Oct 2013 – Aug 2014 · 10 mos · san francisco bay area

• Overseeing the execution of the company strategy for software. This includes building the Verayo Authentication Network, one of the two critical components of Verayo's SiliconID technology and authentication solutions, as well as client libraries and applications (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows).

Apr 2012 – Aug 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• In charge of Netflix client for iOS and AppleTV.
• Product achievements include:
• deploying HD playback and AirPlay Video support to iOS 7 (version 5.0)
• deploying positional subtitle support in AppleTV 6.0 and iOS 7 to meet new FCC requirements
• deploying of the improved, I-frame based trickplay mode to Netflix in AppleTV 5.2
• deploying an A/B test (version 4.0) for, then productizing the post-play feature on iPad (version 4.1)
• deploying a redesigned, streamlined player UI in the Netflix application (version 3.0)
• integrating push notifications into the Netflix app experience (version 2.4)

Mar 2007 – Apr 2012 · 5 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

• Software engineering manager, in charge of developing FairPlay, Apple's proprietary DRM solution, on iOS devices.
• Achievements include:
• designing, implementing and deploying the rental DRM system for iTunes
• evolving the FairPlay key management system iteratively over more than four years to thwart attacks against it
• implementing a product-quality prototype of AACS and BD+, two components of the Blu-Ray disc DRM system
• designing and implementing the DRM format for iOS applications
• designing and implementing the DRM format for iBooks content

Jul 2004 – Feb 2007 · 2 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Achievements include:
• implementing the AACS module on the Sigma Designs hardware trusted execution environment.
• managing and developing the software release process for Sigma Designs' firmware stack
• integrating Microsoft's Media Center eXtender technology onto Sigma Designs' EM8622 platform
• supporting the development of MovieBeam's solution onto Sigma Designs' EM8622 platform
• performing ad-hoc integration development with select industry customers, including

Sep 2003 – Apr 2004 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Co-developed nexB's initial asset management software implementation with Philippe Ombredanne.

Jul 2000 – Jul 2001 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

• Participated in the development of the audio firmware for C-Cube's Ziva5 SoC.
• Achievements include:
• implementing a parametrizable post-processing delay component
• implementing the HDCD post-processing module in C and SPARC assembly
• driving the development of an MP3 encoder by an external contracting software company