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Glenn Algie
206 Thompson Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
glennalgie@gmail.com
408.833.9313
Overview ● Passionate IoT and multimedia convergence innovator and technical leader, hands-on software
R&D systems and product engineering and prototyping engineer with focus on API between
software components, layers, and end-to-end networked nodes. Quickly sees the big picture,
often when it escapes others.
● Highly effective in translating customer needs, & technology opportunities into detailed
software requirements , chip to cloud connected and/or device to device and cross cloud
solutions & detailed software component layers (UML) with service flow walk through
sequences.
● Strong Passion for solving IoT challenges linked to meaningful cognitive intelligent experiences.
● Creative synthesizing thinking style. Proven novel outside the box perspectives and innovations
(blu-ray communications convergence) applied to inside the box software product integrations.
● Articulate and charismatic speaker with an easy-to-like manner. Internal and external technical
public speaking. Cross team collaborator – award.
● Focused, results-driven, product-enabling hand-on lead architect with a proven track record of
motivating teams to deliver differentiating, profitable products.
● Hands-on innovator with over 14 patents granted plus patents pending in lower OSI protocol
layers, precision timing, multimedia streaming edge adaptations, communications convergence,
and most recently semantic multimedia automated storytelling technologies networked to
cognitive intelligence platform integrated with novel autonomous javascript+SMIL synchronous
multimedia playback composer.
● IoT Maker-centric garage hobbyist, 2 yrs, actively working on my own “Connected Smart Yacht”
things, embracing open source, Radio+ARM M3/4 SOC modules using C/C++ coded integration
of sensors, actuators, audio intercom, and wireless local and remote networking SOCs using 3
rd
party structured data open API messaging interfaces transparent across WAN/LAN
● Multiple IEEE submissions in 802.1 Ethernet MAC and 802.3, including significant enabling
impact on IEEE 1588 for use in wireless base station, last mile, and home network solutions.
● Over 14 years of hands on IOT like digital telephony audio processing of real time software
control of line card sensors and actuators (16). Audio control innovations in both time division
multiplexing and packet switching domains, design & code of real time (msec) supervision
control of one and two way audio speech streams (echo suppression/cancellation, dtmf tone
detection and insertion, in-service and out of service diagnostics, PCM bit robbed and
substitution control, VoIP DSP data path forwarding and system engineer of audio speech to text

Glenn Algie
206 Thompson Avenue
408.833.9313
and text to speech controls, media gateway interfacing, and audio announcements)

Glenn Algie
206 Thompson Avenue
408.833.9313
Work
Summary
 Hands on IoT Solutions Architect – (Sept-Dec 2015) At Altiux Innovations Inc. as lead solutions
architect supporting local CA, USA office with sales and business development support for end-
end IoT Technical Solutions professional services, tasks included; support, ideate and extend
client demos in Altiux Smart City Parking and Lighting (pt to multipoint pt Zigbee and BLE); write
client specific IoT device level embedded software integration proposals for residential IoT
solutions select SPI, UART, I2C, PWM and other GPIO best fit interface to embedded COAP, REST
LWM2M, IPSO data networking chip-cloud and chip-chip; software server nodal and networking
architecture design including patentable innovation for emerging 4G LTE IoT MTC-IWF server
and IoT UE side adaptive congestion/overload distributed QOE/QOS policy control method and
subsystem. applying my Telecom and Consumer Electronics foundational software R&D
software skills and electrical engineering education to real world IoT challenges for chip, module
and device vendor clients.
● Previous 5 years (Mar 2010- May 2015) lead device-centric multimedia and IoT convergence
architect at Samsung Research Advanced Technology Lab - architect, design & code lead :
○ Initial client centric tech lead. Architected, designed initial end-end and then coded key
API and orchestration logic portions, Java, of an automated semantic multimedia
storytelling client/server platform. Server side RESTful JSON and XML messaging
handling fed SQL database of user “activities and events” and content related
metadata, codeveloped run time architecture and interface into cognitive intelligent
server using JENA, SPARQL queries, RDF data, assisted design of story enabled
architecture (The Writers Journey) and graph ontology model.
○ Tech Lead, Software Solution design and coded portions of an advanced client-server
connected semantic multimedia metadata repository framework.
○ Two years in computer vision image detection, recognition, manipulation, and similarity
analytics manipulation (OpenCV in Android and as standalone J2EE Tomcat service)
feeds enriched UGC content and metadata cognitive intelligence engine ( story telling
ontology model) that outputs to novel autonomous multimedia composer ( audio,
video, textual) that produces a javascript +SMIL playback manifest playable to any TV,
Tablet, or Smart phone
○ Invented and prototyped novel interactive-enabled multimedia playback technologies
using mashup of JavaScript, CSS, and SMIL in a blu-ray like playback manifest enabled
with user lean-in personalized UGC story crossing playback options.

