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Ori Ziv

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About Me

I'm Ori! An Engineering Specialist with over 15 years of experience in the industry. I gets enthusiastic from UX challenges like building the fastest and seamless interfaces for large scale products. I am specialized in frontend design and has a deep understanding and experience as a designer as well. My other strengths include TypeScript, Angular, NodeJS, CSS, HTML, and Javascript and I love building large scale secured web applications. I co-founded Microsoft Video Indexer as an incubation and grow it to the successful robust platform it is today. I have a passion for entrepreneurship, and i love to share my knowledge and expertise on the journey. I'm also curious about Smart Home and building one at my house.

Experience

2020-2024

Principal Engineering Manager

Microsoft

Managing research and engineering teams at Azure Video Analyzer for Media

2017-2020

Senior Engineering Manager

Microsoft

Managing a full stack diverse team, specializing in Node JS & Angular owning the Video Indexer web application.
Azure Storage Media & Edge

2015-2017

Lead Front End Software Engineer

Microsoft

Developing the next disruptive innovation products using latest FE technologies. Microsoft Incubations Group As part of the Microsoft Incubation Group I was single handedly created Video Indexer front end from an idea to internal exit into production official GA MS product including compliance certifications , accessibility, localization, UX and UI design. Video Indexer quickly became a leading Azure Media Service serving the top M&E sector customers.

2014-2015

Web Team Lead

PowToon

I was leading the web team @ PowToon.
PowToon is a brand new presentation software that allows you to create visually stunning, animated presentations. PowToon allows you to drag and drop pre-designed images, props and tools to your slide which are then animated automatically to create a stunning, professional presentation that can be be presented in person - just the way you are used to with PowerPoint or Keynote - or turned into a video that can be be shared online through YouTube, Facebook or Twitter.

2013-2014

Front End Developer

PowToon

I was developing PowToon web application and portal.

2014-2015

Front End Developer & UX Designer

Phytech

Front end web developer, i was leading the front end development efforts in the company, planned and developed the main HTML5 web application includes UX design, worked with the latest front-end technologies back then such as Angular,SASS,jQuery2,Ember

2012-2013

Teaching Assistant

Ben Gurion University

teaching assistant in WEB Development course, I was in-charge of building and testing the main project of the course, and solving students questions and problems.

2012-2013

Front End Developer

Syncode Software

Web Applications Front End Development using latest technologies. we developed high quality solutions for any web based problem.

2012-2013

Graphic Designer

Design Studio

design catalogs,busyness logos, branding, websites design, and banners design. i was leader of the graphic design team in the studio. i have vast knowledge in Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator.

Education

2022-2024

Master in HCI (Human Computer Interaction)

Reichman University
2009-2013

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Industrial Engineering Specialized in Information Systems

Ben Gurion University

Skills

Node JS

92%

Angular

95%

Photoshop

90%

jQuery

85%

HTML5

95%

CSS

90%

Javascript

90%

Azure

80%

Awards

2014-2015

Product of the year

IABM

My team won the "Product of the year" for delivering a new disruptive AI editor which my team has delivered as part of Video Indexer product.

2014-2015

Peter Wayne golden BaM Award for Design and Innovation

IABM

As part of the GA of Azure Video Indexer we won the 1st place among the top 20 winners of NAB show and IBC awards

Patents

Aug 1, 2016

Video Segment Playlist Generation in a Video Management System

Microsoft

See patent

Aug 1, 2016

Video Segmentation in a Video Management System

Microsoft

See patent

Aug 1, 2016

Media management system for video data processing and adaptation data generation

Microsoft

See patent