Jordi Solsona

Experience

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  Mannesmann VDO

  Sept 1998 - Jan 2000

  Software engineer

  Embedded C / Assembler programmer for automotive panels

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  SONY

  Jan 2000 - Mar 2013

  Technical account manager for pan-european HTML5 IPTV engagements(BBC,Netflix,RTVE,ZDF,Antena3,YLE,SBS,RAI,M6,Startv,Tv3...)Working closely with the technical teams of around 80 IPTV service providers, our target is to identify and solve all problem areas ranging from multimedia compatibility to the usability of the service web application for the whole range of Sony IP-connected devices, also ensuring the correctness of the service after the design phase.Team coordinator (2 people)Software developer. Projects:- Cloud Video Standards test platform (using Amazon EC2)A centralized secure tool for service providers to test compatibility of their media against Sony devices- HTML5 compliance test platform.A tool for QA groups and software developers to debug the implementation of the sony web browser - Service Provider MonitorA tool for QA / network engineering groups to automatically monitor and report faulty IPTV services, in order to reduce the man-hours needed for service checking Video consultant Show less Senior engineer in charge of the complete video signal chain from the board level input to the final picture quality. The job involved complete video hardware design (schematic and layout) as well as a deep understanding of video standards and display technology. Working together with the SW team I was in charge of designing/supervising the image processing algorithms. Working with production, I was in charge of writing the specifications for and supervising the video checking in the production line, for a whole range of Sony devices including LED and plasma.Analog/Digital Video Systems DesignEmbedded video image processing algorithmsFPGA DesignLayout Design for EMC ComplianceWireless 802.11n DesignDivX compliance testingEmbedded linux module design Show less

  • Principal Network Software Engineer / Account manager

    Jan 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Senior Video Hardware Engineer

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2011
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  Rakuten TV

  Jan 2013 - now

  Working closely with our content teams, our target is to provide the best visual experience to customers during streaming playback. This goal encompasses all stages of video processing, including encoding, multi-drm packaging (widevine/playready/AFA), cdn management, video quality assessment, error detection and prevention, and streaming optimization. Correct playback must be ensured across a wide variety of devices, including gaming consoles (PS3/PS4 and Xbox360/Xboxone), leading manufacturers of DTV and tablets, and the web. Technical problems are discussed directly with the device manufacturers and cdn providers.Projects:4K h265 DASH video generation with on-the-fly digital watermarking Media Factory: a multi-drm encoding API, in Ruby Show less

  • Team Lead

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Principal Software Engineer

    Jan 2013 - now