Natural application designer and developer, successful entrepreneur.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Founder/Architect/Engineer at Codevio
- Past
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- Founder/Director/Architect/Engineer at Home Media Networks Limited
- Senior Software Engineer at Self Employed
- Senior Software Consultant at Shiva Europe
- Senior Software Engineer at Technical Documentation Consultants Limited
- Land surveyor at Meet Heteren
- Education
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- Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
- Dominicus College Nijmegen
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Berrie Bloem’s Summary
I am a determined and highly experienced IT professional with many years in the industry working mainly for co-founded enterprises in the digital media arena.
I've started Home Media Networks Limited followed by Codevio together with Colin Tinto and Michael Tortolano. HMN is best known for its flagship product ShowShifter which was the de facto standard of media center software and the pioneer that paved the way for a multitude of applications in this space today.
Codevio continues to build on this success story by providing solution design and development services to the digital media manipulation industry. Our main areas of expertise are digital television (DVB, IPTV), video, music, and photo presentation and interaction.
My role focuses on the creation of attractive and intuitive 10 foot user interfaces which complement the visually rich environment of digital media, and allow natural interaction with broadcast and local sources. I am also responsible for the creation of an electronic program guide (EPG), a digital music player, a digital photo viewer, and a UPnP client and server.
I am an experienced web developer responsible for all aspects of creating and maintaining corporate and product websites including e-commerce facilities. This is now evolving into CMS based solutions.
During my early career I successfully created and marketed a software game which to this day is being distributed world wide by one of the major American publishers specializing in family oriented entertainment.
I am always interested in new opportunities which can make good use of my skill set. I have a proven track record of innovation and on-time delivery. If you have a requirement in the digital media manipulation sector, or any application development then don't hesitate to contact me.
Berrie Bloem’s Specialties:
C++ guru, well versed in all aspects of application design and development, Flash & Flex, C#, Ruby, Java, Perl, Javascript, HTML, XML, Ajax, CMS, ATL, MFC, SQL, PHP, Python, OpenGL, DShow, DirectX, DLNA, UPnP, UML, Bash, ASM. Experienced with all current MS Windows and Linux operating systems. A hardworking team player, will turn any project around, deliver above and beyond expectations, and within tight deadlines. Will react quickly and decisively to emerging opportunities in target market.
Berrie Bloem’s Experience
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Founder/Architect/Engineer
Codevio
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Continued to build on top of the success of Home Media Networks and my responsibilities from HMN are generally carried over to Codevio (Formerly BT&T Services Limited).
I am responsible for the porting of ShowShifter technologies and concepts to Linux, the creation of Media Center extensions on behalf of AMD, the creation of a television, video, and epg focussed version for ADDL, as well as custom development work for Exterity.
Codevio also acted as an agent for the sale of assets of Home Media Networks Limited. -
Founder/Director/Architect/Engineer
Home Media Networks Limited
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2000 — January 2006 (6 years)
I was responsible for the overall architecture and creation of ShowShifter, HMN's media center type application. I created the skinnable 10 foot UI, the Electronic Programme Guide, the photo viewer module, the UPnP modules, the remote control modules, and had a leading contribution to the jukebox, and CD and DVD playback modules. Assisted at various stages to the development of the television and video playback module.
I was also responsible for the built-in problem reporting tool, the localization engine, the installer, the secure registration system, and the skin script editor, as well as any development needed for the website, including e-commerce solutions.
The success story of HMN culminated in a trade sale in 2005. -
Senior Software Engineer
Self Employed
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
October 1998 — February 2000 (1 year 5 months)
During this time I worked together with eGames on various versions of my game Mah Jongg - The REAL Game! for distribution through their network of retailers.
I also created a binary patching engine allowing software updates to be small and efficient, while also ensuring that only targeted versions would be updated. This product was sold to a major company in the setup and distribution software space, and formed the inspiration of their own software upgrade solution. -
Senior Software Consultant
Shiva Europe
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Networking industry)
April 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 7 months)
During my time at Shiva I was responsible for the creation of a Windows network management, monitoring and configuration application, which included a life-like user interface and various wizards.
I was also part of the team responsible for the creation of the first enterprise scale Java network management suite of applications. This unique product allowed the management of many network appliances at once. -
Senior Software Engineer
Technical Documentation Consultants Limited
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
March 1993 — April 1996 (3 years 2 months)
I created a Windows game called 'Mah Jongg - The REAL Game!' which set a new standard for interactive board games, and was nominated for the prestigious Shareware Industry Awards 1996. This game was later licensed for worldwide distribution by eGames (formerly RomTech) and continues to sell successfully ever since.
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Land surveyor
Meet Heteren
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
August 1987 — April 1991 (3 years 9 months)
Berrie Bloem’s Education
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Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
1983 — 1987
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Dominicus College Nijmegen
1977 — 1983
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Berrie Bloem’s Interests:
Engineering, motor vehicle maintenance and repair, fine carpentry, music and movies, travel, swimming, fishkeeping.
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Worldwide Motorcycle Association aka The Virtual Motorcycle Gang
Berrie Bloem’s Honors:
Shareware Industry Awards Nominee 1996
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