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Miami Beach, Fl, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Driving innovation in real-time video streaming, leading a high-performance team to deliver cutting-edge solutions for the gambling, betting, and e-gaming industries.### Key Achievements:- Scaled engineering team from 15 to 65+ professionals in 3 years, fostering a culture of innovation and problem-solving- Reduced latency by 80+% and median time to first frame by 64%, significantly enhancing user experience- Drove 25+% year-over-year revenue growth and 20+% annual gross margin improvement- Maintained industry-leading 99.99% platform uptime through pioneering multi-cloud deployment### Technical Innovations:- Architected autonomous scaling and healing mechanisms supporting tens of thousands of concurrent channels and over a million viewers- Introduced critical features: VOD, time-shift replay, SRT support, ad insertion, SSAI, DRM, and ABR- Leveraged Google and Oracle Cloud to create resilient infrastructure, reducing cloud costs by 32%### Leadership & Strategy:- Translated strategic vision into actionable technical roadmaps, positioning Phenix as a market leader with 50+ enterprise clients- Forged partnerships with major sports brands and broadcasters, enhancing brand visibility and fan engagement- Implemented data-driven decision-making for quality assurance, streamlining deployments and proactively addressing challenges

Chicago, Il, Us

Pioneered real-time video streaming solutions, driving innovation from concept to market leadership.### Key Achievements:- Spearheaded development of an end-to-end platform for signal capture, encoding, ingest, transcoding, composition, and global delivery- Scaled platform to support 250,000+ concurrent viewers and thousands of daily streams- Led Phenix to a second-place finish at TechCrunch Disrupt, earning an invitation to Buckingham Palace- Successfully pivoted from peer-to-peer model to a fully autonomous platform, enabling enterprise customers to generate $7+ billion in revenue### Leadership & Innovation:- Built and led a high-performing team of 15+ employees across engineering, marketing, and sales- Anticipated market needs, executing strategic pivot that positioned Phenix as a leader in the auction space- Leveraged Google Cloud, Node.js, and C++ to build a scalable, high-performance streaming platform

Zurich, Zh, Ch

The Greater Zurich Ambassador program recognizes and honors individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the Greater Zurich Area, Switzerland. Awardees are entrepreneurs, executives, and influential figures whose achievements have significantly benefited the region.

Delivered innovative software architecture solutions for diverse, high-profile clients.### Key Achievements:- Architected high-performance systems for clients including Phenix, Rabbit Inc., Symphono LLC, and SempiFi- Designed and implemented real-time video streaming, social video chat, and trading/messaging systems- Leveraged cloud technologies (Google Cloud, AWS) and machine learning techniques to build scalable, intelligent applications### Technical Expertise:- Developed complex distributed applications using Java, Node.js, C# and C++- Implemented genetic algorithms for peer-to-peer lending and momentum-based FX trading- Specialized in cloud-based, high-performance, and AI-driven solutions

Led development of pioneering enterprise document sharing solutions.### Key Achievements:- Co-founded and led all aspects of the business, including product design, research, and engineering- Developed Java-based SOAP-compliant platform for seamless document sharing across computers- Integrated platform with Windows file system, enabling real-time synchronization with cloud-based SharePoint backend### Leadership & Technical Innovation:- Led a team of five, including four engineers, to deliver cutting-edge document sharing technology- Overcame complex technical challenges to replicate local file system simplicity in a cloud environment- Balanced business leadership with hands-on technical development

Pioneered live video streaming solutions for the news and sports industry.### Key Achievements:- Co-founded and led technology and research division- Architected cutting-edge peer-to-peer streaming technology based on hybrid mesh and tree topology- Successfully launched product from conception to market- Managed and mentored a twelve-person engineering team### Technical Innovation:- Developed scalable distributed system for live video distribution- Overcame complex challenges in supporting high-demand audience needs- Focused on Java, C++, SOAP, and MySQL development

- Specialized in peer-to-peer overlay networks for resilient and bandwidth-optimized streaming- Authored 10+ peer-reviewed publications on routing algorithms and protocols- PhD Thesis: Developed novel algorithms for robust and efficient overlay networks

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

- Developed compressed cache offload solution for enterprise storage servers- Contributed to patent filing (US20090210622A1) for data storage optimization- Conducted performance benchmarks for enterprise storage systems

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

- Conducted performance benchmarks for enterprise storage systems (DB2 on AIX on a DS8000 system)

Munich, De

- Developed web-based inventory management system for HVAC and electrical building systems- Utilized C#, ASP.NET, MSSQL, and eXtreme Programming methodologies

- Developed user-friendly web-based content management system (CMS)- Implemented features including user roles, content versioning, and performance optimization

- Developed and taught introductory C programming course- Achieved 100% student pass rate

Hauppauge, New York, Us

- Designed, developed, and maintained electronic components for post-print processing machinery- Optimized assembly code for limited ROM memory and designed custom compute units

Phd, Computer Science

Msc, Computer Science

Bsc, Computer Science