Richard Fliam
Chief Architect at MediaKind
Englewood, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Fliam is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Architect at MediaKind, bringing 13 years of experience in delivering scalable, reliable media systems from capture to consumer. He leads cross-functional teams and partners with executives, the board, and customers to shape product strategy and bring innovations to market. His background spans building high-scale streaming platforms at Comcast VIPER, including a fault-tolerant multi-datacenter DVR, IP video packaging, and developer-focused tooling with CI/CD and automated testing. He also contributes to open-source projects, notably working on the MongoDB Connector for Hadoop to enhance index management and data export capabilities. Based in Englewood, Colorado, Richard combines deep technical prowess with customer insight to turn complex requirements into practical, market-ready solutions. He is known for turning ambitious ideas into reliable systems that scale to tens of millions of users.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Colorado at Denver
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Github Skills (10)
javas10
hadoop10
mongodb10
java10
mongodb-database10
apache-pig9
database-management8
testing7
data-structures6
data-structure6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
mongodb/mongo-hadoop
Mar 2012 - Jun 2012
MongoDB Connector for Hadoop
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of the MongoDB Connector for Hadoop. Their contributions involved implementing features related to index management and updates, specifically allowing for the creation of indexes with various options like unique, sparse, and background. The user also addressed issues related to data export, ensuring compatibility with MongoDB's data structures. These changes suggest a focus on expanding the library's capabilities and usability.
hadoopconnectormongodb
Comcast/Canticle
Mar 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:117 commits, 3 PRs, 12 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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