Phillip Gabler

Phillip Gabler Phillip has a account Leader. Connector. Practitioner of Software Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, and Operation. LEADERSHIP Philadelphia Fellow. Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States 500+ connections Contact info About Phillip Gabler is a Software Engineer and Leader having over 35 years of experience developing software systems in the large, specializing in software architecture, implementation, and team leadership. Professionally, Mr. Gabler loves the creative process and enjoys bringing new technologies to the market. He also enjoys mentoring and coaching others. Personally, Phillip feels profoundly motivated to contribute to the communities he lives and works in and is always looking for ways to serve. Phillip has graduated from both Lehigh University and Villanova University and holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering. Phillip works in Philadelphia at Comcast as a Distinguished Engineer, specializing in video and on-demand video delivery. Phillip lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with his wife, two children, and several dogs. Experience Comcast Company NameComcast Total Duration14 yrs 4 mos TitleDistinguished Engineer Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs 1 mo LocationGreater Philadelphia Area Responsible for cross-functional technical leadership, and architecture. Architecture, design, development, quality assurance, schedule, deployment, and operations for technical product initiatives. Modeling of complexity and cost estimation. Influence of design and development strategies across platforms, teams, and third parties. Development of new/licensable standards. Contribution to the continuous improvement of Video Infrastructure and Security Engineering team processes and standards. Direct product involvement, and technical and contribution to these products: Content delivery networks (CDN), Video on Demand, Linear (Broadcast) Video, Streaming Servers, and content management, Aloha and HTTP/IP Networking, development of content origination, mid-tier and edge caches, streaming servers, and edge multiplexing components. … see more TitleDirector, Content Engineering and Research Dates EmployedAug 2014 – Dec 2015 Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos LocationGreater Philadelphia Area Responsible for leadership of a team of 40+ full-time employees and contractors, as well as an extended team of Project Managers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Deployment Engineers to define, develop, deliver, and operate new products for Comcast subscribers. Architecture, design, development, quality assurance, schedule, deployment, operations, and budget oversight for technical product initiatives. Modeling of complexity and cost estimation. Development of product road-maps, internal and external. Influence of design and development strategies across platforms, teams, and third parties. Development of new/licensable standards. Contribution to the continuous improvement of Video Infrastructure and Security Engineering team processes and standards. Direct product involvement, and technical and administrative contribution to these products: Content delivery networks (CDN), Video on Demand Streaming Servers, and content management, Aloha and HTTP/IP Networking, development of content origination, mid-tier and edge caches, streaming servers, and edge multiplexing components. Responsible for leading Development, System Engineering, and Operations teams through DevOps lifecycle via an adaptive and democratic management process. Administrative duties include planning/administration of annual capital/operating budget, Performance Management goal-setting and appraisals, annual/five-year planning. … see more TitleDirector, On Demand Streaming Technology Dates EmployedJun 2008 – Aug 2014 Employment Duration6 yrs 3 mos Responsible for leadership of a team of between four and 28 full-time employees and contractors, as well as an extended team of Project Managers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Deployment Engineers to define and deliver new products to Comcast subscribers. Architecture, design, implementation, test, schedule, and budget oversight for technical product initiatives. Modeling of complexity and cost estimation. Development of vendor product roadmaps. Influence of design and development strategies across platforms, teams, and third parties. Development of new/licensable standards. Contribution to the continuous improvement of Product Engineering team processes and standards. Direct product involvement, and technical and administrative contribution to these products: Content delivery networks (CDN), Switched Digital Video (SDV), VOD streamers, and content management, Aloha Networks, As a certified Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA), lead the transition from Parallel-V to Agile development processes. Administrative duties include planning/administration of annual capital/operating budget, Performance Management goal-setting and appraisals, annual/five-year planning. … see more TitleDistinguished Engineer Dates EmployedOct 2006 – Jun 2008 Employment Duration1 yr 9 mos Responsible for analysis and design of the Switched Digital Video system in alignment with established architecture and in cooperation with Switched Digital Video system vendors. Specified requirements and solicited product proposals, lead vendor selection for SDV and QAM suppliers with Purchasing. Lead the deployment effort by interacted with Comcast regional engineering, and Planning and Implementation. Lead the drive for operational readiness by working with Operations, Customer Care, and Comcast University. Worked with Denver and Downingtown Integration and QA teams to performed System Integration, and Quality Assurance. Worked with standards work-groups to define standards, and vendor engineering groups to complete field readiness. … see more Concurrent Computer Corporation Company NameConcurrent Computer Corporation Total Duration7 yrs 9 mos TitleDirector, Software Engineering Dates EmployedSep 2006 – Oct 2006 Employment Duration2 mos LocationChalfont, PA Responsible for direct leadership of over 25 direct