Jun 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Morrisville, NC

Apr 2017 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Architect for the Itron Cloud Services Platform (ICSP)
• ICSP is a microservice-based system deployed in Azure, designed to provide collection, storage, and analysis of data from IOT devices and to provide monitoring and troubleshooting of the device network. Focus is predominantly on the utility space (gas, water, electric) where private, wireless, low-bandwidth, high-latency networks are commonly used.
• Responsible for architectural decisions and designs for platform and application components.
• Spearheaded the adoption of Docker and Kubernetes as our microservice platform.
• Designed common cloud platform components including inter-service communication, logging, metrics, tracing, and caching.
• Designed core application components and services including job management, scheduling, workflows, versioned blob storage, dynamic forms, and a metadata system.
• Designed services for communication with IOT devices to support a wide variety of device types, network types, data sets, data protocols, transport protocols, and security models.
• Provided productivity enhancements to dev teams including YAML build templates, command line shell, and code generation tools.
• Documented guidance on best practices for microservice development.
• Implemented and maintained platform libraries shared across dev teams.
• Worked to bring team members to consensus on architectural decisions and helped set priorities for backlog items.

Mar 2011 – Apr 2017 · 6 yrs 1 mo

• Lead engineer for OpenWay Operations Center Collection Manager (OWOC-CM), an enterprise, distributed application that provides collection, storage, and publishing of data from utility meters and provides monitoring and troubleshooting of the network.
• Added and updated components to support communication with new and existing device types.
• Worked with firmware teams to establish APIs/contracts with devices and to do integration testing.
• Worked in the full stack of the application.

Feb 2010 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Implemented new features for Armada, a distributed, enterprise application for video transcoding.
• Added work order features including post-transcode quality checks, delivery of transcoded files via various transport mechanisms, and adaptive bit rate (ABR) support.
• Implemented XML-based input for complex jobs.
• Improved product quality through better encapsulation and the introduction of unit tests.

Aug 2007 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Primary developer for Telestrator, an application used by Talent and production staff to insert topical, illustrative graphics into televised sporting events (e.g. headshots, player highlighters, lines, etc.)
• Developer for the DIVA platform that linked data to time indexed video to provide video replay synchronized with the replay of associated data and production events.
• Primary developer for SMART software packages that overlay virtual graphics – graphics that appear to reside within the scene – on live video broadcasts (e.g. the yellow first down line for football). Redesigned applications to have a componentized, scalable architecture and a new, simpler UI; implemented new features for various broadcast networks for NFL, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, and PGA.

Jun 2006 – Aug 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Contributed to Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS), a suite of product life-cycle management tools including version control, work item tracking, automated build and test tools, and reporting.
• Implemented streaming capability for large web service requests for the version control server
• Implemented much of the deployment system for the overall product.

Jun 1997 – Nov 2005 · 8 yrs 5 mos

• IPIX provided hardware, software, and services for the capture, creation, and delivery of virtual tours using a patented method based on very wide-angle fisheye lenses. Applications included image stitchers, image enhancement tools, data association tools, and image viewers. [C++, VS 5 – VS 2003, Win32, STL, MFC, COM, ATL, VSS, Perforce, Multithreading]
• Software Development Manager [February, 2003 – November, 2005]
• In addition to continuing Tech Lead responsibilities, managed a team of 5 software development and Q/A engineers.
• Designed and implemented many additions and improvements to the Interactive Studio.
• Helped to institute better processes for product development.
• Brought consistent design to the entire product line.
• Tech Lead [June, 2002 – February, 2003]
• Responsible for the system architecture and interface design of all immersive photography software products.
• Worked with Product Management to determine requirements and priorities.
• Wrote requirements documents, estimated efforts, and provided guidance to other developers.
• Designed and implemented the Interactive Studio, which became the flagship product for IPIX Immersive Photography.
• Software Engineer/System Architect [June, 1997 – June, 2002]
• Responsible for the system architecture and interface design of many immersive photography software products and libraries.