Curriculum Vitae / Resume
Career
Cloud Architect, ZaaS, Zixi
Current Position
November 2023 - Present
Hampshire, UK
Service owner for ZaaS (Zixi as a Service)
Managing cloud vendor performance and helping to define their roadmaps
Creating automated processes around deployments including reporting capabilities
SaaS SCTE224 Automated Deployment Tata Cloud Linode Postgres AWS Lambda Salesforce
Director, Distribution Product, Paramount
October 2021 - November 2023
London, UK
Product lead for global Distribution Platform.
Architectural design of new Distribution Platforms.
Engaging vendors to align product roadmaps to project requirements.
Developing our Terrestrial Toolset and compression capabilities to meet business needs. Including extensive RFP creation and execution.
Full stack development of internal tools.
R&D oversight for Next Generation Compression and Internet Transport technologies.
Product Management HLS MediaConnect AWS ARQ Architecture Complex System Design
Distribution Technology Manager, ViacomCBS
February 2019 - September 2021
London, UK
CDN traffic analysis and planning for Viacom's global live streaming and VOD portfolio.
Leading R&D effort for the next generation distribution platform in the cloud.
Subject matter expert for Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) including SCTE and HbbTV.
Responsible for the support and operation of Viacom's encoding, compression and distribution for its brands including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Channel 5.
Responsible for the distribution design and sign off of major live shows for Viacom's brands including the European Music Awards (EMA), Kids Choice Awards (KCA) and many more regional shows.
Managing relationships with suppliers of distribution services.
Full stack development of internal tools.
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Senior Distribution Engineer, ViacomCBS
October 2017 - February 2019
London, UK
Responsible for the support and operation of Viacom's encoding, compression and distribution for its brands including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Channel 5.
Responsible for the distribution design and sign off of major live shows for Viacom's brands including the European Music Awards (EMA), Kids Choice Awards (KCA) and many more regional shows.
Managing relationships with suppliers of distribution services.
Full stack development of internal tools.
Cisco D9036 Cicso DCM Ericsson AVP4000 Ericsson MX8400 Zixi Tableau
Distribution Engineer, ViacomCBS
January 2016 - September 2017
London, UK
Responsible for the support and operation of Viacom's encoding, compression and distribution for its brands including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Channel 5.
Responsible for the distribution design and sign off of major live shows for Viacom's brands including the European Music Awards (EMA), Kids Choice Awards (KCA) and many more regional shows.
Managing relationships with suppliers of distribution services.
Vendor Management Support UHD Microsoft Visio Skyline Dataminer
Systems Engineer, Cisco
May 2015 - December 2015
Southampton, UK
Supporting broadcast headends for customers in the EMEAR and NA regions.
Delivering new headend solutions to customers.
Primary engineer for one of Europe's largest satellite broadcasters.
DSMCC VOD Asset Management Automation
Trainee Systems Engineer, Cisco (formally NDS)
June 2012 - May 2015
Southampton, UK
Supporting broadcast headends for customers in the EMEAR region.
Delivering new headend solutions to customers.
Primary engineer for one of Europe's largest satellite broadcasters.
Conditional Access DVB SI BASH RHEL Linux
Education
Electrical & Electronic Engineering MEng (Hons)
September 2007 - June 2011
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Achieved Upper Second Class (2:1) degree classification.
Final year project on Power Efficient Wireless Networks achieved a first.
Awarded the Wertheimer Memorial Prize for the student considered to have made the best contribution to the life of the faculty and their fellow students.
Elected Member of the faculty student council 4 years running.
A-Levels
September 2005 - June 2007
Alton College, Alton, UK
Studied and gained A-level qualification in Maths, Physics, Electronics & Critical Thinking
Responsibility & Achievements
AWS Video Streaming Essentials for AWS Media ServicesCourse
September 2023
Classroom
Completed the 2 day AWS Video Streaming Essentials for AWS Media Servicdes training Course in person.
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AWS Security EssentialsCourse
September 2022
Classroom
Completed the 1 day AWS Security Essentials training Course in person.
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Architecting on AWSCourse
September 2022
Classroom
Completed the 3 day Architecting on AWS training Course in person.
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SMPTE 2110Course
September 2021
Virtual
Completed the 10 week SMTPE 2110 training Course.
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AWS Cloud Practitioner EssentialsCourse
April 2020
Virtual
Completed the one day AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Course.
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Python Teacher
2014 - 2016
Throughout the UK
Provided courses on Python programming to engineers showing them how to leverage the power of programming in their day to day work.
Provided courses for children to spark their enthusiasm for programming.
Photographic Society President
2010 - 2011
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Leading a committee of 17 people.
Increased membership of the society from 300 annually to over 560.
University of Bristol UCAS Representative
2010 - 2011
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Communicating with prospective students.
Marketing the university.
Photographic Society Treasurer
2009 - 2010
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Budgeting resources for current year.
Forecasting projections for the future years.
Others
2000 - 2007
Hampshire, UK
- Young Leader for Cub Scouts (2004-2007)
- Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh awards
- Grade 3 Clarinet
- Bronze and Gold award in the Leeds University Junior Mathematics Challenge
Skills & Interests
Skills
- Python
- Bash
- IT
- SQL
- Full Driving Licence
Interests
- Member of IET
- Cycling
- Photography
- Coin Collecting
- Badminton
- Smart Home Automation
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