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CognitoiQ
- CTO
2016 - maintenant
CTO
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Motortrak
- CTO
2015 - 2016
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Byyd ltd
- DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
2014 - 2014
* Lead the development of the mobile advertising platform Madison, real-time bidding, ad-tech
* Java, Big data, high throughput, low latency, machine learning, Redis, Cassandra, Storm, Kafka, AWS
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Boursorama
- Head of Delivery
Boulogne-Billancourt
2012 - 2013
Selftrade (Boursorama): Online stockbroker - London
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BIG SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY Ltd
- FOUNDER & CEO
2012 - 2015
Big data
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Cognito mobile
- CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
2012 - 2012
Cognito Mobile, Berkshire, Mobile workforce management - www.cognitomobile.com
* Re-organised and energised of a team of 60+ engineers towards a strategic new product offering
* Reviewed architecture, established Agile methodologies and re-focused the product development
* Delivered a complex SaaS/cloud real-time web dashboards (BI), big data, Java, Spring, Hibernate, lambda architecture
* New suite of mobile applications through a multi-platform framework: IOS, Android, HTML5
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Creativity Software ltd
- CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
2008 - 2012
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER ( Creativity Software, London, Mobile location services - www.creativitysoftware.net
Responsible for all aspects of the technical department, development, product and support, award winning startup
* Technical architecture, design, product management, development, testing, delivery & support ;
* State-of-the-art technologies: Java, Spring, Grails, PHP/Symfony, C++, MySql, Cassandra, Android, HTML5 ;
* Put in place Agile, Scrum, TDD, continuous integration, automated testing
* Recruitment and management of the technical department (35+): developers, testers, project mgrs, BA, System eng
* Reported to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, advising on strategy, development and products
* Full budgetary management responsibilities, controlling a $10m+ budget for IT development and software
Key achievements, projects & outcomes include:
* Design, development and deployment of the first location based social network in the Middle-East: 5 million users
* Programme management of multiple roll outs in Africa, Europe and Middle-East reaching millions of users
* Drove product strategy and implementation, covering consumer markets with innovative web and mobile solutions
* Instrumental in presales & sales activities, securing GBP multi-million contracts with major telecoms operators
* Delivered product offerings including location advertising, social networking, core middleware and location platforms
* Designed a new breed of hybrid location algorithms (patent pending), based on statistical analysis and mapping
* GMLC, SMLC, SAS, middleware, map based web and mobile application
* Award winning: Deloitte Fast 50, Queen's award 2012, Red Herring 100 ;
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Harvey Nash
- PROJECT MANAGER
2007 - 2008
Responsible for all aspects of project management, including client liaison and IT solutions definition
* Appointed to client-facing role with a consultancy business, specialising in offshore software development
* Focused on driving delivery of new products in the UK, establishing new accounts and delivering revenues
* Leadership, management and motivation of a multi-functional team of IT, technical and project personnel
* Project planning, analysis, development, implementation & resource deployment management activities
Key achievements, projects & outcomes include:
* Deployed an effective blend of business & technical skills to `bridge the gap' with UK clients & IT personnel
* Managed new accounts through successful project management and governance, working with key clients
* Delivered projects and outsourced services in market sectors including banking, insurance & government
* Transitioned to account management and pre-sales role, supporting account development and profitability
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Neopost Group
- SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Bagneux
2003 - 2007
Responsible for development & programme delivery with the world no.2 for mailroom equipment & solutions
* Appointed to spearhead the build of online value added services (MyNeopost)
* Focused on innovative service offerings, covering web portals, analytics and remote diagnostics
* Led the delivery of a secure communication infrastructure, connecting field-based devices, PKi
* Leadership and control of an international team of resources, based in the USA, France and Netherlands
* Worked closely in conjunction with marketing teams and OpCos, launching innovative & secure services
* Utilised technologies and solutions including .NET, C++, C#, Oracle 10G, J2EE, JBoss, JSP/Struts, Linux
* Post-merger, established a high-performing team between 3 major R&D centres, languages and cultures
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Bouygues Télécom, France
- TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
2001 - 2002
Responsible for project delivery, development & deployment with 3rd largest mobile operator in France
* Appointed to effectively develop core components of the telecommunication network information system
* Project delivery of systems to support network optimisation, frequency allocation & new service offerings
* Utilised technologies and methods including J2EE, J2SE, JSP, .NET, SQL Server, Oracle & MS Windows
* Highly successful at managing cross functional projects in a high-pace, commercial business environment
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EADS
- DEVELOPER & JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER
1999 - 2000
Responsible for all aspects of IT systems development and technical project management activities
* Appointed to work as a senior developer for highly technical satellite image processing ground solutions
* Project-led the delivery of a SPOT5 sub-system and mission-critical processing for the European Space Agency
Early Career Details Include:
Research & Development Engineer Renault - Simulation & Automatics, France
