Mark is responsible for leading Netflix's engagement with technology standards related to streaming, ensuring international standards support our innovation and partner engagement for the Netflix service. (Ex: W3C, MPEG DASH, Alliance for Open Media and UHD Alliance) He conducts research into internet performance and implications for adaptive streaming algorithms and contributes to Netflix product development in this area. A native of UK, he’s no stranger to travel and enjoys representing Netflix as much as traveling the world exploring the ruins of Greek mythology with his children.
Maxine leads the Interactive Experiences UI Team which builds the branching narrative experience across the Netflix TV, web and mobile applications. Starting at Netflix as a Senior Software Engineer on the website team 8 years ago, she’s moved on to leading UI teams across web, mobile and now interactive.
Maria leads the Browser Player Team which builds and delivers the playback experience to netflix.com, the Windows App, and Chromecast. She was previously a Senior Software Engineer working on Netflix' adaptive video streaming algorithms. In her spare time, Maria is always on a quest to find the right balance between watching TV and reading; ask her for a book or show recommendation.
Kevin is a Senior Software Engineer on the Interactive Experiences UI Team, focused on building UI experiences for the Netflix TV application, which is installed on hundreds of millions of Consumer Electronic devices - everything from Smart TVs and streaming sticks to game consoles and cable boxes. Kevin has been involved in the development of all of Netflix's Interactive experiences to-date, so feel free to ask him about them if you'd like to learn more about what has been explored thus far.
