Michael Yip Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Developed API code to inject and maintain customer data.Participated in daily stand up and bi weekly sprints with team demo to the product team after each sprint.

• Develop, integrate and maintain an automated asset ingestion workflow that handles processing Video on Demand (VOD) assets given to Shaw by a third-party distributor to be published out to Shaw’s different video back offices. Using IBM’s Aspera Orchestrator workflow engine, in house developed RESTful application programming interfaces (API) and CableLabs VOD Content Specifications (1.1 and 3.0)• Develop a Job Queue management system used to coordinate interdependent task sequencing and… Show more • Develop, integrate and maintain an automated asset ingestion workflow that handles processing Video on Demand (VOD) assets given to Shaw by a third-party distributor to be published out to Shaw’s different video back offices. Using IBM’s Aspera Orchestrator workflow engine, in house developed RESTful application programming interfaces (API) and CableLabs VOD Content Specifications (1.1 and 3.0)• Develop a Job Queue management system used to coordinate interdependent task sequencing and system loads. • Mentor interns regarding software development designs, processes and lifecycles.• Lead developer on projects that affect all, 2.5 million video customers.• Develop APIs used in the VOD back office ingestion system.• Design non-relational (NoSQL) database key structure and indexes.• Build a system revolving around a service-oriented architecture (SOA).• Develop coding standards for C# internal developers• Interface and effectively work together with other internal groups to help develop a coherent customer billing and asset storage database.• Develop and design prototype proof of concepts to ensure that the system can in fact meet business requirements.• Designed Shomi’s automated service that ingests video content files into the SQL database; adhering to standards documented by the CableLabs VOD Content Specifications (1.1 and 3.0)• Coordinate and manage sprint planning meetings and SCRUM.• Modify and streamlined the programming on VOD for customer billing web service to support calls to different network protocols.• Design and develop common utility libraries referenced throughout development projects for groups in IT billing, Client Management Services and Content Management Services.• Build a Web user interface (UI) to configure the Validator API.• Design and develop a Validator API that can take in XML or JSON via HTTP requests and perform custom configured checks on each element. Show less

• Architect and develop a simple automated workflow system that uploads video entitlement information used for handling Digital Rights Management for Shaw Direct.• Enhanced and improved the technical service representative tool to be built into IT’s uniform desktop application.• Built an automated Pay Per View (PPV) service that automatically uploads files to third party associates.• Design and develop a RESTful PPV web service that handles self-serve customer queries and… Show more • Architect and develop a simple automated workflow system that uploads video entitlement information used for handling Digital Rights Management for Shaw Direct.• Enhanced and improved the technical service representative tool to be built into IT’s uniform desktop application.• Built an automated Pay Per View (PPV) service that automatically uploads files to third party associates.• Design and develop a RESTful PPV web service that handles self-serve customer queries and orders.• Assisted in developing a RESTful web service for the company’s Video-on-Demand online services. Show less

• Enhanced and maintained the Digital Substitution system that affects all television customers to meet the rules and regulations listed by the CRTC.• Developed an automated janitorial service to clean up finished Video-on-Demand sessions.• Built Microsoft Reporting Services reports for executives and departments such as Media Acquisition, IT Billing Systems and Human Resources.

• Documented and created automated test cases and test suites to obtain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in Canada and the US for Circle’s MRI software.• Tracked development bugs using Bugzilla.

• Utilize OASyS to create user-friendly graphical user interfaces that meet customer expectations.• Travelled to La Fayette, Texas to support and acquire feedback from customers at their operational centers about new system replacement.• Contracted for six months to TransCanada to build OASyS Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) user interfaces for their Keystone XL Project.