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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Staines, Middlesex, Gb

• Engineered a TR-369 microservice in Golang, supporting WebSockets, STOMP, and MQTT to seamlessly integrate devices with USP agents into Synamedia’s cloud services, alongside an automated USP agent simulator for rigorous testing.• Developed a TR-69 ACS microservice in Golang, enhancing integration of devices with CWMP clients, complete with a CWMP simulator to streamline testing processes.• Executed proof-of-concept implementations for OpenWrt mesh networks using both 802.11s and prplMesh, demonstrating advanced networking capabilities.• Developed customized OpenWrt images, including a gaming accelerator integration with WTFast for household routers, showcasing innovative use cases.• Constructed a device side REST API in C and Golang for router configuration, enabling existing mobile application code to operate directly on devices.• Produced custom OpenWrt images for various devices (RPi3, RPi4, Turris Omnia) to assess portability of shared codebases.• Led development in creating core components for the OpenWrt media gateway product (LobbyCam), including integrating Amazon Kinesis Video Streams for real-time security camera streaming.• Implemented a centralized logging solution via Ansible, driving down operational costs by up to 75% compared to previous AWS ESaaS deployments while supporting both cloud and on-premises environments.• Contributed to open-source Fluent Bit by implementing a Docker plugin in C to capture Docker system events and enhancing plugin debugging capabilities.• Supported CI/CD pipelines by creating and refining GitHub workflows and Jenkinsfiles to streamline integration and deployment processes.• Authored Ansible deployment scripts for OpenShift on OpenStack, VMware vSphere, and bare metal nodes, ensuring consistency and reliability in deployments.• Managed the creation and hardening of CentOS images for on-prem and cloud deployments, enhancing security and performance.

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Migrated the logging and monitoring infrastructure from OpenStack VMs to OpenShift, leveraging Ansible and Salt to containerize environments, resulting in substantial cost savings by optimizing resource utilization.• Developed OpenStack HEAT deployment and Salt orchestration for virtualized infrastructure services (Consul, ELK, Kafka, Prometheus), streamlining deployment processes.• Implemented proactive status and recovery scripts, swiftly identifying and resolving issues with core services.• Integrated Consul as the primary DNS and service discovery mechanism, enhancing operational efficiency across infrastructure.• Analyzed AWS EC2 performance and cost components, providing actionable insights for optimization.• Deployed and maintained multiple OpenStack environments, ensuring stability and reliability.• Crafted an STB abstraction layer for PowerKey, Verimatrix, and Widevine CAS, enhancing compatibility and user experience.• Implemented a whole-home DVR solution via STB HLS client/server architecture, expanding service capabilities.• Engineered a DVR interface for Broadcom based STBs with hardware indexing support, improving performance and usability.• Created a portable DVR engine for STBs lacking hardware indexing, broadening application use cases.• Developed CLI and graphical STB test and demo applications for SAIL verification, supporting quality assurance processes.• Integrated STB abstraction interfaces into Android OS, facilitating third-party access to STB services.• Designed a user space memory manager and profiler for Sigma STBs, enhancing system performance and reliability.• Pioneered drivers and demo software for Cisco’s first IPTV STB, leading to a patent awarded in 2011 for innovative driver development.• Developed a variety of device drivers for Cisco STBs (DMA, DEMUX, Tuner, A/V codecs, HDMI, Graphics), ensuring robust functionality.

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• Designed and developed log parsing and display software using Java, PHP, and MySQL.• Implemented STB upstream path using telco modem for Scientific Atlanta’s first international customer.• Provided kernel development and support for Scientific Atlanta’s legacy analog STB running proprietary OS.