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○ Invented and prototyped IPTV and SIP/IMS and MMS convergence services via over-
the-top multimedia streaming proxy home networking gateway innovation for
converged service providers’ extended reach multimedia subscriptions enablement.
(Hold related patent adaptive audio video streams proxy and multiplexor .)
○ Implemented novel DLNA/UPnP and CEA2014 RUI gateway converged home
networking service extensions. Integrated 3
rd
party HLS adaptive streamer with
dynamically control custom add-ons for extended home networking compatibility.
○ Developed in Agile-like sprints, designed API and messaging interfaces, and coded core
orchestration software as hands-on tech lead for 2-3 contractors in 3/6/12 month
interactive deliverables and proof of concept demos to internal product leaders and
external lead customers.
● Last two years (2013-present) garage hobbyist IOT maker, creating a connected smart yacht
solving multiple boating pain points with IoT – using novel mix of converged set of sensors and
actuators integrated designed into solar outdoor motion LED lighting packaging with sub 8$
WiFi+ARM SOC module and 315/433 Mhz key fob radio controller linked across LAN or WAN to
user’s mobile device via onboard IoT gateway intelligent Android JVM node running context
aware IoT control service intelligence, performing autonomous operations and data sync across
WAN/LAN to user’s mobile while onboard or away. In-progress:
○ Integrated multiple third party Device to Device and Device to Server wide area
transparent data networking/sync stacks.
○ Embraces open source stacks with added orchestration logic for sensing, actuating, and
logging fluid & bilge levels, power generation/consumption sensing, actuating
addressable RGB LED, logging.
○ One way and two audio networking integration.
○ Autonomous local intelligence recovery and notifications via Android/Linux edge
gateway.
○ Remote access and command and control while docked, anchored, and away
(contextual modes of operation) from local and remote connected mobile/TV
endpoints.
● Previous 7 years (Jan2003 - Mar2010) solutions architect and hands on prototyper in an IPTV
incubator start-up inside Nortel:

