Stephane Beladaci
Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Beladaci Consulting, LLC
abh3c3@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
Software engineer with 6 years experience with Adobe Flex, 8 years experience with Flash Media Server, 11
years experience building the web.
Agile, scrum trained, very knowledgeable with good OOP design patterns, best practices, social media, the
space and open APIs.
I combined the skills of an excellent Flex / ActionScript programmer with those of a proficient Flex designer
(styling, skinning, layout).
Since 2004, I have been focusing on the development of Web 2.0 Rich Internet Application (RIA) in a Service
Oriented Architecture (SOA) using Adobe Technologies, and since 2008 on the integration between Adobe Flex,
AIR, Flash Media Server and social networks.
Multimedia and communication background; dynamic entrepreneurial spirit and startup attitude; advanced
analysis capability, logical mind, multidisciplinary skills, creative thinking and European culture.
Design patterns, best practices and user experience are the current focus of my work as a developer.
Very good presentation and written skills (business and marketing centric proposals, technical
specifications) in both English and French.
Specialties
HTML / CSS (11 years), Flash Media Server (8 years), Adobe Flex (6 years), ActionScript 3 (6 years), Cairngorm (5
years), Visual Studio / ASP.NET (4 years), AMF (1 year), OSMF (1 year)
Experience
Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Beladaci Consulting, LLC
2010 -Present (less than a year)
Providing professional services (IT consulting and software engineering) related to Adobe Flash Platform:
Flash, Flex, AIR, Open Source Media Framework (OSMF), Open Screen Project (OSP) and Flash Media
Server.
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Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Confidential
June 2010 -September 2010 (4 months)
Consulting contract for a leading video distributor. Developed a multi purpose (reusable) media player from
the ground up using Adobe Flex (AS3), Flash Media Interactive Server and Open Source Media Framework
(OSMF). Implemented support for on demand, live video and monetization (pay per minute, subscription,
promo). Developed an admin component to manage scene cut and thumbnail capture. Cut media storage by
half, significantly lowered requests for technical support and facilitated new distribution channels.
Technical Architect at Adobe Systems
April 2010 -May 2010 (2 months)
Consulting contract for a leading broadcasting network, recommended technical approach and high level
architecture to put 35 years of TV archive online and make this content fully accessible, searchable and sharable
on all screens and devices. Client retained my recommandation based on the Flash Platform and contracted
Adobe Professional Services for the next phase of this multi-million dollar project.
2 recommendations available upon request
Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Confidential
February 2010 -March 2010 (2 months)
Consulting contract, new web-casting platform based on Flex for the front end and Flash Media Server for the
back end.
Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Wantsa Inc.
September 2009 -January 2010 (5 months)
Consulting contract, contributed to the development of the company's recommendation engine available on
Facebook and built with Adobe Flex. Custom reusable components, legacy source code optimization, styling,
skinning and effect. http://www.wantsa.com/creation.html
1 recommendation available upon request
Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Digisynd (Walt Disney Company)
December 2007 -July 2009 (1 year 8 months)
Consulting contract: advanced data visualization for marketing analytics; social media and video applications for
ABC, Eepybird, Office Max and Touchstone Pictures; integration of Adobe Flex with social APIs from Facebook,
Youtube, Flickr, Freebase, imeem, Last.fm, MusicBrainz and twitter; experimental prototypes related to semantic
analysis and video distribution.
1 recommendation available upon request
Web Developer / Adobe Flex Developer at Self
February 1999 -December 2007 (8 years 11 months)
2007 -Flash based data reporting and data visualization (Flex 3 beta). 2006 -Flash based video streaming: on
demand, live broadcasting, recording, archiving, instant messaging (Flex 2 / FMS 2). Credit card processing,
membership management and data reporting (.NET 2). 2005 -Integration of Adobe Flex 2, Flash Media Server
and ASP.NET (ActionScript 3, Cairngorm, AMF, C#/VB). 2004 -Early adoption of Macromedia Flex 1.5
technology for Rich Internet Application (RIA) development. 2003 -Early adoption of Microsoft Digital Rights
Management, introduced the first generation of downloadable pay per view videos in adult industry. 2002 -Early
implementation of CSS and XML standards for table less web design and pixel precise positioning. 1999 -Early
adoption and implementation of 'subscription' and 'membership' as prime distribution model for digital media and
content based products.
2 recommendations available upon request
Event Producer at Millenium Entertainment
November 1997 -May 1998 (7 months)
Produced an electronic music event in Paris and published an accompanying "new tendencies" magazine
distributed in Paris and London. Secured main advertisers (Levi's, L'Oreal, EastPack) and media sponsors
(MTV, Radio FG, UpStream).
Publicist at AccessMedia
January 1992 -September 1997 (5 years 9 months)
Celebrity image management, drafted a new agency project for Euro RSCG, training to privacy and media laws.
Clients include Marlene Mourreau, Marilyn Agency (Carla Bruni, Tyra Banks, Helena Christensen), Polygram
(Ysa Ferrer)
Education
Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Photography, 1989 -1991
Interests
ActionScript, Business Law, Business Strategy, Citizen Media, Digital Media, E-Marketing, E-Commerce,
Folksonomy, Graphic Design, Fashion, Journalism, Information Technologies, New Media, Media Law, Modern
Design, Modern Architecture, Music, Photography, Psychology, Rich Internet Applications, Semantic Web, Social
Media, Social Networking, Social Software, Software Programming, Web Development, Web Design, Web
Services
Stephane Beladaci
Software Engineer / Senior Adobe Flex Developer at Beladaci Consulting, LLC
abh3c3@r.postjobfree.com
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Hal Bringman, was Stephane's client
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