Howard Rigberg
Technical Designer at Houseworld Immersive
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolHoward Rigberg is a technical designer and seasoned software developer with over 15 years of experience building web, Windows, and Android applications, currently crafting technical props and lighting for immersive theater in New York. He has held senior engineering roles including Principal Software Engineer at Vimeo and led cross-platform product development from native C++ audio/video systems to responsive Android UIs. Howard’s work blends low-level performance engineering—JNI, Camera2, AudioRecord, real-time audio mixing—with product and UI/UX design, notably reducing Android build sizes by up to 85% on prior projects. His background includes architecting multi-threaded client-side systems in C++/COM for high‑volume consumer toolbars and financial reporting platforms, evidencing deep systems and integration expertise. A Columbia alumnus with earlier degrees from Brown in teaching and neuroscience, he brings an unusual mix of technical rigor, design sensibility, and educational experience to complex, multimedia projects. Outside traditional software roles he applies those skills to immersive art production, showing a creative bent that informs both technical and visual problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts in Teaching for Biology, Education, 4.0, Master of Arts in Teaching for Biology, Education, 4.0 at Brown UniversityComputer Technology & Applications Program, Computer Software Engineering, 4.0, Computer Technology & Applications Program, Computer Software Engineering, 4.0 at Columbia University in the City of New York
Github Skills (9)
android-sdk10
sdk10
vimeo10
java10
adapter9
android9
reflection8
android-app8
jackson6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
vimeo/vimeo-networking-java
Apr 2016 - Jul 2022
The Vimeo Java (Android) SDK
Contributions:29 releases, 31 reviews, 318 commits in 6 years 3 months
java-androidandroidsdkvimeo-javajava
vimeo/vimeo-deeplink-android
Dec 2018 - Sep 2020
A helper library to deep link into the official Vimeo Android App
Contributions:7 commits, 3 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 9 months
androidhelper-libraryandroid-appdeep-linklink
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