Experience

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  Curi Bio

  • Full Stack Engineer

    • Nov 2019 - Present

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  Pirsonal

  • Bengaluru Area, India

  • Contributor

    • Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
    • Bengaluru Area, India

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  Disruptive Vision (Pty) Ltd

  • Bengaluru Area, India

  • Principal Engineer

    • Jun 2014 - Nov 2017
    • Bengaluru Area, India

    Currently are working on building a DSG Platform, a new embedded RT Linux Client and AWZ Cloud/Wowza Head End server, CDN of Fastly and Edge servers.• Detection and monitoring of Digital Signage network for client such as - Banks (NedBank South Africa) - Petrol Services (Yem Yem South Africa).• Work as full hands on Software development, for an end – 2 – endSolution of Digital Signage Solution commonly known as PDS, (public display system). This involves Video Streaming, encoding, decoding ingest, template composition and remote management of RT Linux Client.

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  Rogers Communications

  • Brampton

  • Software Architect

    • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
    • Brampton

    The Role of mine is define software architecture, interact with the Vendors, define requirement, RFP validation and verification, scoping of development, interfacing the vendors, preparing dimensioning and costing estimation. Internally guide a team of Senior developers to develop technical specification of various components. Negotiate with multiple stakeholders in the company to smooth integration and development of IPTV Solution.Currently work on HTML5/CSS/JavaScript hosted service on a Private Cloud using the SOA framework. Key areas of work include the following.a) End-2-End Work flow implementation of promotion and Billing of Rogers offering.b) UpSell / Recommendation of Packages of Wireless/Wire line/Cable/IPTV Services.

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  Syniverse Technologies

  • Lake Mary Florida USA, Bangalore India.

  • Advisory Systems Engineer, Senior Architect.

    • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Lake Mary Florida USA, Bangalore India.

    Worked on developing and evolving a carrier grade Video Delivery System for following formsof video streaming.a) Video Streaming using RTSP, RTP Streaming (Unique form of Adaptive Bit Rate Streaming)b) Video Streaming using HLS (Darwing Streaming Server as the Gateway interface)c) Video Streaming using FLV (Red 5/ NGMS Streaming Server with QoS) and RMTPF ProtocolWe worked on a Enterprise Category infrastructure to provide on Real Time Business Intelligence,analyzing in real time multiple form of feeds coming from various methodsa) SS7 Feeds from switchesb) Twitter Feeds,c) Global IP Messaging feeds.Hadoop Cluster with an orchestration engine was evolved.

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  NDS

  • Bangalore

  • Architect

    • Jun 2006 - Aug 2012
    • Bangalore

    SnowFlake a Concept UI (Flash EPG for HD STB’s)=========================================Worked as an End-2- End Architect for evolving the First Version of "SnowFlake for all devices, STB, Mobile, and PC.The project was aimed at working on defining high level requirements for the HD STB feature comprised of multiple functionalities such as follows:a) Fast Zapping and Basic Zappingb) DVR recording and Conflict mgmt.c) PIN and Parental Controld) Purchase of Subscription.e) VOD (Video on Demand Service).f) SD to HD Switching.g) Broadcast Download (BDL)Mobile TV Project==============MobileTV is client software which provides the (DVB-H/T-DMB) solution for OEM such as Nokia, Samsung, Sanyo and Motorola. The MobileTV is needed for CDMA/GSM/ GPRS and UMTS Handsets as ready deploy software from the Carriers such as T-Mobile, TIM, Sistema and Airtel. We at NDS provide the integration service for Carries by porting the MobileTV to OEMs.

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  NDS Services Pay - TV Technology Pvt Ltd

  • Bangalore

  • Software Architect

    • Jun 2008 - Jul 2012
    • Bangalore

    Android Hybrid STB open ended connectivity===================================The project aim is to provide Android based Set top box which has a capability to download Android apps download from a private server hosted on Cloud server and also has a OTT video transfer for non-linear video content, such as MetaCafe or YouTube. As a part of composite product, working on a Server design on AWS EC2 and from the client Android application, porting to the new hardware and middleware development. Following are my responsibilitiesa) Android complete full stack porting from Android Kernel HAL layer and m/wb) Android Application development with Java and OpenGL 3D EPG developmentc) WSDL endpoint definition of Amazon EC2 Endpoint services mgmt.d) Mgmt of Apps on Android platform and provide Native I/f for apps TV related apps.e) Android application for STB EPG. Publishing Metadata and CDN for Client Streaming========================================The project has the vision to create a publishing media platform where content and associated metadata can be generated, edited, aggregated and distributed over a secured delivery network for cross device consumption. It foresees deployment of suitable companion devices, content format and infrastructure that will lead to this paradigm shift in publishing value chain as compared to the print or web mode of publishing. This will help create new publishing work-flow, methodology and will lead to a richer user experience with convergence of the companion devices and home entertainment systems like STB and TV. The project had an interface planned for the following social networking sites.f) Twitter integration to post or read comments.g) Advertisement engine integration.

