Jeff Johnston
Senior Solutions Architect - Expert Services Group at Uplynk
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeff Johnston is a seasoned broadcast media solutions architect with over two decades of hands-on experience designing and integrating OTT, DTV, VOD, CDN, DRM, and targeted ad-insertion systems. Based in Berkeley, he has led engineering teams and professional services engagements for major providers including Verizon, Yahoo, Edgio, and Uplynk, turning complex broadcast workflows into operational, scalable deployments. His expertise spans MPEG encoding, conditional access, and bespoke VOD solutions, with a practical knack for creating standards, BOMs, and method-of-procedure documentation that accelerate rollouts. Known for mentoring new engineers, he combines deep systems-level knowledge with field implementation experience—from master control rooms to large-scale CDN/DRM architectures. A pragmatic problem-solver, Jeff also brings an early-career mechanical maintenance background that informs his emphasis on reliability and maintainability in engineered systems.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Salesian High SchoolAssociate of Sciences Degrees (each), Electronics, CATV/RF, & Telecommunications Technology, Associate of Sciences Degrees (each), Electronics, CATV/RF, & Telecommunications Technology at Napa Valley CollegeSt David's Grade School
English
Github Skills (8)
delete-files10
raspberry-pi6
bash6
dropbox5
gnuradio5
pihole5
sata2
nas1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jj358mhz/pi-temp
May 2014 - May 2019
Contributions:42 commits, 21 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years 1 month
jj358mhz/pi-pihole
Apr 2021 - Jul 2026
Contributions:5 pushes in 5 years 3 months
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