoted to lead multiple teams across multiple product lines, including Product Management, Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control.• Continued leading the development of live-streaming multi-track audiovisual recording appliances, including hardware, firmware, custom embedded operating systems (based on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise), and embedded software. • Led the development of Mediasite Monitor, a remote video production desktop application built using UWP and utilizing WebRTC for real-time audio and video preview and remote control of hundreds of distributed live streaming and recording appliances. Utilized a combination of outsourced labor and in-house assets.• Led the development of Mediasite Join, a standards-based, real-time video conferencing live streaming, and recording service compatible with audiovisual communication and signaling protocols including H.323, H.239, and SIP. Led Mediasite Join operations including monitoring, scaling, and optimization of video call capture systems.• Numerous speaking engagements sharing expertise on streaming media technology at conferences, tradeshows, and webinars• Frequent travel domestic and abroad, communicating with vendors, suppliers, and customers• Reviewed patents, vendor contracts, and licensing agreements

Madison, Wi, Us

Promoted to lead cross-functional engineering team of hardware engineers, software engineers and quality control engineers.• Took on leadership of live streaming and recording embedded software development. Lead addition of remote management, hardware acceleration, a log collection and analysis feedback loop, automatic recording recovery, automated software installation, automated embedded OS image installation, appliance configuration, remote power control, and multi-track video recording.• Scaled and optimized to achieve largest lecture capture deployments in the world• Orchestrated architectural overhaul of embedded software significantly reducing technical debt and improving stability• Secured strategic partnerships with key organizations• Numerous speaking engagements presenting on streaming media production• Grew expertise on the architecture and core internals of Microsoft Windows

Madison, Wi, Us

Promoted to lead hardware engineering and manage contract manufacturers and vendors• Developed hardware agnostic Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system image• Led and implemented Industrial design of new hardware platform• Transitioned outsourced custom manufacturing to new contract manufacturer• Led the development of a hybrid PCIe capture card consolidating audio and video inputs to single capture card

Madison, Wi, Us

Responsible for design and testing of hardware platforms• Designed and developed a custom PCIe video capture card. Utilized multiple fabricators for redundancy and reduced costs 50% over previous solution.• Developed warranty programs including RMA processes and advanced replacement services • Developed custom Windows XP Embedded operating system images• Designed initial models of rich media capture appliances and transitioned to outsourced custom manufacturing