Christian B.
About Christian B.
Christian B. is an Engineering Manager at Red Ventures, where he leads a team focused on developing a video ecosystem capable of handling two billion video-on-demand sessions annually. He has extensive experience in software engineering and project management, having worked with notable companies such as CNET, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS.
Work at Red Ventures
Christian B. has been employed at Red Ventures as an Engineering Manager since 2021. In this role, he manages a team that is responsible for developing a new video ecosystem capable of supporting up to two billion video-on-demand play sessions annually. His responsibilities include overseeing video engineering projects that involve live video handling, transcription and captioning, digital asset management, ads integration, and distribution and publishing.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Prior to his current position, Christian B. worked at several notable companies in various engineering roles. He served as a Senior Software Engineer at CBS Interactive from 2012 to 2016, and as a Lead Software Engineer at ViacomCBS from 2016 to 2020. He also held a position as a Software Engineer at CNET from 2007 to 2011. His early career included freelance development and consulting at Clix Web Development from 2001 to 2006, and roles at iiNet and METS in Australia.
Education and Expertise
Christian B. earned a Bachelor of Computer Science (BCompSc) from The University of Western Australia, where he studied Electronic Business and IT Systems from 2000 to 2005. His academic background supports his technical expertise in software engineering and project management. He utilizes technologies such as PHP (Symfony), Go/Golang (Goa), and Node.js in his engineering projects.
Collaboration and Vendor Engagement
In his current role, Christian B. collaborates with globally distributed teams located in London, New York, Charlotte, and San Francisco. He engages with various vendors, including GCP, Bitmovin, AWS Elemental, Rev.com, Mux.com, and Fastly, to implement video engineering solutions. His work focuses on delivering DRM-free AVOD content transcoded to H.264 and packaged with HLS on-the-fly.