Experienced engineer. Flexible and fast learner. Passionate and self-motivated. At home in large companies as well as startups. Started with a Commodore 64 at age 14.
Highly skilled in several programming languages on desktop, mobile and embedded operating systems.
Proven track record of smart technology decisions and a keen ability to mentor colleagues in best practices.
Passionate, innovative and energetic. Founded a company that was sold to Yahoo!
Designed and implemented a software platform that enables rich, performant and easy-to-write apps on embedded systems (TVs). Designed APIs and processes for partner integration. Established best practices and mentored junior engineers.
C++, C, Lua, Python, Linux, OpenGL, GDB, Git, Samsung, LG, Broadcom, Trident, MediaTek, Zoran, MIPS, ARM, and many open source libraries.
TrickPlay's website
Before Apple released the tools needed to create apps on iOS, I created a framework that let you use JavaScript to create apps. This included bindings to the major iOS components as well as a web server that allowed developers to edit apps directly on the device from their web browser of choice.
Objective C, C++, JavaScript, iOS, Linux, OSX.
Video demonstration of Jiggy (YouTube)
Key member of a team that built and successfully released Yahoo! TV Widgets on Samsung, LG, Vizio and Sony TVs. Played an important role in hardening the product for the rigors of consumer electronics QA.
C++, C, JavaScript, Linux, Subversion, GDB, WebKit and many open source libraries.
Yahoo! Connected TV website
Created a software platform for developing 10' user interfaces and built a company and a shrink-wrapped product around it. Our software was on store shelves at Fry's and the company was profitable. Fostered a vibrant developer community that is active to this day. Won a PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award and a CES Innovations Award in 2005. The company was acquired by Yahoo! in 2006.
Delphi, Windows, C++, MPEG, DirectShow.
Meedio website (Wayback Machine)
PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award
CES Innovations Award
Developed energy trading systems and built a team to support them. Made important technology decisions that were adopted across the company. Mentored and taught other teams. Helped to grow IT department in London. Unaware of Enron's despicable behavior.
Solaris, Windows, C++, Delphi, TIBCO, CORBA, Oracle, Java.
Helped to port a very large and functioning energy trading system from Solaris to Windows. The trading system was ahead of its time.
C++, Solaris, Windows, Oracle.
US citizen
Fluent in Spanish
Licensed pilot
Pablo Pissanetzky — pablo@pissanetzky.com — 713.301.3380