1. Thyne Richards
414 Valley View Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
(215) 947-1468
thynerichards@gmail.com
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, June 1999
University of California, Santa Cruz
SKILLS: Operating Systems
Windows, Linux, UNIX, Various Set-top Firmware & IPGs/EPGs (including
Power TV, SARA, PACE, Motorola, TV Guide/Rovi, etc)
Programming Languages
C/C++, C#, Java, Assembly, VB, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, XML, JavaScript,
Multiple Proprietary Languages
Software
Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Platform SDK, Microsoft Office, OpenGL,
WATCOM, Borland C++ Builder, SlickEdit, Rally, Source Safe, Perforce,
Other Development and Graphics Software, Oracle Video DB, Liberate
Navigator TV, Motorola DAC, Cisco DNCS, SeaChange Axiom and Adrenalin
Tools
COM, DCOM, ActiveX, ATL, MFC, .NET, IDL, DirectShow, TCP/IP, UDP,
RTP, RTSP, MPEG, CSS, JPEG, PNG, BITMAP, Fonts, Interop, OpenXML,
SQL
Other
Agile Development Process, SCRUM (Certified SCRUM master), TL9000
EXPERIENCE:
Nov 2014 – Present ObjectBuilders Inc, King of Prussia, PA
Engineering Manager/Business Analyst/Project Manager/Architect
 Supervised, Trained and Mentored Engineering team
 Worked with Customers to assemble, define and fulfill Requirements, both as Road
Map items in the Product and as Statement of Work items
 Developed Architecture and Design of Road Map and Statement of Work items
 Performed Project Planning and Budget negotiation and maintenance
March 2003 – June 2014 SeaChange International, Fort Washington, PA
Senior Software Engineer
 Worked with Customers to assemble, define and fulfill Requirements, both as Road
Map items in the Product and as Statement of Work items in custom Applications
Comcast, Rogers, Cox, Suddenlink, Videotron and many others
 Supervised, Trained and Mentored Embedded Application Engineering team
 Developed Architecture and Design of Nitro Now Video On Demand (VOD)
Embedded Client Application product
 Worked closely with Architects and Engineers across the company to develop next
generation Adrenalin VOD solution
 Gathered and defined Requirements
 Contributed to VOD Back Office Architecture
 Developed VOD Client Architecture and Design
Software Engineer
 NTL Embedded VOD HTML Client Application
 Supervised, Trained and Mentored contractors
 Designed and Implemented Model Application in HTML and Javascript.
 Extended stay in England working with NTL team to Design and Implement
final solution

2.  Embedded VOD Client Applications for settops
 Implemented event based MPEG Video Session set up and management
 Implemented metadata retrieval from a server based database, local storage and
display
 Implemented complex graphical display and interface across a wide range of
settops.
 Created release packages and performed installation support
 Customers included Comcast, Rogers, Cox, Adelphia, Suddenlink, Seachange
Internal Test App, Time Warner, Videotron, and dozens of others
 Provided both remote and onsite Engineering level support for SeaChange products,
working with Field Engineers from both SeaChange and customers.
 Developed Embedded Game input handling application for Seachange networks
Oct 1999 – May 2002 Sigma Designs Inc, Milpitas, CA
Software Engineer
 Developed Skinable GUI Application
Integrating and Developing: Platform Independent Library Interface, Navigation
Library, Play List ActiveX, Audio/Video File Recognition ActiveX (MPEG, MPEG2,
MPEG4, DIVX, AVI, QUICKTIME), OSD ActiveX, Skinable Controls ActiveX, XML
Parsing Software
 Developed HTML/DHTML and Javascript Skin for Application
 Developed Platform Independent Library Interface
 Developed Navigation Library ActiveX (File, DVD, VCD, AudioCD)
 Developed RTSP/RTP Video-Streaming Network software
 PIC Programming
 Developed Manufacturing Test Software for all Sigma Designs REALmagic chips
and board designs
Jan 1992 – Mar 1996 The Learning Company, Fremont, CA
Scripting Engineer Lead
 Worked with Software Engineer to develop dedicated scripting language
 Hired, Trained and Managed Scripting Team
 Coordinated resources (art, sound, software) and made project Builds
 Produced Lip-Synched Animation
 Scripted Event to Animation
Quality Assurance Lead
 Hired and Managed Testing team
 Wrote Test Plans and Test Scripts
 Worked in conjunction with Design Team to produce software
Oct 1991 – Jan 1992 The Learning Company, Fremont, CA
Quality Assurance Contractor
 Software Testing