MediaReps is an innovative ad network, empowering advertisers and publishers to take control of their advertising inventory, through a real-time bidding platform, driven by proprietary sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms.I held a double role: ♦ First, I was hands on and implemented new features and fixed bugs on the main advertising platform and on related systems. ♦ Second, I oversaw the overall systems health, made architectural improvements and systems optimization, trained and managed new development staff and provided expertise for projects I was not directly involved in. The company also boasts a patent pending ad-block circumvention technology, for which I have achieved a standardized approach to customer product delivery and paved the path towards further profitable improvements.Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Redis, Nginx, Python

I managed and did full stack development for 7 video streaming websites. The emphasis was programming. • Simplified and refactored platform code, for easier upgrades and fewer server resource usage • Lowered hosting costs by 70%Technologies: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Celery, PHP, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Nginx, Apache

Responsible with the product development of several, large traffic, free and paid video streaming websites (a total of 6 million visits/day).♦ I have hired, trained and managed staff for the main company departments: development, sales, content management, SEO, customer support, fraud, administrative/accounting.♦ Came up with new features and strategies, performed market research and translated all that into actionable items, suitable for each department, through detailed specifications, wireframes and use-case analysis. Saw through plan execution, with follow-ups and on-the-go adjustments, for best result scenarios. • Social networking/dating features: user-to-user communication, friends, newsfeeds, notification subscriptions • Premium features: paid tired accounts, with trial options, tipping • Advanced mailing list management • Complex fraud prevention • Ad server customization - Openx (the current Revive Adserver) • Support for mobile devices of both new and legacy code♦ I was the sole point of contact with our billing processor, signing off on handling of fraudulent accounts, chargebacks, as well as handling reporting and data analysis.♦ Managed foreign subsidiaries, on location, in New York and Amsterdam.

Net Source is providing full management services to a large online video entertainment platform.I directly managed the implementation of several projects, resulting in new or improved internal tools, as well as happier customers: • Webmaster database • Several white label implementations • Affiliate program tools improvements • Task management tool improvements • Fraud tools improvements • Billing interface

Net Source is providing full management services to a large online video entertainment platform.I was responsible with technical and sales support for to our company affiliates. • Reported and proposed solutions for technical issues on the affiliate program interface/affiliate tools • Brought in new affiliates, with emphasis on big players, and exceeded KPIs • Eventually ended up managing the department.

I have built around 20, mostly presentation-only websites. While some of the technologies used are currently obsolete, and the projects rather small and no longer live, this has put the basis for my passion for programming. In this period I have also read many books on programming, software design and software architecture. Technologies: ColdFusion, PHP, ActionScript, Flex, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Java