Zoran U.

Zoran U.

Streaming/QA Engineer

Timisoara, Romania
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About Me

Streaming and QA Engineer with +15 years of experience providing efficient technical solutions for streaming platforms, automation of platform deployment, and coaching clients on streaming technologies to achieve optimal configuration. Having project management experience, I thrive in environments that require superior interpersonal skills, creativity, and innovation. I have a demonstrated track record of maintaining customer satisfaction thorough building durable relationships and taking the initiative to solve issues as fast as possible.

QA Testing 6 years QA Automation 6 years 3G video 15 years Automation 10 years JMeter 10 years API Gateways 5 years Manual Testing 6 years AWS 5 years AWS EC2 5 years Java 5 years AWS S3 5 years Docker 5 years DynamoDB 5 years Elastic Search 5 years Elastic Transcoders 5 years Envivio 10 years Github 5 years Google Cloud 5 years Grafana 5 years HTML 10 years IAM 5 years IPTV 15 years IoT Green Grass 5 years JavaScript 5 years Kibana 5 years Kubernetes 5 years Lambda 5 years Linux 21 years Logstash 5 years MQTT 5 years Mac OS 21 years Media Excel 10 years Microsoft Access 10 years Microsoft Azure 5 years Mobile TV 15 years MySQL 10 years Nginx 10 years OBS 5 years PHP 10 years RDS 10 years RabbitMQ 5 years Route 53 5 years Selenium 2 years Telegraf 5 years Video Streaming 15 years Vidiator 10 years VmWare 5 years Wirecast 10 years Wireshark 10 years Wowza 7 years XSplit 5 years eSXI 5 years jQuery

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Streaming/QA Engineer
2019 - Present (5 years)
Remote

  • Validating/testing the end 2 end video streaming solution by running manual tests and implementing automated testing, where possible.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Video StreamingWowzaAWSAWS EC2AWS S3MQTTTelegrafGrafanaKibanaJMeterSeleniumWiresharkLinuxJavaPHPRDSLambdaGoogle CloudIPTVAutomation
Wowza Media Systems
Wowza Media Systems
Senior Technical Support Engineer
2012 - 2019 (7 years)
Remote

  • Provide solutions to customers for integrating Wowza Streaming Engine with third party components like content management systems, payment systems, monitoring systems.

  • Assist Wowza developers build custom modules that expand Wowza Streaming Engine default capabilities. Provide coaching sessions to customers and help them configure/integrate the Wowza products into their video platform.

  • Automate streaming architecture deployment and real-time scaling of the streaming platform based on server resource usage. Reproduce customer issues during troubleshooting efforts and understand the issues faced by the reporting users.

LinuxJavaEclipseAWSAWS EC2AWS S3API GatewaysRoute 53LambdaIoT Green GrassAWS RDSDynamoDBIAMElastic TranscodersGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureJIRAConfluenceGithubDockerKubernetesLogstashKibanaGrafanaMQTTInfluxDBNginxVmWareJMeterWiresharkSoap UI
ALCATEL-LUCENT ROMANIA
ALCATEL-LUCENT ROMANIA
Technical Project Manager / QA Engineer
2004 - 2012 (8 years)
Timisoara, Romania

  • Coordinated developers from various teams in order to achieve the desired product in the specified time frame. Work with project managers and solution architects to track action items, risks and issues lists for the general project progress.

  • Technical solution expert for the video end-to-end chain. Perform training sessions about the PVNS streaming server to other team engineers working on different video chain components.

  • Network optimization customer assistance for achieving best user experience for its Mobile TV solution. Worked with Alcatel-Lucent sales team for performing customer demo sessions and setting up proof of concept platforms on customer site.

Mobile TVIPTVLinuxNginxApacheVmWareJMeterWiresharkSoap UIAutomationQA TestingManual Testing
Alpha Bank Romania
Alpha Bank Romania
IT Engineer
2003 - 2004 (1 year)
Timisoara, Romania

  • Administration and maintenance of the banking software and computer network in the Timisoara branch.

  • Installation, training and technical support for the AlphaLine application, online banking software.

  • Maintenance of a Telrad PBX station and technical support for the branch's ATM network.

LinuxDatabases
“FreeSUB” European Community project – University of Girona
“FreeSUB” European Community project – University of Girona
PhD Research
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
Girona, Spain

  • Study and implementation of different communication protocols to be used in an internal communication network of an underwater robot – AUV. (USB, Ethernet, CAN)

  • Study and implementation of a new navigation concept. (CML – Concurrent mapping and localization).

  • Network administration tasks in Win2000 and Unix.

Network Design & ConfigurationUnixLinux

Portfolio

Technical Project Manager / QA Engineer - Alcatel-Lucent
Technical Project Manager / QA Engineer - Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise offers flexible business models that are tailor-made for our customers’ industries and provide built-in security and limited environmental impact. Acted as a Technical solution expert for the video end-to-end chain. Handled the testing of a streaming solution that involved quite complex activities, especially in the preparation of tests. Performed training sessions about the PVNS streaming server to other team engineers working on different video chain components. Technologies used: Mobile TV, IPTV, Linux, Nginx, Apache, VmWare, jMeter, Wireshark, soap UI, Testing, Automation, QA Testing.

Education

Advanced RedHat Linux administration
Advanced RedHat Linux administration
Alcatel-Lucent University
2009 - 2009
Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Net Brinel Computers, Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center
2006 - 2006
Media K Factory certified professional
Media K Factory certified professional
AtomiZ Paris, France
2006 - 2006
Ph.D. student in Computer Science
Ph.D. student in Computer Science
University of Girona, Spain
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
BS.c in Engineering
BS.c in Engineering
“Politehnica” University Timisoara, Electronics and Telecommunications Faculty
1996 - 2001 (5 years)