Cory Zachman
Chief Technology Officer at MediaKind
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolCory Zachman is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer based in Denver with a decade of deep expertise building HLS and DASH video players across HTML5, iOS, Android, SmartTV, and Roku platforms. He has driven product launches that integrate ad insertion, real-time analytics, DRM protection, and blackout support, translating complex broadcast and streaming requirements into reliable consumer experiences. Prior roles from Principal Solutions Architect at Bitmovin to Engineering Manager at Comcast give him a rare combination of hands-on engineering, solutions architecture, and team leadership. Cory pairs an academic foundation in applied mathematics and computer science with an MS in software engineering to tackle performance-sensitive media systems. He’s known for bridging product, operations, and platform concerns—often surfacing edge-case requirements from live deployments that improve downstream stability. Currently leading MediaKind’s technology direction, he focuses on scalable, interoperable streaming solutions that meet both operator and publisher needs.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Software Engineering at Arizona State UniversityBS Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Engineering, BS Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Engineering at University of ColoradoChatfield Senior High School
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Github Skills (51)
webos10
ios10
bitmovin-player10
lg10
sdk10
advertising10
player10
android-application10
swift10
macos10
objective-c9
collector9
kotlin9
media-player9
xcode9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
bitmovin/bitmovin-player-web-integrations-yospace
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Integration between the Bitmovin Player and the Yospace AdManagement SDK
Contributions:213 commits in 10 months
sdkssaibitmovin-playeradvertisingyospace
bitmovin/bitmovin-player-web-analytics-comscore
Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
Integration of the Bitmovin Video Player with ComScore
Contributions:20 PRs, 21 pushes, 18 branches in 11 months
analyticsintegrationvideo-playervideobitmovin
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