Experience

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  Signal Technologies

  • Dublin | Seattle | Vancouver | Vilnius

  • Chief Architect Officer

    • Sep 2017 - Present
    • Dublin | Seattle | Vancouver | Vilnius

    Signal Technologies operates an AI powered dealer to dealer wholesale Marketplace combined with the only technology platform that automates the $10bn US used vehicle import market. At Signal, we have streamlined the wholesale vehicle supply chain through process automation, data insights and critical 3rd party integrations to become the operating system for the import market. Our unique business model combining our proprietary technology platform & wholesale marketplace is fulfilling the demand from dealers struggling to secure a consistent supply of high-quality inventory.Working in the automotive field and looking for a change? Come join one of the fastest growing AutoTech companies in North America.

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  Miller Entertainment, Ltd.

  • Founder

    • Jun 2006 - Present

    Offer digital cinema and video productions services. Produce music videos, press junkets, video podcasts, corporate, and various other independent productions. Artistically light and shoot on-set interviews of talent for Electronic Press Kits (EPK).• Some clients worked with: ABC, American Greetings, Billy Crystal, Kevin Costner, and Jennifer Lopez. • Projects have included services from varying stages of Development, Production, and Post Production.

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  A&I Inc

  • VP Software Development

    • Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

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  Takes

  • Development Lead

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

    Takes is a revolutionary 1-click video app for iPhone and Android that allows you to create and share real videos by simply snapping a photo. Through cutting-edge technology, the app captures and edits video in real-time as you snap photos, and in one click you can share these videos across social media. Effortlessly. No editing required.

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  Curious Minds Inc.

  • West Hollywood, CA

  • VP of Technology

    • Jun 2013 - Feb 2014
    • West Hollywood, CA

    Curious Minds starts technology companies. In each of our portfolio companies, the answer takes communication technology not just to the next level, but to the highest level possible. Since 2004, we have established ourselves as pioneers with footholds in industries as diverse as entertainment, healthcare, and security.

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  TeleSign

  • Marina Del Rey, CA & Belgrade, Serbia

  • Chief Architect

    • May 2005 - Jun 2013
    • Marina Del Rey, CA & Belgrade, Serbia

    TeleSign is a global Internet security company providing phone-based authentication and verification services to help web-based organizations identify and substantially reduce online fraud and spam. TeleSign products provide an easy-to-implement and powerful way to stop fraud using the telephone – the simplest and most widely deployed technology available worldwide. TeleSign serves organizations of all sizes including some of the world’s largest and most prominent web businesses and has transacted more than a billion authentication and verification transactions to over 200 countries in over 50 languages. TeleSign guarantees enterprise-level uptime and provides industry-leading global deliverability rates.

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  Curious Minds Inc.

  • Beverly Hills, CA

  • VP of Technology

    • Feb 2005 - Dec 2010
    • Beverly Hills, CA

    Oversee all Technology decsisions for Internet web services incubator. Working with multiple projects simultaneously to meeting various business ideas and criteria in limited timeframes. Responsible for architecture and development utilizing prototypes and rapid development for proof of concept applications to reach market quickly. Implement new functionality and re-architect sites for scalablity due to demand of rapid growth.• Deployed SAN and Virtualized IT infrastructure running over a dozen sites and applications, with expansion capabilites averaging one or two projects increasing monthly. • Managing various software technologies to meet business need: ASP.NET 1.1, 2.0, 3.5, EDM Framework, LINQ, MSSQL2005, WCF Webservices, C++, PHP5, MySQL5, Ruby on Rails, J2ME, Asterisk.

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  Bidz.com

  • Director of Development

    • Dec 2004 - Mar 2006

    Hired to re-organize, restructure and manage the software development and IT departments for preparation of IPO and to increase system reliability. This involved implementing new policies, procedures, and documentation that also meet audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliances. Provided expertise in software architecture and database design, and to troubleshoot performance problems in the existing system.• Re-architected software and IT infrastructure to stabilized main payment system and database availability from 97.9167% to 99.99%; which included customer payment site, invoicing, billing, and all internal operations.• Managed planning and priority of all tasks that increased productivity by 100% and expanded departments’ size overall by 150%.• Provided expertise and training for software architecture, design concepts, performance tuning, and IT infrastructure scalability.• Developed and approved all software design and technical specifications to meet various business needs.

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  AirIQ US / Aircept

  • Director, Software Engineering

    • Jul 2002 - Nov 2004

    Responsible for all software development of user and back-end interfaces for hardware cellular GPS locating devices. This involved building scalable applications that communicate with various modules, such as reverse geocoding, analog and digital carriers, and multiple firmware versions and revisions. Architecture of the database structure and applications to be dynamically capable and flexible for future improvements and changes was critical. Project management was needed to work efficiently while concurrently working with the Electrical Engineering department’s schedule and progress. Also responsible for IT infrastructure planning and support.

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  Glossa Corporation / LanguageForce, Inc. / GotoWorld

  • Director of Technology

    • Sep 1998 - Oct 2001

    Work involved the System Architecture and Technical Lead of a global distributed system to be deployed by major ISPs and Internet related companies. This system provided access to machine translation services using Universal Translator technology. This involved designing the overall system architecture, creating work plans and reporting progress against them, selecting and specifying development and design tools, and working as the technical lead to implement this system. • Lead design team and implement commercial software packages named UTStarGate, UT2000, and Universal Translator Millennium Edition.• Procured, integrated, and administrated a $6 million IBM RS/6000 system to meet business requirements.