Streaming & OTT
Design and operation across the complete video path—from multicast ingest and transcoding through delivery, playback, and the program guide.
- Flussonic
- HLS / DASH
- SRT
- DRM
- CDN
- EPG
Andrew Collier — Independent technology consultant
Streaming infrastructure.
Networks. Systems
that work.
I design, build, and improve the technology behind video delivery, business networks, servers, and modern applications.
andrew@collierit.com
Streaming & OTT
Network Engineering
Linux & Servers
Apps & Automation
Capabilities / 01
One technical partner.
The whole system.
The hardest technology problems rarely stay inside one box. I work comfortably across infrastructure, networking, video, software, and operations—so the solution accounts for how everything connects.
Networks & infrastructure
Hands-on networking for environments where uptime, clean multicast, and predictable performance are operational requirements.
- IGMP
- VLANs
- Firewalls
- 10/25/100GbE
- Fiber
- Failover
Linux, servers & GPU
Physical and virtual systems built, tuned, and supported for demanding media workloads and day-to-day business operations.
- Ubuntu
- Hyper-V
- NVIDIA
- Storage
- Monitoring
- Automation
Applications & APIs
Web, mobile, and TV experiences shaped around real operating needs—with practical APIs and tooling behind them.
- Android TV
- Fire TV
- Web apps
- APIs
- Git
- QA
Experience / 02
Hands-on ownership from headend to handset.
Since 2020, I've helped lead the technology behind a live television streaming platform: the networks, servers, video workflows, CDN delivery, DRM, guide data, admin systems, and customer-facing applications.
01Ingest
02Network
03Transcode
04Deliver
05Playback
Engagements / 03
Bring me the complicated part.
Available for focused projects, technical troubleshooting, implementation work, and ongoing fractional support.
01Streaming workflow architecture
02Multicast and network troubleshooting
03Server, GPU, and headend deployments
04CDN and playback optimization
05Admin platform and application improvements
06Technical audits, documentation, and handoffs
AI
Modern tools, experienced judgment.
I use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate investigation, documentation, prototyping, and implementation—while keeping architecture, security, testing, and final decisions grounded in hands-on technical judgment.
Open to full-time roles and select 1099 engagements
Start a conversation / 04
Have a system to build,
improve, or untangle?
Based in Arizona • Remote nationwide • On-site by arrangement