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Paris, Fr

Paris Area, France

Currently leading 3GPP 4G LTE Cat-M Sequans portfolio of products (SoC, Modules, hardware/software development kit, tools):=> Responsible for product requirement and roadmap definition aligned with business demand to serve 4G cellular M2M & IoT markets such as metering, track and trace, fleet management, consumer electronics, healthcare, industrial sensors.=> Work in close cooperation with program management, technical writers, business unit marketing, customer program managers… Show more Currently leading 3GPP 4G LTE Cat-M Sequans portfolio of products (SoC, Modules, hardware/software development kit, tools):=> Responsible for product requirement and roadmap definition aligned with business demand to serve 4G cellular M2M & IoT markets such as metering, track and trace, fleet management, consumer electronics, healthcare, industrial sensors.=> Work in close cooperation with program management, technical writers, business unit marketing, customer program managers and R&D to bring quality products to market.=> Direct interfacing with key accounts (Gemalto, Huawei, Cisco, Wisol…) and mobile network operators (Dish, Verizon, Orange...) during all project phases: design-in, initial project set-up to ensure technical agreement on the contracts, critical phases (manufacturing, certification, product ramp-up) or during escalations.Introduced several innovative solutions such as secure boot, low power, PXL virtual processor SDK, location services and cloud solutions.In charge of various partnership definition (Statement of Work) and NRE tracking: Verizon Thingspace location service, Orange LiveBooster, PoLTE GNSS-less location service. Show less

Paris Area, France

Responsible for customer projects coordination from design-in product concept to successful commercialization:=> Owner of customer project plan, responsible for critical path & risk identification and mitigation plan proposal.=> Customer-facing with daily follow-up and regular face-to-face (China/Korea/US/Taiwan…).=> Technical expertise through all critical project phases: hardware/software architecture, product development and qualification, mobile operator certification… Show more Responsible for customer projects coordination from design-in product concept to successful commercialization:=> Owner of customer project plan, responsible for critical path & risk identification and mitigation plan proposal.=> Customer-facing with daily follow-up and regular face-to-face (China/Korea/US/Taiwan…).=> Technical expertise through all critical project phases: hardware/software architecture, product development and qualification, mobile operator certification, production ramp-up and maintenance.=> Sequans internal organization drive (Program, R&D) to secure customer needs.Highly proficient in leading complex international projects in very challenging technical context and tight schedule.Managed various successful consumer products launch:=> Verizon branded Jetpack MHS800L mobile hotspot. 6 months from kick-off to mass production with large commercial success (up to 60K units/month). Sequans recognized as key Verizon player.=> Yifang (China) 4G Android 5.0 tablets by Walmart (US market). 4 months from kickoff to mass production, acting as OEM representative in front of Verizon during NSCD (Non-Stock Connected Device) certification.=> Panasonic (US) Windows 8.1 & Kurio (France) Android 4.4 4G tablets ready for certification.=> Zubie (US) GL700 Wi-Fi/GPS in-Car monitoring OBD device. 8 months from kickoff to MP. Special focus on device security.=> Multiple NationZ (China) devices introduction on China/CMCC market (LTE/TD-SCDMA MIFI, USB dongle, PCIe minicards, CPE(s)), including software development of NationZ Zi2010 RF driver. RF chipset later added to Sequans portfolio.Multiple M2M modules & products launch:=> Alarm.com (US) 4G LTE Cat-1 connected alarm panel=> Encore (US) EN4000 4G LTE Cat-4 and Cat-1 routers=> Hivemotion (Korea) HS1x00 4G LTE Cat-2 PCIe minicards certified at LGU+ and used in connected golf cart, RF repeater, etc.Launched Field Application Engineering Team responsible for level 2 support team in China. Show less

