Basit Seehar Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

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* Manage and direct a high-performing anti-piracy team, driving effective strategies to protect intellectual property and combat piracy threats in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.* Collaborate closely with stakeholders, including content owners and rights holders, to understand their specific content protection needs, develop tailored anti-piracy strategies, and provide technical reports* Coordinate with the legal team for copyright lawsuits against pirates/dealers, including providing evidence through technical investigations and recommending targets* Conduct in-depth market analysis and threat assessments to anticipate emerging piracy trends, enabling proactive adjustments to the anti-piracy strategy and resource allocation.* Oversee the expansion of IBCAP’s anti-piracy coverage across the Middle East and Europe* Train and mentor team members, providing industry insights and advanced techniques to enhance their skills in combating piracy.

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* Led the team of anti-piracy analysts, specialists, and developers based in the U.S. and India on monitoring, detection, investigations, development, and disruption of digital platforms* Oversaw deployment of new anti-piracy tools for monitoring and takedowns, including but not limited to updating the operational procedures, implementing strategies to streamline the process, and tackling any new updates done by pirates on digital platforms * Increased the pirate stream detection and takedowns by 100% in 2022* Determined and prioritized suitable targets including cyberlockers while working with the legal team on enforcement options o Resulted in IBCAP securing judgments totaling $50 million in IBCAP-coordinated lawsuits* Prepared technical/business reports for our strategic partners and future partners

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* Trained anti-piracy analysts based in the U.S. and India on monitoring, detection, and disruption of digital platforms* Conducted investigations and OSINT technical analysis to identify key players and organizations involved in copyright infringement* Maintained lab with physical rack of over 250+ Pirated Set-Top Boxes (Android and Linux based) including troubleshooting hardware and software issues and purchases along with chain of custody * Worked on social media monitoring and takedowns including management tools* Deployed virtual machines using VMware and VirtualBox to facilitate various team projects and operational requirements* Wrote automation scripts to collect evidence for legal purposes* Field visits to understand the landscape of piracy at local dealers throughout the U.S* Worked with legal teams on enforcement against pirates involved in copyright infringements by providing technical evidence and intelligence

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* Monitored multiple digital platforms (Set-Top boxes, iOS, Android, Roku, Firestick, WEB LIVE/VOD, and social media) and sent DMCA takedowns* Monitoring of Live events (Cricket tournaments, and Soccer)* Reverse-engineering of Set-Top Boxes to understand the different products/technologies used by pirates* Worked with the developers to come up with better resources and strategies to improve the workflow and efficiency of monitoring and sending DMCA notices

Fort Collins, Co, Us

* Assist students working in the lab with any technical computer-related problems, including printers, scanners, and plotters* Check-in/out laptops as needed by the student(s)* Change toner in printers and plotters, add paper as needed* Open/Close the lab w.r.t schedule assigned

* Welcome customers and inquire into their book buying preferences according to their syllabus* Seek out customers within the bookstore and offer to help/assistance in locating their choice of books/merchandise* Ascertain that all books are properly arranged and indexed according to instructions provided by the manager* Operate cash register and handling transactions with customers

* Examined cable line switching between phone connections in the Switching Department* Maintained wireless broadband connections in the Wireless Department* Maintained transmission fiber cable lines coming from the sea to the city in the Transmission Department

Master'S Degree, Computer Information Systems

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics Engineering