Experience

Adams Cable Service

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology Architect

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Leadership & Imagination. Driving Innovation & Technology Leadership & Imagination. Driving Innovation & Technology



Beaver Valley Cable

• Rome, PA

• Chief Technical Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Defined innovation feasibilities in the Customer Experience space and define the technical possibilities of execution. Lead the development of leading research and technologies in the Customer Experience space. Perform Package Evaluation exercise to identify most suitable COTS product against the business needs. Provided HFC architecture and took lead on FTH and Node+0 projects. Manage to completion Analog reclaim and transition from Video QAM delivery to Multicast and Unicast IPTV delivery in the DOCSIS 3.1 transport. Provided technical leadership by defining approaches to address difficult technical problems, implementing key technical work, drawing conclusions and making recommendations to ensure the delivery of project objectives.



Ross Tractors

• Farming

• Owner

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  At Ross Tractor, our repair shop is equipped to service all brands of farm equipment. Our Father & Son experience with multiple lines of equipment means you need just one source for farm equipment repair and maintenance. We will help you keep your tractors, hay equipment, skid steer loaders, balers, bale wagons, TMR mixers, rotary cutters, manure spreaders and more in top condition. From a preventative maintenance service in our shop to the service call for a breakdown in the field, our repair services will keep your operation running. Serving the Twin Tiers of PA & NY For more information about our repair services or to schedule an appointment, call (215) 431-0687



CDNetworks

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CDN Architect

  • Apr 2020 - Sep 2022

  Responsibilities involve providing Application delivery and Content delivery network design solutions for various projects. Document and review technical specifications with cross-functional teams. Research emerging trends and technologies suitable for the environment. Facilitate and lead design review sessions and technical discussions with vendors and various internal teams. Setup CDN Service with various parameters as per the use case, validate and push to the production. Maintain and manage multiple CDNs for load sharing and high availability, traffic distribution as per the business rules Experience on Capacity analysis, Data analysis & performance monitoring using tools like Conviva, New Relic, Splunk, ELK, Solar winds etc. to monitor the platform in TCP and HTTP layers. Experience in developing python Scripts for various use cases for Production readiness. Experience on defining Video security requirements using Token authentication, WAF, Site Shield Management, Geo Blocking etc. Configured Load balancers. Configured SSL profiles for encryption, ASM/AFM policies, Access lists, NAT policies and security groups to protect the resources from illegitimate requests in public and private data centers. Configured TCP optimized profiles, persistence profiles to improve the performance and achieve better load balancing. Written irules for traffic redirection, header insertions, blocking, logging in L7 load balancers. Configured and maintained GTM to monitor the health of application across multiple data centers and load distribution across POPs. Designed LTM/GTM HA for seamless application delivery and Active/Active model for better capacity. Configured logging and prepared several dashboards in Conviva, New Relic, and Splunk for reporting, alerting, and troubleshooting purpose. Experience in troubleshooting various issues and providing in-depth Root Cause Analysis RCA reports in relation to critical events.



Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Technical Business Development

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2020

  Responsibilities include: - Identify and lead proactive strategies to enable successful distribution partnerships - Oversee and manage relationships with Customers ensuring delivery of successful integrations and platform launches - Establish strong relationships with global distribution partners to identify new capabilities, features, and requirements to provide implementation recommendations to internal business, product, and technology teams - Educate and persuasively advocate for Blonder Tongue products and technology interests to third party distribution partners - Manage requirements identification and technical integrations with third party distribution partners necessary to align with business objectives - Collaborate with internal product and technology stakeholders to identify challenges and blocking issues that require resolution to ensure Customer success. - Collaborate with internal business development team to drive distribution deals to support product and technology goals



Amino

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales, IPTV Architect, Solutions Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  Customer-facing, technical pre-sales, video architect and network design collaboration with customers. Present complex concepts and technology to all levels of a customer organization and provided consultative vendor product required to complete a solution. Expertise includes account/project management, sales presentations and product demonstrations, technical skills (UNIX/Linux/Windows, networking, ABR/OTT/Open source & scripting), managing product evaluations, developing sales presentations, customer training & materials, problem solving skills, identifying sales opportunities, establishing trusted relationships with customers, partners and internal personnel, RFIs/RFPs responses, Salesforce use & documentation creation and mentoring junior employees.



Mediacom Communications

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Digital Video Engineering

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

  Lead all video development (planning, architecture, implementation), QA and operations to create robust and reliable solutions that deliver against an ambitious product roadmap across a portfolio of cross platforms and mobile applications. Lead a team of highly skilled technologists to transform existing front end and back end architecture into a platform that can support a suite of applications and services Enact a strategic plan for developing and empowering talent with processes that result in optimal production quality and development efficiency. Prioritize technology projects, clearly communicate status of technology projects to executive team, expose risks and trade-offs with a no surprises philosophy. Participate in business planning and play a key role in designing the product strategy and roadmap. Collaborate with product, marketing, and finance teams to align business and strategic goals with technology driven initiatives.



Comcast

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Engineer

  • 2006 - Jan 2012

  Provided senior-level engineering analysis of system, subsystem, hardware and software requirements for advanced cable television set-top boxes. Developed architecture and design options and proposed industry-wide procedures and specifications. Provided senior-level engineering analysis of system, subsystem, hardware and software requirements for advanced cable television set-top boxes. Developed architecture and design options and proposed industry-wide procedures and specifications.



Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Engineer

  • 2004 - 2006

  Provided strategic, technical and post sales support for Motorola Broadband product lines, including MS Head End systems and digital set-top boxes. Managed customer projects from initial concept through budget, proposal, acceptance, delivery and implementation. Provided strategic, technical and post sales support for Motorola Broadband product lines, including MS Head End systems and digital set-top boxes. Managed customer projects from initial concept through budget, proposal, acceptance, delivery and implementation.



Comcast

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Digital Video Engineering

  • 2001 - 2004

  Liaison between manufacturers and internal customers, specifying hardware and software solutions that met strict criteria for features, quality and rapid deployment. Ensured stability, scalability and testability of digital video systems. Developed automated test strategies, test tools and regression test plans. Liaison between manufacturers and internal customers, specifying hardware and software solutions that met strict criteria for features, quality and rapid deployment. Ensured stability, scalability and testability of digital video systems. Developed automated test strategies, test tools and regression test plans.



WorldGate

• Engineer

  • 1998 - 2001

  Oversaw the implementation of interactive television infrastructure systems, including on-site audits, pre-installation system design and reviews and site surveys. Managed real-time design changes and ensured each installation met strict quality standards. Oversaw the implementation of interactive television infrastructure systems, including on-site audits, pre-installation system design and reviews and site surveys. Managed real-time design changes and ensured each installation met strict quality standards.