James Cahall
Verified Expert in Engineering
iOS Developer
Carlsbad, CA, United States
Toptal member since October 17, 2016
James is a results-driven, can-do, and entrepreneurial engineer with 15 years of C-level experience and 20+ years of professional engineering. He consistently delivers successful bleeding-edge products to support business goals. He's an architect in innovative tech initiatives that add to and accelerate business revenue streams. He's the architect and lead developer of OTTera, Inc., a white-label OTT provider servicing 100+ OTT services and 2000+ Linear Channels used by over 500 million users.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
TextWrangler, Android Studio, Xcode, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is the application architecture for OTTera, Inc., which is used by over 500 million users worldwide.
Work Experience
CEO | CTO
OTTera, Inc.
- Architected and built over 100 OTT services for iOS/tvOS, Android, AndroidTV, FireTV, Roku, HTML5 (Samsung, LG, VIZIO, etc.) and web.
- Led small and medium teams of developers to produce highly scalable products used by over 500 million users worldwide.
- Developed services for unique platforms like Cars (Apple CarPlay, Android Auto), Planes, and VR Headsets (Vision Pro and Meta Quest).
Chief Technical Officer | Co-founder
Digital Media Interactive LLC
- Oversaw and developed over 50 technology development projects since 2010 for Fortune 500 large businesses, small businesses, medical and educational institutions, high-profile celebrities, and individuals.
- Acted as the main point of contact for client technology development, as well as consultations on business development and strategy.
- Built a multi-technology (WiFi/Bluetooth/NFC), cross-platform device-to-device networking for both large and small data communication.
- Developed the Anywhere Artist robust (PAAS) frameworks for musicians.
- Performed rapid color analysis of images, videos, and live feeds to aid software developers, as well as professional medical applications.
- Worked as an early-stage tech advisor and virtual CTO for numerous companies.
- Performed advanced OpenGL integrations with live-video processing of single or multiple input streams.
Chief Technical Officer
Toon Goggles, Inc.
- Led the technology development from the scalable server infrastructures and video transcoding/delivery to native applications for mobile devices, connected TVs, desktops, cars, and responsive web.
- Worked as a key player in bringing once-niche technologies mainstream, including HLS, HEVC, MPEG-DASH, 4K UHD, OpenGL live video processing, and 360 videos while developing them for TG.
- Grew the company to $15 million in technology value over six years with a budget of under $1 million over the same period.
- Pioneered new technologies and secured patents for connected toys, next-generation advertising, and augmented reality.
- Architected a platform to enable white-label Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) revenue streams, which resulted in $100 million+ yearly revenue as the service grows.
- Received and awarded the Innovation Award from Kaltura, Inc.
- Oversaw a 50+ seat local and remote mixed development team and performed hands-on development on all initiatives.
- Served as a board member on behalf of TG for the nonprofit Youth Education for Success Foundation and a technology advisory board member for Kaltura, Inc.
Advanced Technical Leadership Program Engineer
Lockheed Martin Corporation (Skunk Works)
- Worked as a structural design engineer for numerous projects and as the team lead for a $15M military aircraft. Designed parts, oversaw production, and supported field-testing of projects, including the F-117 stealth fighter.
- Implemented the 3D modeling in CATIA for various projects.
- Carried out a Finite Element analysis for various projects.
- Involved fully in the design creation from the cradle to the grave.
- Managed the program for various aerospace design projects.
New Page Pianist | Producer
James Cahall
- Recorded, produced, and released 38 New Age piano works.
- Worked in public relations, did bookings, did web development, and had piano performances.
- Performed in various music venues throughout the world.
Experience
Toon Goggles, Inc.
http://www.toongoggles.comVarious DMI Development Projects
1) Advanced OpenGL integrations with live video processing of single or multiple input streams.
2) Multi-technology (WiFi/Bluetooth/NFC), cross-platform device-to-device networking for both large and small data communication.
A few of the non-confidential project examples include:
1) Akers BioMed Color Analysis of Specimens.
2) Beyond Limits Biomedical Artificial Intelligence.
3) BioMetallics Breathalyzer Color Analysis.
4) Cozzia Massage Chair Software.
5) Google Cardboard 360 Video Player.
Color Companion
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/color-companion-analyzer-converter/id477794973?mt=8ReactionGrab
Anywhere Artist
Talley Materials Calculator
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talley-materials-calculator/id903907502?mt=81) Calculators for asphalt, sand, gravel, road oils/emulsions, ready mix, and aggregates,
2) Oil spread rates for chip seals.
3) A GPS measuring tool.
4) A counter to count loads etc.
5) A spreader truck calibration tool.
Education
Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineer
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, GPUImage, jQuery, jQuery UI, OpenGL, Node.js
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, CATIA, Git, Basecamp, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Apple Logic Studio, Basalmiq, Skype, Slack, SOLIDWORKS, Adobe Illustrator, Apache, Xcode, Android Studio, TextWrangler, RabbitMQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Chef, NGINX, Jira, Apple HomeKit, OmniGraffle, Zoom
Languages
HTML5, JavaScript, Java, CSS3, Objective-C, PHP, BrightScript, Swift, Ruby, Bash Script, C, C++, Python
Frameworks
Angular, Cocos2d, Ruby on Rails (RoR), CakePHP, Sails.js, Unity, Video.js
Paradigms
RESTful Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), HL7 FHIR Standard
Platforms
Web, WatchOS, Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV, MacOS, Android, iOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), WordPress, Linux, Drupal, Unix, tvOS, Tizen, New Relic, AWS Lambda, Windows, Eclipse, OS X, PC, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Industry Expertise
Project Management, Marketing
Storage
MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Redis, MongoDB, NoSQL
Other
Design, Smart TV, Architecture, Prototyping, Scalability, Videos, Video Encoding, Connected Cars, Software Architecture, Big Data Architecture, Mixed Reality (MR), Google, Front-end Development, Video Streaming, Augmented Reality (AR), Algorithms, Virtual Reality (VR), Video & Audio Processing, 360° Video, Data Structures, Social Media Strategy, Business Development, Localization, Game Development, Android Wearables, Digital Advertising, Peer-to-peer Networking, Analytics, Shaders, Color Theory, Home Automation, Audio, Near-field Communication (NFC), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth, OpenGL Shell, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), On-demand, Web Technologies, Biomedical Skills, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Roku, Hardware, Text to Speech (TTS), TV, UDP, In-app Purchases, Streaming, Over-the-top Content (OTT), Distribution, Cloud, CTO, CIO, Innovation, CEO, Aeronautics
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