Marc Vaccaro

Senior C/C++ Engineer, Video Streaming

Career Summary

As an experienced software engineer with a decade of expertise, I specialize in developing video streaming solutions, including webinars, video chats, video players, video encoders/decoders, IPTV systems, video conference solutions, virtual video/audio drivers, and screen capture applications. My extensive knowledge of building networking-intensive applications and proficiency in various programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python, and Perl have helped me develop low-latency GStreamer applications, porting frameworks, and network simulation modal XML generation. My technical proficiency also extends to web development and cloud programming, where I have worked with technologies such as AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Function. My expertise lies in video encoding/decoding, video streaming protocols, and server cloud.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Video

Meson Network

Oct 2020 to Dec 2022 · 2 years 3 months

Developed the application for communicating with video/audio drivers written in C#
Implemented the video/audio converter using FFmpeg
Collaborated with 10 senior engineers to brainstorm and implement ideas and feedback into app's development
Developed the virtual video/audio drivers for Windows written in C/C++

Senior Video Streaming Engineer

Doyle

May 2018 to Jan 2020 · 1 year 9 months

Customer can register a complain
Auto identification of a customer
In Emergency situation forward a call to customer solutions
Many more...
Successfully integrated and tested new features, resulting in a seamless user experience and improved overall performance metrics.
Wrapped the computer vision with the GStreamer plugins
Developed GStreamer plugins written in C/C++
Collaborated with tech team, escalating issues as needed via ticketing system and prompt communication
Managed video infrastructure monitoring and reporting systems, providing real-time insights and implementing immediate corrective actions to mitigate network disruptions

Senior Video Processing Engineer

Vanute Infosoft

Jan 2017 to Jan 2018 · 1 year 1 month

Collaborated with a 9-person software development team using scrum methodologies and provided resources to meet deadlines
Analyzed 5+ IP & USB Camera SDKs for integrating to Nx Witness VMS
Developed the libraries of Nx Witness VMS for IP & USB Cameras
Implemented regular alerting and monitoring of network performance, which reduced network downtime by 9%

Video Streaming Developer

Vanute Infosoft

Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 · 1 year

Live & VOD Streaming Service Development
Integration with RTMP Publishing and HLS Adaptive Bitrate Streaming
Mobile App Development for iOS & Android
Wowza Media Server Transcoding Configuration
Development with C/C++, GStreamer, AVFoundation and MediaCodec

C++ Developer

BMC Software

May 2014 to Oct 2015 · 1 year 6 months

Developed cloud-based technologies with C ++ and Java to assist Fortune 500 companies with scaling content distribution by 40% or more and increasing their productivity by 20% or more
Teamed up with current clients to understand needs for improved functionality, and communicated with engineers and clients to develop enhancements that boosted client satisfaction by 17%
Manipulated algorithms to align with marketing, sales, and solutions, improving automation by 22%
Drafted documentations delineating designs and specs for more than 10 projects

Skills & Tools

Main Skills

C++
FFmpeg
GStreamer
Live Video Streaming
Video Conferencing
Real Time Streaming
Protocols(RTSP, RTMP, RTP)
AWS Lambda
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
Wowza

Others

Amazon Web Services
VoIP
TeleCommunication
Micro-services
webRTC

Code Review
Git
Jira
Team Collaboration
Slack
Unit Testing
Twilio
Trello

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Southern Methodist University, Texas

2010 - 2014

Resume