reports. Responsibilities included project planning, management and coordination for all domestic software development, including session management, navigation, streaming, content management, VOD backoffice and set-top client initiatives. Drove advanced architectures such as model-driven software, and data architectures Transitioned from C++ to Java for development of advanced model-driven systems Implemented automated builds and unit test via technologies such as Cruise Control, ANT, and JUnit. … see more TitleManager, Operational Software Dates EmployedFeb 2005 – Sep 2006 Employment Duration1 yr 8 mos LocationChalfont, PA Responsible for leadership of between 12 and 15 direct reports. Responsible for oversight of project planning, and management, and coordination for session management, navigation, streaming, content management, and set-top client initiatives. Responsible for driving adoption of new technologies in concert with senior development staff and System Engineering. Drove selection of defect management software Defined and streamlined the defect management and change management processes Introduced Scrum as a development process and served as Scrum Master for several projects, including international projects that included teams in England, Japan, and China. Visited Shenzhen to train Chinese developers on the Conclurrent Video-on-Demand system, and to initiate implementation of a Content Management System. … see more Show 3 more roles BetzDearborn Company NameBetzDearborn Total Duration6 yrs 2 mos TitleManager, Software Engineering Dates EmployedDec 1993 – Jan 1999 Employment Duration5 yrs 2 mos LocationHorsham, PA Responsible for leading a team of 11 software engineers of varying seniority. Responsible for leading the development team through end-to-end architecture, design and development of precise chemical feed instrumentation, configuration systems, and phone-home capabilities. Restructured the development process to advance the state-of-the-practice from SEI CMM Level 1 to Level 3. Facilitated methods and tool selection, technical mentoring, and business process reengineering for the entire development process (and whole equipment division) from product conception through commercialization. Transitioned the equipment division from waterfall development to an efficient agile/iterative development process. Planned and administered a $1M departmental operating budget, and annual departmental capital budgets. Administrative responsibilities included strategic five-year planning, and Performance Management and appraisals. … see more TitleSenior Software Engineer Dates EmployedDec 1992 – Dec 1993 Employment Duration1 yr 1 mo LocationHorsham, PA Responsible for end-to-end architecture, design and development of precise chemical feed instrumentation, configuration systems, and phone-home capabilities. Responsible for leading activities of three developers in implementation of my architecture/design. Lead designer/developer on a 38,000 NCSL human-computer interface used in regulation of chemical feed systems. Lead architect for object-oriented architecture utilizing advanced C++ idioms, and design patterns. Lead designer/developer on a 28,000 NCSL unit controller for extreme precision in chemical delivery. Instructed co-workers in C++, the object-oriented paradigm, and formal software engineering techniques. … see more Moore Products Senior Developoment Engineer Company NameMoore Products Dates EmployedJun 1988 – Nov 1992 Employment Duration4 yrs 6 mos LocationSpringhouse, PA Responsible for architecture, design and development of several subsystems within a large-scale, hard real-time, multi-processing client-server distributed systems for operation of petrochemical and USDA-approved food and drug manufacturing. Emphasis on software architecture and multi-processor implementation for configuration management and distribution to potentially hundreds of remotely located human-machine interfaces, and multi-loop, and programmable logic controllers. Designed/developed a 200,000+ NCSL applications for Windows and UNIX for use with advanced process automation and control systems. Lead the transition from structured, top-down design to object-oriented technologies Mentored entry-level engineers on tool utilization and software engineering topics. Pioneered use of dynamically-linkable object-oriented technology implement a graphical programming language that linked (incrementally) in real-time within the control system. Evaluated/recommended CASE tools for automation of front-end development activities. Created and presented training sessions on C++, Structured Analysis, and Object-Oriented Analysis/Design. … see more Moore Products Co. Development Engineer Company NameMoore Products Co. Dates EmployedJun 1985 – Jun 1988 Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo LocationSpringhouse, PA Responsible for architecture, design and development of several tasks within a large-scale, hard real-time, multi-processing client-server distributed systems for operation of petrochemical and USDA-approved food and drug manufacturing. Emphasis on software architecture and multi-processor implementation for human-machine interface systems. Pioneered use of C++ as Moore's mainstream development language for hard real-time, multi-processing applications. Completed several "proof-of-concept" object-oriented prototypes, evaluated the language efficiency and applicability to real-time development, and facilitated several of Moore's first C++ projects. Architected, designed, developed a 100,000+ NCSL system utilizing eleven 680x0 CPUs and a real-time multitasking kernel. Designed for optimal reliability and developed embedded debugging subsystems that automatically provided notification of system crashes. Assisted in specification of the architecture for the APACS (Advanced Process Automation and Control System). … see more Education Lehigh University Lehigh University Degree NameBSField Of StudyComputer Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation1981 – 1985 Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Society, Eta Kappa Nu Villanova University Villanova University Degree NameMSField Of StudyComputer Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation1988 – 1992