• As a contractor for DirecTV, I enhanced and developed cross-platform Video Player Library for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, Web, Tizen Vizio and more, demonstrating proficiency in C++, Java, Objective-C, Typescript and React Native.

• Enhanced Core UI Functionality: Developed main screen video preview feature, delivering a smooth preview experience for users.

• Optimized video playback across all devices by supporting 4k content, reducing stuttering and frame dropping, decreasing video start failures and more.

• Enhanced ExoPlayer performance, resolving device-specific issues; changes adopted into Amazon’s Official ExoPlayer Fork.

• Improved DRM key rotation and multi-key handling, reducing DRM failures to 0.01%.

• Reduced DRM license requests by 80%, reducing server load and enhancing service stability.

• Implemented safeguards to protect content integrity making it significantly more difficult to pirate content by implementing Widevine Security Level handling and advising Headend teams on changes to make.

• Enhanced cross-platform Video Player for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku, demonstrating proficiency in C++, Java, Objective-C, Python, and React Native.

• Lead the development of interactive ads, resulting in a $2M revenue increase.

• Achieved nearly 100% player stability and contributed to a 7.5% improvement in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

• Lead player deployment to an additional 1.5M unique devices, yielding a 30% KPI improvement over the previous version.

• Mentoring 2 senior and 2 junior software engineers, following Scrum, DevOps, and Agile principles.

• Improving CI/CD pipeline efficiency, reducing runtime by 60%.

• Worked with AVPlayer, ExoPlayer & ROVideoPlayer

• Increased ad revenue by 300% by improving ad targeting and ad-fill rates.

• Reduced crashes on Roku by over 90%.

• Decreased app start time by over 3 seconds.

• Improved Android Player Performance leading to a decrease in frame dropping by over 95%.

• Wrote software in C++, Java, Objective-C, utilizing RESTful APIs.

• Streamlined code review processes, ensuring adherence to high-quality standards.

• Worked with AVPlayer, ExoPlayer & ROVideoPlayer

• Utilized C++, Java, Python, Objective-C, to develop, test and improve a cross-platform video player.

• Automated deployment & developer workflows saving 50+ hours weekly.

• Wrote unit and integration tests, leading to 99.9% accuracy of analytics events.

• Collaborated with teammates and teams located around the world.

• Worked with AVPlayer, ExoPlayer & ROVideoPlayer

• Provided technical support to customers, troubleshooting software-related issues.

• Demonstrated exceptional problem-solving skills, consistently ranking in the top 10% of representatives.

• Handled phone calls efficiently and effectively, showcasing strong communication and problem-solving skills.