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○ Provided networking solution support for converged communication and
entertainment networking infrastructure design, using multiple vendor hardware and
software technology components in an end-to-end IPTV ecosystem. Solution
evangelizing included formal presentations and white boarding collaborations with
leading US/Canada providers’ CTO shops, multimedia CDN architecture analysis, and
delivered final opportunity proposals.
○ As hands-on tech lead, designed and coded portions of the initial communications-
enabled entertainment client (TRU2WAY STB) and server (HTTP-SIP proxy) software
prototype that was then used in IPTV trade shows and demos and later productized by
a team of 30 over three years. Participated in agile sprint scrum sessions to ensure
design intents and enablers persisted through to product.
○ Later in this multimedia incubator shop I pioneered a second prototype multimedia
convergence project - Pitched and received Nortel CTO seed funding to prototype a
novel communications-enabled entertainment software platform integrated into any
off-the-shelf consumer electronics Blu-ray device , provided API for custom add-ons
with best in class 3
rd
partyBlu-ray client vendor. Evangelized the solution in a corner
section of the booth at key Nortel tradeshows. This was a dual market segment enabler
for both telecom provider’s to extend reach of their existing multimedia service to any
TV via any off the shelf internet connected Blu-ray player while also enabling the
Studios to create new home viewer interactive and personalized lean-in movie playback
experience. (http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2058).
● Previous 22 years (1981-2003) of diverse software R&D developer, lead architect and software
R&D manager experiences in various telecom carrier-grade, real-time mission-critical audio IoT
like line card sensor and actuator supervision control software: one way and two way telephony
service setup and teardown control, diagnostic control, coin control, ringing control, echo
control, multimedia telephony service convergence, packet forwarding, networking protocols,
and precision timing enabler areas over wired and wireless broadband access technologies and
platforms:
○ Five years as solutions architect with hands-on prototyping in broadband access last
mile FTTH/FTTC and wireless access solutions that included cellular base station
precision timing breakthrough networking adaptations using IEEE1588 connected IoT
enabling precision timing protocol from industrial LAN enhanced for use in metro

Glenn Algie
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Ethernet and Home networks. (See related L2/L3 IP Ethernet related and outdoor plant
device patents below.)
○ Three years as senior staff engineer; specified and prototyped designs in telecom
wireless mesh base stations. (See mesh patent below.)
○ Twelve years in telecom product software as R&D Solution Development Manager
adding extensions to wired and wireless multimedia networked end-to-end switched
voice, video, and data telecom-networked solutions. IoT like control of audio
processing paths in both time switched and packet switched domains integrating
multiple software controlled audio hardware and frameworks in order to echo cancel,
decode/inject dtmf tones, a/v conference bridging, audio speech bit substitution and
networking for advanced telephony call controls, speech to text and text to speech,
dynamic audio and video path switching between multiple live sources and sinks,
remote diagnostic controls, reporting, and recovery using 16 sensor and actuation
points.
○ Various roles as engineering manager and system architect tech lead mentoring
subordinates and evangelizing internally and externally across multiple teams. This
included internal workshops developing networking software designs across multiple
corporate global sites and R&D organizations within Nortel, with third party
collaborators, and externally with lead customer technology labs. Received award for
cross-function system integration teamwork.
Cofounder and Chief Architect: Mediality Corporation, 2009 - 2010
● Founded company based on successful participation and graduation in Carleton University Lead
to Win executive leadership training program.
● Mediality company offering was a simple, converged multimedia communication experience at
any TV (using any off the shelf Internet-connected Blu-ray player J2ME open API software). It
included a mobile phone application, integrated to over the top via a linked phone number to
the consumer’s existing multimedia communication subscriptions, IPTV, SIP/IMS, and MMS
based telecommunication provider’s networks.
● Client software developed in J2ME as a Blu-ray disc client was integrated with third-party
licensed software and connected to the server side developed with SIP/IMS edge server proxy to
HTTP RESTful multimedia APIs.

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● Presented Mediality service concept at OTTCON in 2010 and entertained several converged
entertainment and communication opportunities.
● Put the company on hold to accept a related career position at Samsung Research America.

