Damien Stolarz
(818) 968-9688 •
dstolarz@robotarmy.com • http://www.damienstolarz.com
PDF of resume http://www.damienstolarz.com/resume/DamienStolarzResume.pdf
Highlights
· Consistently anticipated emerging technology trends
· Helped create and execute on long-term technology strategy for several companies
· Co-founded and managed all aspects of several
online technology companies including
marketing, project planning, development and execution
· Helped write, close and deliver on software contracts for major technology companies
· Raised several multi-million dollar rounds of venture capital before and after .com bust
· Authored four books and many articles; paid international speaker on digital media
Employment History
Consultant, Perceptive Development (http://www.perceptdev.com) , Los Angeles, CA 09/07-present
· Architected solutions for numerous domestic and
international clients in the
areas of iPhone application development, mobile video, web and television auction
platforms, retail management, user interface design, and stereoscopic
television
Founder, President, Robotarmy Corp., Los Angeles, CA 12/02-present
· Architected and delivered wide range of new-media
software and hardware
projects including iPhone integration hardware, human-machine interfaces
for mobile and automotive application, hardware prototypes for home theatre
control, motion control systems for cinema, stereoscopic television, GPS-based
geolocation, video e-commerce, Internet video delivery systems, and
peer-to-peer
video delivery
· Provided extensive intellectual property consulting and patent analysis
Founder, CEO, CarBot, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (acquired by MP3Car, Inc. in 2005) 06/03-10/05
· Founded, funded, and assembled executive team
·
Launched in-car computer product
(the “CarBot PC”) which was the first product
to provide digital music, rear-seat video, and email using software text-to-speech
· Co-designed human-machine interface for the CarBot PC software
·
Developed and implemented PR
initiative that received press coverage in
New York Times, USA Today, FHM, Rides Magazine, and local
newspapers
Chief Software Architect, Blue Falcon Networks (was Static Online) 11/01-10/02
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Static Online, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 09/95-11/01
·
Hired and managed team with
four report-to managers and twenty engineers
to develop three software product lines
· Architected peer-to-peer content delivery systems
for online live radio and video,
downloadable media files, and enterprise video distribution
· Designed and co-wrote online multiplayer “game synchronization
toolbox”
to rapidly add a multiplayer LAN or online component to games
· Managed implementation of multiplayer gaming into
several Psygnosis,
Sony Computer of America and Fox Interactive game titles, including Wipeout
XL,
Destruction Derby 2, Assault Rigs and Alien vs. Predator
Education
B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering, UCLA
UC Regents Scholar
Publications
Book: iPhone Hacks (O’Reilly; 2009)
Book: Videoblogging and Podcasting (Focal Press, 2006)
Book: Car PC Hacks (O’Reilly, 2005)
Book: Mastering Internet Video (Addison-Wesley, 2004)
Magazines: Popular Science, Make:, Streaming Media Magazine (columnist 2005-2008)
Buzzwords
iPhone, mobility, GPS, geolocation, navigation, infotainment,
telematics, Narrowcasting, rich media,
location-based services (LBS), WiMax, 3G/4G, podcasts, videoblogs, streaming media,
peer-to-peer (P2P), content delivery networks (CDN), MPEG-4, 12V, personal
navigation devices (PND)
Standards Groups
Member, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
Lead participant (2006-07) in Automotive Task Force; co-authored white paper on in-vehicle standards
Committee Member, Intel-founded Peer-to-peer Working Group
Elected member (2001-02) of Technical Architecture and Steering Committees