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Development of the Amari eNB/gNB, EPS/5GS core network and UE simulator.

Manager of 20 people multi site team in charge of the integration, support and interoperability testing of Sequans LTE solution: • LTE modem (R9/10/11 features). • Application processor features (embedded Linux router, IMS/OMADM, Android/Chrome/Windows8, …).Operators / customers requirements review, technical analysis and workloads estimation.Support to other teams and customers for issue investigation and resolution, change request review / analysis.

Technical leader of a 5 people team in charge of the integration of the LTE modem: • integration of new features delivered by the software team. • investigation of issues coming from the field and support of internal and external customers.

Development and integration of a UE LTE Protocol Stack, including but not limited to: • MAC, RLC and PDCP layers with a data plane optimization to sustain category 4 throughputs. • RRC connection related procedures. • AS/NAS Authentication and security related procedures and algorithms. • Interoperability debugging in front of test equipments and network vendors for all layers 2 and 3 modules.Training and support of the System Integration and IOT teams.

On a WiMAX 802.16e Base Station, development and maintenance of the MAC software (mainly on scheduler and Quality of Service modules)

Technical management of the 2G and IP developments.Technical expert in 2G/3G protocols, taking in charge architecture overviews, code factoring,...Development of the WCMDA RRC and RLC layers.

GERAN Protocol Stack expert.UTRAN Protocol Stack developer in charge of RRC and RLC developments:- bugfixing and new features development to comply with 3GPP standards- data path optimization to reduce CPU load- development of decoding tools to ease debug- ...

Leader of the New Technologies team, part of the Protocol team.In charge of the architectural choices and the development of the following items:- specification and development of the EGPRS protocol stack.- CPU load optimization for (E)GPRS transfers.- specification and development of the InterRAT functionality.- specification and development of the GAN (Generic Access Network) layers for a Fixed-Mobile Convergence product.- adaptations of the WCDMA protocol stack on a new chipset.In those projects, I was personally in charge of :- the development of GRR layer and the review/bug fixing of other L2/L3 layers.- technical follow up of the L1/DSP software furniture from our provider for its base band, from the first evaluation samples to the production start of the new platform.

Software development in the SAGEM's GPRS protocol stack.Support of the GRR and RLC layers for GCF/PTCRB type approvals and bug reports from customers.Development of new functionalities in GRR and RLC layers (GPRS protocol stack): GPRS class 10, NC modes, Release99 set of functionalities, Network Assisted Cell Change, Extended Uplink TBF.Involved in the specification and the rewrite of the 2G Access Stratum to adapt to a new base band platform and to ease the development of new technologies (Dual Mode, EDGE, DTM...)

Consultant in Sagem mobile phones division, protocol stack department.Member ot the team in charge of the PBCCH GPRS mobile development:- development of GRR layer according to 3GPP specifications.- follow up of type approval test cases, inter operability testing and tests on live network; bug fixing in case of problem.

Consultant in the GSM Railway department.Within the integration/validation team on the GSM Railway project (GSM on R band with enhanced functionalities like ASCI opr EIRENE services): validation of new services (group calls, enhanced multi-level precedence and pre-emption service,...) deployed on railway networks during inter operability tests on Nortel network in Germany and on Siemens network in Sweden. Analysis of logs to track problems.