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  NDS Limited - India

  • Bangalore

  • Architect

    • Jun 2006 - Jul 2012
    • Bangalore

    Advanced Hybrid STB with Social Networking ( Independent Living a [Concept STB])==================================================================Worked a Sever Side and Client side (End - 2 - End Architect) and performed various taskssuch as discussion with vendors of other software component companiesa) Logitech : Remoteb) Skype : Skype Stack for STB.c) NXP Trident : STB Box provider.d) AWS : Amazon Web Services , Ireland for the Server installations and HE infrastructure.The project aims to create an audio-visual communications based service proposition for people of older years or those who are physically impaired who wish to live their lives to the full in their own homes for as long as possible. The Project had a host of social network features such as follows.a) TV/ Radio services managed by remote server.b) Communication, using Skype, Buddy list mgmt etc.(Skype Integration)c) Social Health worker for wellness by remote server. (Google Health)d) Google Picasa Web album integration to share Photos on STB.(Picasa)e) Advanced Alert Mgmt End – two – End system (Applied for Patent)(Google Calendar)AD-Dalal=======Ad-Dalal is ad campaign management software that will help the other players in the advertising value chain (agencies, planners and strategists) to exploit these new capabilities in TV advertising. By providing these facilities over a web-portal Ad-Dalal will also enable local advertisers to reach out to Television as an affordable marketing medium. The Ad-Dalal portal is an end-to-end campaign management portal which will allow advertisers to perform all the essential steps of media planning such as creating ads of various formats, target them to the right audience (by choosing the right STB demographics and program demographics), plan and allocate a budget for the campaign and finally track the campaign progress through an ad reporting interface. (Advertisement Analytics)

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  Verisign Software Service India Private Limited

  • Santa Cruz CA - Bangalore

  • Technical Architect

    • 2005 - 2006
    • Santa Cruz CA - Bangalore

    LightSurf was a startup company and dotcom startup company, as the first MMS Solution enabler tothe various operators in the world, I worked for as an Architect in evolving the (MM1-- MM7) ETSIStandards for the MMS Messaging solution which is famously branded as "Picturemail 5.1".Picturemail 5.1 is client software which provides the MMS solution for OEM such as Nokia, Samsung, Sanyo and Motorola. The Picturemail 5.1 is needed for CDMA/GSM/ GPRS and UMTS Handsets as ready deploy software from the Carriers such as T-Mobile, AT & T Rogers, Cingular and Airtel. We at Verisign provide the integration service for Carries by porting the Picturemail 5.1 and Virtual Twin solutions to OEMs.

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  Philips

  • Eindhoven Area, Netherlands and Bangalore

  • Technical Lead Engineer

    • May 2003 - Dec 2003
    • Eindhoven Area, Netherlands and Bangalore

    Worked on the MPEG2/ MPEG 4 pay out systems for a consumer electronics customer in which Philips was sole integrator and providing the DVD Reference Software and Design to OEM in Japan.The project was executed for working for a customer Yamaha in Japan, we deliver high ended DVD Players and Cinema stations on the embedded system of Vxworks. Led a team of 4 Engineers which is responsible for the delivery of the UI framework as per the requirement from Yamaha and customization. Worked for another customer Nakamichi in Singapore we deliver high ended DVD players which are base on Vxworks. I lead a team of 4 Engineers which is responsible of the customized UI framework as per the Requirements of the customer Nakamichi.

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  Motorola Solutions

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Senior Software Engineer

    • Mar 2000 - May 2003
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Worked on developing the Motorola Micro Browser for various operators and performed various levels of inter-operability tests. The MOTOROLA subsidiary company called www.starfish.com (STARFISH Santa Cruz) were the customers who were developing phone for TELSTRA, TIM and some of the other operators. They needed a compact micro browser with WML Content rendering with a WML Script support on the handset. Micro browser Release 0.9, 1.0 and 1.x and generic download of Ringer tones and Pictures were the features developed in Micro browser. The MOTOROLA PCS is the second customer who sell Mobile handsets world wide, to all the cell operators. The micro browser with WML, CHTML and XHTML content support on the handset.

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  Wipro Technologies

  • Maidenhead, UK

  • Software Engineer

    • Apr 1997 - Mar 2000
    • Maidenhead, UK

    As a Software Engineer, I worked on the NORTEL- DMS 100E Switches in there MaidenHead UK Labs, for various customers on solving field level problems and providing patches to the live Switches to the Telecom Operators.The NORTEL corp. has the telecom products delivered to the customers across European and Asia-Pacific market. The customers need enhancement of the product and rectification of bugs for the software which is been delivered from our end here in WIPRO. The responsibilities involve in analyzing, clients requests. Identify the possible solution develop it test and deliver them on time. The customers to NORTEL such as BT (British Telecom), Mercury, Teletv, etc. are end users of deliverables.