Billy Gale Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma, Us

With Compute Services, CDN Delivery Performance and Security solutions available from the most distributed compute and connected edge platform on the planet, now is the time to run and deliver your applications on Akamai. Always something to learn, areas I cover are:• Core and distributed compute services (database as a service, storage, Kubernetes and serverless services available), all directly connected into the Akamai global network -- I enjoy learning about how Akamai is integrating cloud distributed services.• Recursive and Authoritative DNS solutions, including threat ( i.e. malware, phishing, C&C, basically bad domains .. etc) and DDoS mitigation• Akamai is the most distributed network in the world with intelligent applications at the edge of the internet, offering protection for the origin and network infrastructure, providing end-to-end performance while optimizing the delivery of data to end devices/users• Akamai security solutions are among the best available for application and network-level protection via WAF, Bot Mgmt, CIAM, DNS, and Enterprise Zero Trust solutions (i.e. ZTNA, SWG, SASE Frameworks, Controlling access via 'Least Privilege' methodologies .. etc). • Security rule sets are constantly updated with the latest traffic patterns/behaviors that the Akamai Intelligent Platform sees daily, due to the amount of traffic Akamai delivers• DNS, Application and Network-based DDoS protection capabilities • HTTP object caching/pre-fetching and delivery optimization / Mobile web performance / Web Performance and Acceleration / Origin offload• API endpoint caching, delivery, access control (quota usage), authentication, and API Security• Accelerated ingest and accelerated streaming technologies ( i.e. QUIC / UDP / H3 .. etc )• Throughput, Congestion Control, and learning about optimized routes through the internet• End to end content workflow, processing, and delivery ( i.e. Low latency end to end OTT services .. etc )

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Providing pre-sales / architecture support for end to end Digital TV, On-Demand / OTT Multiscreen video solutions (including Linear TV, VoD, TSTV, Ad-insertion, Recommendation, Reporting, Analytics/Business Intelligence, CDN technologies, multiscreen client interaction / authentication and management).Consistently at a high standard able to present to customers End-to-End video Back Office / Middlware platforms for cable, telco and OTT requirements, whether pay tv operators, broadcasters or content owners/aggregators.Understand what streaming platforms, formats and DRM techniques to propose depending upon customer requirements, covering all aspects of an End-to-End solution.I understand the complete content lifecycle from metadata management, encoding, transoding, DRM application, packaging into correct format, ingest and delivery towards multiple client devices.Deep knowledge of Pre-sales role within the sales cycle, from initial sales presentations, RFI / RFP process through to technical reviews and design sessions before handing over to project delivery teams.Work closely with Engineering, Product Management and Sales leads to target opportunities, feedback customer requirements and technically lead the sales process

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Supporting Pre-Sales activities for RFx procedures, manage and own end to end RFx technical responses with commercial offering within RFx deadline.Travel to customers on a regular basis supporting technical presentations, listening to customers and channeling this information back to business unit development / engineering teams.Work with global PLM team to plan strategy for roadmap against customer requirements, prioritising where needed.Understand products technically, get involved with design reviews based upon customer requirements help to tailor product development.Understand end to end systems for on demand and content management procedures, know the system flows and be able to present this back to internal teams and customersUnderstand the link between clients / back office / middleware applications and on demand / CDN streaming systems, what are the protocols, clients streaming formats / containers needed to achieve desired results.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Senior Presales Engineer Video Solutions - Specialising in On Demand technologiesWorking with services teams, business units to complete RFx procedures on time.Travel to customers to present our solutions, listen to their requirements and feed back to peers and Motorola PLM / engineering teamsBe technically up to date with products / services

Work at Broadbus Technologies for some 4 months until acquired by Motorola in Sept 2006.Broadbus specialised in supplying software / hardware solutions for On Demand streaming applications interacting with STBs (Cable or IP) and various back office / content management applications.My role was to technically sell to the markets working with lead sales contacts and help driving product developments and project management with existing / new customers.

Reading, England, Gb

Worked for 2+ years for the DTV interactive / VOD teams within the cable industry. Helping the wider program team to launch the largest On Demand platform in the UK, understanding end to end technical architecture and implementing support procedures to then lead a team of highly trained engineers for resolving DTV / VOD issues.