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Île-De-France, France

Paris Area, France

The dynamic nature of the role of Startup Consultant necessitates a multifaceted approach, encompassing a broad spectrum of responsibilities. With a focus on agility and strategic vision, we were able to foster innovation and expansion in a rapidly evolving market. This approach was instrumental in helping transform the company from a nascent startup, to a formidable player in the cryptocurrency space, where the company scaled from 3 to over 100 employees and secured over €40M+ in… Show more The dynamic nature of the role of Startup Consultant necessitates a multifaceted approach, encompassing a broad spectrum of responsibilities. With a focus on agility and strategic vision, we were able to foster innovation and expansion in a rapidly evolving market. This approach was instrumental in helping transform the company from a nascent startup, to a formidable player in the cryptocurrency space, where the company scaled from 3 to over 100 employees and secured over €40M+ in funding.Some contributions include:Spearheading the recruitment and formation of the principal engineering team, earning Coinhouse the recognition from Hired.com as one of their top recruiters in talent acquisition strategies.Leading the engineering team through a transformative phase, shifting our core platform from self-custody to custodial crypto, aligning with evolving market demands and regulatory landscapes.Ensuring the highest level of security for both our infrastructure and applications, achieving bank-level security standards, thereby fortifying client trust and platform integrity.Making substantial contributions to our codebase, ranking among the top 3 contributors, which included both front-end and back-end developments, showcasing technical prowess and commitment to product excellence.Taking on the dual roles as a DevOps and Staff Engineer, demonstrating versatility and technical leadership in streamlining operations and enhancing system performance.Actively engaged in the senior management team, playing a critical role in strategising and executing key business decisions that steered the company towards accelerated growth and market prominence.Innovating and organising development methodologies and product processes, ensuring efficient workflows and productive collaboration across teams. Show less

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Working with Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, Texas, as a key contributor in the development of Mission Control software for the IM-1 Nova-C project, known as "Odie." My role involved leveraging advanced software engineering techniques and collaborative problem-solving to support this groundbreaking lunar landing mission.

Paris Area, France

London, United Kingdom

Hiperpool is an exclusive career marketplace that connects high-potential candidates to top-tier employers in a streamlined and more effective way.Access to the platform is limited to candidates with a minimum of two years of experience in investment banking, management consulting or similar. Employers vary from high-growth startups and exciting corporates to prestigious advisory and investment management firms.

Paris Area, France

Blended innovative technology with strategic health service initiatives, leading to substantial growth and a successful business exit• Secured €300K in funding from business angels, validating our business model.• Developed the MVP in just 1 month, showcasing rapid product development capabilities.• Personally designed and implemented the UX and UI, enhancing user experience and engagement.• Instrumental in designing the company's philosophy and approach, • Developed a… Show more Blended innovative technology with strategic health service initiatives, leading to substantial growth and a successful business exit• Secured €300K in funding from business angels, validating our business model.• Developed the MVP in just 1 month, showcasing rapid product development capabilities.• Personally designed and implemented the UX and UI, enhancing user experience and engagement.• Instrumental in designing the company's philosophy and approach, • Developed a novel alternative medicine social coverage program, paving the way to healthcare accessibility and affordability• Achieved a 15% month-over-month growth in organic traffic through effective SEO strategies.• Reduced acquisition costs via paid channels by 800%, significantly improving marketing efficiency.• Successfully exited through the sale of shares to a third party. Show less

Paris Area, France

Leveraged strategic technological insights to foster the company's rapid growth and innovation. Efforts were focused on expanding the user base and enhancing infrastructure, contributing to positioning Smartdate as a leader in technological development.• Played a key role raising €7M from European VCs, underscoring our financial and strategic viability.• Developed the MVP in 2 months with a 2-engineer team, demonstrating efficient product development.• Achieved exponential… Show more Leveraged strategic technological insights to foster the company's rapid growth and innovation. Efforts were focused on expanding the user base and enhancing infrastructure, contributing to positioning Smartdate as a leader in technological development.• Played a key role raising €7M from European VCs, underscoring our financial and strategic viability.• Developed the MVP in 2 months with a 2-engineer team, demonstrating efficient product development.• Achieved exponential growth, reaching 4 million users and 100 million monthly page views within a year.• Positioned in the Alexa top 100 in France and top 1000 globally, indicating significant market penetration.• Attracted major media attention as 2010's 'break out' success, enhancing brand recognition.• Managed team expansion from 2 to 30+ engineers, including coordinating with offshore resources.• Implemented a massively scalable SOA architecture.• Utilized open-source technologies to facilitate rapid and cost-effective growth.• Innovated in search tech, designing prototypes for scalable collaborative filtering and fuzzy logic engines.• Optimized infrastructure, reducing operating costs to less than 50% of conventional levels. Show less

Paris France

Successfully navigated the company from its inception to becoming a recognized player in the tech industry. Key achievements and responsibilities included:• Raised €2M from Mangrove Capital Partners, validating our high-growth business model.• Grew the team from 2 to 35+ employees, overseeing significant operational expansion.• Earned a nomination for the 2008 CNET Web 100 awards, marking us as a top industry innovator.• Garnered media coverage in major outlets like Business… Show more Successfully navigated the company from its inception to becoming a recognized player in the tech industry. Key achievements and responsibilities included:• Raised €2M from Mangrove Capital Partners, validating our high-growth business model.• Grew the team from 2 to 35+ employees, overseeing significant operational expansion.• Earned a nomination for the 2008 CNET Web 100 awards, marking us as a top industry innovator.• Garnered media coverage in major outlets like Business Week, TechCrunch, and BBC, • Speaker at 2008 TTI Vanguard’s Generation Tech Conference, sharing industry insights.• As Chief Architect, led product design, merging advanced technology with user engagement.• Ranked 4th in PC Magazine's 'Top 100 Undiscovered Websites', showcasing our unique online presence.• Facilitated a strategic trade sale to Big Café, China’s leading Internet Café Chain Show less

Paris France

• Maximized efficiency of existing legacy technology • Reduced dependency on expensive solutions by substituting open source technologies• Optimized technology staffing levels • Created flexible, scalable and effective infrastructure

Albany, California

Contributed to groundbreaking advancements in genetic research by innovating in algorithm design and theoretical exploration, leading to recognized publications in esteemed peer-reviewed scientific journals.• Designed high performance search algorithms for DNA sequence data • Developed genetic evolution simulations• Postulated new theories in Genetic evolution• Published in several leading peer-reviewed publications.