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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Leading a group of staff and principal engineers solving Telstra's most difficult problem.

Austin, Tx, Us

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Bespoke consulting and fractional CTO partnering with CxO's in the media, healthcare, telecommunications, and broader technology industries. Driving strategy, organizational and technological disruption to get your company ready for what is next. Built a reputation for identifying the measure of success for line of business initiatives, and unifying technical teams and solutions behind them. Client Engagement Highlights:► University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Architected the first cloud-based platform for collaborative analysis and storage of global protein genomics data.► Evergent, Inc, Menlo Park, CA: Led the successful deployment and system integration of a next-gen IPTV billing and revenue settlements system for IUSACELL, Mexico’s 2nd largest telecommunications carrier. Led an engineering and architecture team of >60 people in the US and India.► Lehman Brothers Bank, Denver, CO: Led the turnaround/rescue implementation and deployment of a $20M document imaging and workflow project. Determined system bottlenecks, application design deficiencies, network constraints, and hardware needs necessary to put the system implementation back on schedule. Co-led the implementation of Novell Identity Manager (SAML/Oauth/Active Directory integration)► Comcast Media Center, Denver, CO: Led the re-architecture of key components for a video on demand application. Aligned system goals and architecture in conjunction with executive leadership to ensure the system met business needs.► DISH Network, Denver, CO: Led IT strategy with the CIO. Developed multiple system maturity and selection models and guided vendor selection and implementation for back-office systems.► Ireland Center for Emerging Technologies (ECET), Killarney, Ireland: Provided system architecture guidance and oversight for startups at Ireland’s first technology incubator.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Built and led a passionate team implementing Lean and Agile methodologies and disruptive technologies including AI / ML, AWS IaaS / PaaS, and Big Data for Telstra’s digital transformation.• Led the world’s premier telecommunications transformation from Siebel to Salesforce employing cloud-native integration and platform development that delivers pure end-to-end digital customer experiences.• Established the first Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team at Telstra. This SRE team uplifts and bridges the gap between SRE, DevOps and SaaS operations.• Led transformation initiatives from waterfall to Lean and Agile mindsets and methodologies while embracing a distributed global software engineering model for a combined organization of over 1500 product owners.

Englewood, Co, Us

Led a global team of 500+ developers to develop SlingTV and new, innovative products and services to meet customer appetites. Guided software and hardware development teams to deliver solutions transforming the dynamic and rapidly evolving over-the-top (OTT) internet video market. Strategic Visioning & Implementation► Guided technology selection and architecture for the creation and launch of SlingTV. Collaborated with a large number of vendors, content providers, suppliers, and internal teams across 3 countries.► Established “Catalyst Labs,” a corporate technology incubator program bringing together all areas of the business to incubate new ideas and foster innovation.► Guided technology strategy and coordination for EchoStar’s global software and hardware development organizations across 9 locations in 5 countries. ► Led technology selection and vendor negotiations for Dish Network’s complimentary internet video platform Dish Anywhere, available on major browsers, iOS and Android devices serving >5M users.► Guided product roadmap and features for the award-winning Hopper 3 satellite set-top box, in collaboration with executive management and internal development organizations.► Architectural oversight for a team of 130 developers in 3 countries implementing SAGE by Hughes, EchoStar’s award-winning home automation and IoT platform.Multi-Million Dollar Deal Structuring► Led >$200M in technology licensing and contract negotiations with strategic partners and vendors including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Dolby, Nuance, Nagra, Tivo, and Rovi.► Oversight for EchoStar’s set-top box and internet video security systems that protect Dish Network's $15B revenue stream. ► Led vendors and partners to prepare for 4k, 8k and UHD/HDR content protection ensuring implementation of best practices and industry standards.► Oversight for EchoStar’s $350M patent portfolio and technology licensing program.

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