Glenn Algie
206 Thompson Avenue
408.833.9313
Technical
Skills
Software
● IPSO – standards based IOT data object model
● Java – client and server side, also J2ME – Blu-ray and tru2way STB clients
● RESTful API, JMS, WSDL
● MYSQL , RESTful messaging with JSON, XML data options
● Android 2.x – 5.x software development environments, SQLite exposure
● Hands on Arduino Mega, ARM M3/M4, WiFi, Zigbee, BLE radio modules, and AVR programming
controlling sensors and actuators via I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, analog/digital GPIO, DAC, ADC, I2S
● C/C++ , Android NDK,
● Tomcat/Apache/NGINX
● Eclipse IDE, CYGWIN, GNU, CMake, Maven
● OpenCV computer vision detection, recognition, semantic analysis – Android and Server
● FFMPEG transcode interfaces
● SOX audio exchange and transcode interfaces
● HTML5 basics
● JENA, SPARQL and RDF, graph ontology modeling basics
● JavaScript, CSS – APIs to Java, synchronous multimedia playback JavaScript+SMIL innovations
Protocols
● COAP – standards based IoT Constrained HTTP like protocol
● LWM2M – standards based Machine to Machine lightweight data networking
● DLNA/UPnP, CEA2014 - RUI
● 802.1, Ethernet MAC VLAN, 802.3, 802.16, 802.11, ATM, TDM – multiple patents
● HTTP, TCP, UDP, IP, SMIL
● OSPF, RIP, MPLS, BGP, RSVP, ARP, DHCP
● HLS and DASH adaptive A/V streaming - 1 patent pending
● PCM A-law/U-law, G.729, G.711, AMR voice codecs familiarity
● H.264, H.263, MPEG4, MPEG2 codec and transport layers – related a/v proxy & mux edge patent
● SIP, IMS, SS7, many other telecom telephony protocols
● Familiar with TR69 and related TR specs used in telecom

Glenn Algie
206 Thompson Avenue
408.833.9313
Patents ● US20070006270: Timely recovery for media on demand streaming
● US20090177735: Unified communications systems and methods
● US20050088977: Dynamic virtual private network (VPN) tunnel quality of service
● 7,646,752: Multi-hop wireless backhaul network and method
● 7,450,520: Remote interface for a network device in the physical plant
● 7,447,228: Technique for delivering bursted native media data flows over an Ethernet physical layer (FTTH)
● 7,391,760: Method and apparatus for efficient protocol-independent trunking of data signals
● 7,283,551: Technique for implementing an add/drop collector… shared time slotting
● 7,970,006: Dynamic configuration for a modular interconnect
● 7,830,914: Technique for delivering and enforcing network quality of service to multiple outstations
● 9,008,121: Technique for accommodating electronic components on a ...
● 9,148,240: Providing a timing source for multiple nodes coupled to a ...
● 9,032,450: Adaptive audio/video streams proxy and mux – home network edge
● https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts&gws_rd=ssl#tbm=pts&q=glenn+algie+patent
Publications ● Various IEEE 802.1, Metro Ethernet Forum, Broadband World Forum papers
● IEEE 1588 precision timing contributions for IEEE 1588 reuse into metro Ethernet telecom
solutions – 2003. Published in IEEE 1588 related text book, Measurement, control and
communication using IEEE 1588, John C. Eidson, ISBN 1-84628-250-0.
Speaking &
Public
Demos
OTTCON, February 2010
● It's about "ANY TV" not "TV Everywhere" - as cofounder of Mediality Corp
● “TV Everywhere” is about the TV service on devices other than the TV screen. “Any TV” is about
blending existing interactive multimedia services that were previously restricted to the other
screens and bringing them to any TV screen.
STBCON, October 2009
● Using over-the-top methodologies to bring converged multimedia entertainment and
communication applications to the TV.
IPTV Tradeshow, Anaheim CA USA, October 2008 , Mobile World Congress 2009
 Novel Blu-ray player converged communications demo – Invented, Initiated, Pitched and lead
for Nortel CTO funded incubation project – dual Business line enabler for converged
entertainment & communications: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2058

Glenn Algie
206 Thompson Avenue
408.833.9313
Education University of Toronto, 1981
Bachelor Applied Science: Electrical Engineering, Software, Communications
Lead to Win – University of Carleton, 2009
● Executive training program hosted by Carleton University and local Ottawa industries.
● Successfully completed this 48 course hours of intense startup leadership program.
● Pitched 10 chart start-up business proposal to an Angels Panel that leveraged leading-edge
converged communication and entertainment technologies targeting older consumers using off-
the-shelf Blu-ray players. (See Co-founder Mediality Corporation Ltd – Ont. Canada detail.)
Detailed Chronological work history supplied upon request

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