Co-Founder
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Virage provided enterprise solutions for analyzing and managing multimedia content and metadata. The company was founded based on my graduate school research in multimedia analysis and retrieval. Virage became a public company in 2000.I served many roles over the course of the company. Initially serving as architect and developer, then defining business plans and finding funding, and continuing as technical leader and the technical interface to all customers and partners.* Served as architect and lead developer while growing the company to over 200 employees.* Developed services and SDK’s to enable large-scale analysis and retrieval of multimedia content.* Developed enterprise solutions involving C++, Java, SQL, and JavaScript* Computer vision and ML algorithms for medical images, accelerating medical research in healthcare settings* Products were adopted by large-scale media, entertainment, and internet companies.* Launched the Professional Services team to deliver custom solutions and integration for key clients.* Implemented procedures for project specification, design, development, tracking, and revenue forecasting.* Lead team of developers, consultants, and sales engineers located across the US and Europe.* Architected all customer-specific solutions, including product enhancements, custom workflows, and integration with existing products and processes.* Provided many successful large-scale custom solutions to clients including ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, Oracle, NHL, NBA, Major League Baseball, healthcare companies, and government agencies, such as DoD, DoE, and the United States Senate.