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Alex LASSAUNIERE

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)

En résumé

Recognised Researcher (PhD) and Chartered Engineer, who not only uses his technical expertise but also assists people understand the problem they face to provide best value add to all stakeholders.

A service and client focused professional with proven team leadership and an understanding of the shifting role of IT in the Enterprise, and is ready to create a fitting Architecture practice in any demanding structure.

• Multilingual professional with 17 years of experience setting and leading R&D, development and architecture teams to deliver large and complex projects for multimillion-dollar companies across diverse industries and business domains.
• Respected leader of innovative teams, across both business, IT and third party stakeholders, providing critical thinking and insights into improving the value of IT, and particularly architecture, in assisting the business achieve best results.
• IT Versatilist and researcher, experienced in:
-all architecture levels, surfing on Gartner’s 4 nexus of forces (actual implementation or R&D activities)
-senior IT activities
-numerous business domains & industries

Mes compétences :
Leadership
Mobile
Software projects & programs of work
Telematics
Cloud computing
Architecture d'Entreprise
Optimisation des process
Business Transformation
Stakeholder Management
Architecture SI

Entreprises

  • Coates Hire - Lead Architect

    2011 - maintenant Various roles and activities from system design, to solution then enterprise architectures. Leadership roles include teams of solution and information architects, as well as an innovation team at some stage. Also building and leading various extended teams composed of technical architects, project managers and business analysts.

    Typical stakeholders include include CIO, executive management from all departments, as well as SMEs and system integrators.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: performed personally and/or by team
    • Provision of architectures (artefacts and/or governance) to business problems, dealt within projects or longer programs of work. Enabled by defining and providing necessary tools to architects.
    • Stakeholder guidance and tools (IT and business) to achieve best results more easily (IT standards, technology strategy and selection, policies; business process improvement with(out) the use of technology and information).

    KEY PERSONAL PRINCIPLES:
    • Shift of IT role in the enterprise: from a service provider to a business partner with business acumen and expertise in enterprise ICT, who can help solve problems or enable future transformation with innovation.
    • Best Architectures (& practice) depend on maturity levels: acknowledge technological and business context to provide viable solutions and grow all stakeholders’ levels of maturity.

  • Coates Hire - Senior Systems Analyst - Team & Tech Leader

    2010 - 2010 Documented and managed the business applications and environment portfolio to assist support. Improved relationship with ERP vendor, who implemented some improvements I suggested (SOA enabling, code branching, testing, etc.).

    Developed and managed base .Net / SQL application architecture and coding standards or all internally developed applications to move out of MS Access based applications. Implemented generic data I/O frameworks to reduce workload on the Applications team.

    Led team of system analysts and DBAs (SQL and Oracle) to develop and support the portfolio of business applications and reports. Mentored team in SDLC best practices and application architecture & design.

  • ISolutions International Pty Ltd - Senior Developer

    2005 - 2010 Solution and Application Architect, Senior Developer and Team / Tech Lead on the AMT suite (Asset Management System). Architected, designed and/or implemented a number of modules some being integrated solutions with enterprise systems.

    Co-architected and implemented multiple transitions from a vb6 only com+ client-server domain only system to a full .Net SOA and SaaS enabled suite of systems with analytics capabilities.

  • Counterpoint Mtc Ltd - Senior Research Engineer, Enterprise Solution Architect & Rnd Manager

    1998 - 2005 Architected then implemented the KAAN music technology system providing a classroom infrastructure (computer controlled network of portable keyboards via electronic interfaces) to assist music teachers. The engineering work involved included the design and manufacture of electronic interfaces (hardware - electronic & metal enclosure, firmware, & CE mark certification), new communication protocol and control software. Installed twenty KAAN systems ($1.5M, full classroom infrastructure) in UK schools between 2001 and 2004.

    Architected and implemented this solution to collect and manage student multimedia workpieces using Tablet PCs (with Ink technology) and could integrate with KAAN. Tablet version with web cams were designed to be used by other arts & PE teachers. ESAAMS was presented to the 2004 Microsoft Tablet PC competition as educational product.

    Created and managed Rnd Department with up to 4 systems engineers, projects of all size from 6 months to 6 years in duration. Implemented artificial intelligence (Intelligent Tutoring System) within KAAN system as part of my PhD, to provide one-to-one intelligent teaching via text-to-speech and keylighting portable keyboard user interface.

Formations

  • University Of Portsmouth (Portsmouth)

    Portsmouth 1998 - 2003 PhD - Artificial Intelligence (Dynamic Systems Engineering Research Group)

    Mechanical Engineering - Thesis title: ‘New music technology systems and methods to assist teachers’

  • University Of Portsmouth Anglesea Building (Portsmouth)

    Portsmouth 1997 - 1998 MEng - Design & Materials

    With Distinction

    Received the ‘WASP project prize electro - mechanical’ for my final year project on ‘Use of artificial neural networks to learn and correct the trajectory of a robot’s arm’.

  • ENISE

    St Etienne 1993 - 1998 Diplome D'ingenieur - Genie Mecanique

    with Distinction

    Third Year 5 month Placement: Fairey Microfiltrex (UK): Specialised Filtration - RnD project
    Fourth Year 5 month Placement: Eurocopter (France): Helicopters Overhaul and Servicing - RnD project

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