Richard Lucas
Director, AI Engineering at The Walt Disney Studios
California, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Lucas is a senior engineering leader based in California with over 20 years in software engineering and 12 years of formal experience leading teams to deliver large-scale media and video platforms. At The Walt Disney Studios he manages cross-functional teams building secure streaming, cloud media workflows, screenings, photosensitive epilepsy testing, and anti-piracy fingerprinting systems, having previously led the video platform behind Movies Anywhere. He combines deep hands-on architecture and technical leadership with product and media specialist coordination to move complex, studio-grade platforms from design into production. Known for applying broadcast-grade reliability to cloud-native workflows, he has repeatedly translated studio requirements into scalable asset management and VOD delivery solutions. His background spans consulting and technical lead roles across media-focused firms, giving him both executional rigor and a long view on evolving video and content-distribution challenges.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Information Systems at University of BathQueen's College, TauntonESF Sha Tin College
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Github Skills (62)
aws-services10
python10
mqtt10
internet-of-things10
asyncio10
iot10
raspberry-pi10
home-automation10
dynamic-schema9
java9
rest9
rest-api9
versioning9
java-api9
full-text-search8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
lucasweb78/aws-v4-signer-java
Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
aws-v4-signer-java is a lightweight, zero-dependency implementation of the AWS V4 signing algorithm required by many of the AWS services.
Contributions:4 releases, 15 commits, 2 PRs in 11 months
awsaws-servicesjava
lucasweb78/home-assistant-config
Apr 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:104 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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