Paris Area, France

Creation and management of STI team (up to 8 people Paris & Kiev), in charge of all software tools required for 4G WiMAX/LTE products continuous build & test, and other tools for simplified multi-site operation, better quality software and faster delivery to customers:=> Custom tools design, development and deployment: continuous build system, automatic test framework including test equipment remote control and test results analysis assistance tools, release dashboard, release note… Show more Creation and management of STI team (up to 8 people Paris & Kiev), in charge of all software tools required for 4G WiMAX/LTE products continuous build & test, and other tools for simplified multi-site operation, better quality software and faster delivery to customers:=> Custom tools design, development and deployment: continuous build system, automatic test framework including test equipment remote control and test results analysis assistance tools, release dashboard, release note generation, etc.=> 3rd party tools: Git/Gerrit servers, service monitoring (Nagios), Hudson continuous Integration server, etc.Responsible for IT & Lab support: network demilitarized zone (DMZ) setup to host services maintained by team, eNB vendor lab installation (ALU, Huawei…), alternative low-cost lab equipment solution research (Signal generator, Channel emulator, RF switches), Lab material purchase/rental, Ukraine R&D office move preparation and support, etc. Show less

Paris Area, France

Creation and management of multi-site/multi-cultural SI team (up to 8 people Paris & Kiev) responsible for:=> 4G products (embedded SW & host drivers/applications running on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android) HW/SW integration.=> Software continuous build system development and operation, including design and maintenance of build servers.=> Sequans and customer software development frameworks optimization.=> Tools to simplify internal Program & Customer support… Show more Creation and management of multi-site/multi-cultural SI team (up to 8 people Paris & Kiev) responsible for:=> 4G products (embedded SW & host drivers/applications running on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android) HW/SW integration.=> Software continuous build system development and operation, including design and maintenance of build servers.=> Sequans and customer software development frameworks optimization.=> Tools to simplify internal Program & Customer support activities: release dashboard, release note generation tools, etc.Successfully led various complex software integration activities & trainings (VoIP, Linux, etc.). Show less

Paris Area, France

Management of system validation team with creation of an off-shore team in Ukraine (up to 10 people Paris & Kiev) in charge of:=> WiMAX software (Mobile & Base station) quality and delivery, including test spec writing, implementation and execution.=> Multi-site labs (Protocol test lab, BS load lab, host lab…) including remote control tools design and operation.=> Continuous software regression testing infrastructure and other tools for multi-site software development… Show more Management of system validation team with creation of an off-shore team in Ukraine (up to 10 people Paris & Kiev) in charge of:=> WiMAX software (Mobile & Base station) quality and delivery, including test spec writing, implementation and execution.=> Multi-site labs (Protocol test lab, BS load lab, host lab…) including remote control tools design and operation.=> Continuous software regression testing infrastructure and other tools for multi-site software development optimization. Show less

Paris Area, France

From scratch design and development of several WiMAX protocol stack critical core software modules: MAC, RLC, RF driver. Active participation to WiMAX international Plugfests interoperability events (France, China, USA).

Paris Area, France

Real time distributed object (CORBA) over CANopen system prototyping for GE Healthcare (GEMS) Nephtys II mammography program.UML to C++ code tool setup to generate real time software modules running on Mirage V for Sagem Horus program for Egyptian army.

Paris Area, France

Development of performance critical DOCSIS 2.0 Cable Modem embedded software modules: QoS, cryptography (BPI/BPI+), data path.HW/SW development of a multi-modem simulator to load CM Termination System (CMTS) with hundreds of modem connections.

Vélizy, France

Member of Technologies & Advanced Programs Department at Matra Systèmes & Information.Development of high-performance image processing C++ libraries for Helios II digital cartography program, radar signature assistance.

Washington Dc, Usa

JPEG 2000 image encoding algorithm improvement in order to enforce hierarchical transmission of pixels depending on their priority definition (region of interest).Design and development of a web client-server application to demonstrate JPEG 2000 RoI functionality.

Master Of Science - Ms, Image Processing And Computer Science

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