Grant Simms

Solution Architect, Software Designer, Developer and Product Manager with extensive experience leading teams in planning, creating, and implementing complex software and hardware solutions. With a track record of delivering innovative solutions utilising a wide range of technologies.

Experienced Technical with over 25 years of experience in Software development. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.

Leveraging Agile Project Management and continuous process improvement to ensure efficient and productive project team operations, skilfully guiding development teams in developing best-in-breed and pioneering solutions.

Honour’s degree in Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) and studying towards a Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS) at Swinburne University (GPA 6.4).

An excellent track record of managing the delivery of technology-based solutions with a keen eye for process improvements, efficiency, and system design.

Expertise in; Product Management, Agile Management, System Analysis and Design, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Application Programming, SQL Database Design, System Design, Cloud-Based Platforms, Test-Driven Development Process & Design Innovation, eCommerce, Process Improvement, Software Development, Software Engineering.

• Development of a Video asset management tool; design and development of RESTful web API backend to support web-based Vue.Js front-end
• Deployed at Tasmania Parliament to capture parliamentary sessions
• Managed the development of a Video on Demand system from inception; regular, frequent interactions with the customer and utilising Agile development methodologies to achieve continuous delivery, saving 18% in overall project delivery times, resulting in a saving of $540,000
• Project managed a system with a budget of over $3,000,000; implementing code coverage techniques saving 35% in development, refactoring time-saving and reducing the integration to less than 3% of the overall project scope
• Resulting in a saving of $240K and delivering beyond customers’ expectations
• Contribution to two patents; developed to protect and secure media content sharing within a home network
• (International Application No’s - PCT/IB2015/054513 and PCT/IB2015/054516)
• Enhanced productivity by implementing continuous integration, saving over 20% in software development cycle times, and reducing bugs
• Implementing a 24-hour development strategy with internationally based test teams resulting in high-quality software deployments and rising customer satisfaction.

• Experience with: CAS/DRM (Irdeto, PlayReady, Verimatrix), Liner TV, VOD, EPG, Middleware, Multicast/Unicast, OTT, STB, HLS, PlayReady Smooth Streaming, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV, IPTV, Pay-TV ecosystems, XMLTV, DRM, DVBoIP (DVB over IP)
• Hardware, Operating Systems & Other Tools: (Windows / Windows Server, Linux, ESXi, VMware, General Network setup, Set-top-boxes, Raspberry Pi, IoT, OpenTV, OpenTV-broadcast streamer)
• Cloud Services: Microsoft Azure, Amazon web services (AWS).

Software Engineering

I am currently an active member of the NSW State Emergency Service - (Hills Unit) and have been a member for over six years. I am a Team leader and trainer, providing technical training and coaching. I support my local community during emergency flooding and storm events. I have received the following awards:

Commissioners Certificate of appreciation (23/08/2017)

· For exceptional performance during multiple severe weather events from 18 Feb - 4 April 2017, resulting in 1874 requests for assistance.

Premiers Bush File Citation (20/09/2020)

· For assisting during the catastrophic bush fires 0f 2020.

Long Service Award – Five years (31/03/2021)