John Gildred
Founder, CEO at Confidential
Encinitas, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Gildred is a seasoned technology founder, product leader, and engineer with 20+ years delivering global-scale consumer electronics, immersive media, and mobility experiences. As Founder and CEO of Scramble (2023–present) he leads the development of the next generation of live media tools, while also advising on immersive media strategy as an executive consultant. He has steered multi-hundred-million-user products at Google (Android TV), Amazon (Fire TV), and Netflix (Director, Product), launching first-to-market Blu-ray players and OTT/cloud-based media services that underpin modern streaming. His expertise spans product design, engineering, and operations, with deep domain knowledge in streaming devices, automotive UX, cloud media services, ML, security, and intelligent voice/VR UX. Based in Encinitas, California, his work uniquely bridges consumer electronics with mobility tech, exemplified by Electro Motorworks' software-driven electrification platform for classic vehicles and future fleet applications.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los Angeles
Spanish, Russian, Japanese, French
Github Skills (45)
animation9
windows9
android9
reddit9
fastled9
macos8
flutter8
arduino8
cross-platform8
desktop8
ios8
material-design7
dart7
mobile6
metal6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jgildred/fluff
Jun 2013 - Aug 2016
Contributions:375 commits, 15 pushes in 3 years 2 months
jgildred/makepad-site
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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