Mohamed A. CHERIF

En résumé

Entreprises

• Constellation - Lead Architect

  2018 - maintenant As Constellation's Lead Architect, I assume the role of technical guru for all data technologies within the Group's Center of Excellence. As a result, my role is to focus on:
  ► *C*onstructing high-level data processing and analysis systems based on the latest data evolutions (DBMS, BI, Big Data, AI).
  ► *O*ptimizing existing data systems of customers and the Group to ensure high levels of performance, scalability, availability and security.
  ► *N*ormalizing collaborations with the various technical resources of the Group in order to carry out data-oriented projects.
  ► *S*upporting and overwatching engineers, DBA, data scientists in carrying out their tasks.
  ► *T*ransforming the Group as a forward-thinking company on data technologies.
  ► *E*valuating global environments and readjust goals to cope with technological developments related to data technologies.
  ► *L*eading a variety of R&D projects from data modeling to predictive analytics and data visualization, through BI, Big Data and AI.
  ► *L*everaging my expertise and experience by providing training and high-level support to the Group's technical resources.
  ► *A*ssisting the Group's customers and partners on various data projects.
  ► *T*urning my experience and expertise as a data processing and analytics expert into a real knowledge base in the Group.
  ► *I*mplementing procedures and best practices around DBMS, BI, Big Data and AI.
  ► *O*rganizing and leading technical meetings.
  ► *N*ourishing win-win partnerships with top-flight players in the field of data (Microsoft, Hortonworks, Cloudera, MapR, Databricks, etc.).

• Time Is Life - CTO & Managing Partner

  PARIS 2012 - 2018 As Time Is Life’s CTO and Data Expert, I delivered value as result of leveraging technology in changing business environments by focusing on:
  ► *T*urning Time Is Life into a permanent visionary and innovative FinTech/RegTech company.
  ► *I*mplementing new systems and processes that realize the company's business goals.
  ► *M*oving business from abstract world of ideas to concrete world of deliverables.
  ► *E*valuating global environments and readjusting objectives to face new information about markets and technologies.
  ► *I*ncorporating, building and managing world class engineering teams with a strong R&D culture.
  ► *S*haring my experience and expertise as a data processing and analytics expert.
  ► *L*eading all R&D projects from data modelling to predictive analytics and data visualization, through Business Intelligence, Big Data and Deep Learning.
  ► *I* mplementing various methodologies, including Agile and Scrum, to strengthen business and IT productivity within the company.
  ► *F*acilitating strategic partnerships with major technical leaders (Microsoft, Hortonworks, Cloudera,…).
  ► *E*stablishing key relationships within and without the company through open and clear communications, with the aim of learning and leveraging what others value.
  
  In a nutshell: I applied the T-I-M-E I-S L-I-F-E philosophy to continuously improve the company’s business strategies with the use of key technologies: SQL Server (from 2012 to 2017), MS BI (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI), Hadoop, HBase/OpenTSDB, Spark, Kafka, NiFI, R, Azure,

• INTRINsec - DBA & BI Engineer

  Nanterre 2010 - 2012 For various customers from different sectors (bank, insurance, finance, energy, industry...), my missions as a DBA were the following ones:
  ► *I*nstalling and configuring MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 R2 database, datawarehouse and reporting servers (standalone mode/failover cluster mode).
  ► *N*ormalizing, modeling and designing SQL Server databases and MS BI tools (OLAP cubes, ETL packages and reports).
  ► *T*racking and reorganizing all the (SQL Server database and datawarehouse) servers.
  ► *R*ealizing daily audits and administration of SQL Server databases and datawarehouses (performance tuning, query optimization, security, user/role management, reindexing/backup/restore strategies,...).
  ► *I*mplementing high-availability solutions (log shipping, database mirroring, (geo)clustering,..), various replication types (snapshot, transactional, merge) and disaster recovery plan (DRP) strategies.
  ► *N*eutralizing and solving various critical problems (level 2 & 3), in an ITIL context, related to RDBMS and BI.
  ► *S*haring latest technological developments related to RDBMS and BI.
  ► *E*nabling viable migration strategies for RDBMS and servers.
  ► *C*onducting several consulting and training missions on RDBMS and BI.
  
  Main technologies used: SQL Server (from 2000 to 2008 R2), MS BI (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS), Oracle (from 8 to 11g), MySQL (4.0, 5.0), PostgreSQL (from 8.0 to 9.1), VMWare ESXi, Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu, RHEL), Windows Server (from 2000 to 2008 R2).

• Factea Group (AT-Kearney spin-off) - DBA

  2010 - 2010 As a DBA, my missions were the following ones:
  ► *F*ormalizing best practices related to databases through various internal procedures.
  ► *A*nalyzing and designing existing information systems (UML, UWE).
  ► *C*onfiguring and deploying SQL Server instances and databases in a Hyper-V virtualized environment.
  ► *T*racking various database and server issues and resolving them.
  ► *E* valuating best strategies to improve the marketing and sales systems; and applying them by configuring and integrating Dynamics CRM and SSRS reports linked to the local wiki based on LAMP.
  ►*A*dministering servers and databases in a daily basis: maintenance plans, performance tuning, query optimization, etc.
  
  Main technologies used: UML, UWE, SQL Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), Dynamics CRM 4.0, MediaWiki.

• Coordination SUD - Software Developer

  2007 - 2007 As a software developer, my missions were the following ones:
  ► *C*ollecting and modeling existing information systems and needs (Merise).
  ► *S*etting up and designing an SQL Server database of Coordination SUD's NGO members.
  ► *U*tilizing VB.NET to implement a GUI application for the NGO database.
  ► *D*esigning interconnection strategies between the GUI and Coordination SUD's website based on MySQL / PHP (using replication and PHP scripts).
  
  Main technologies: used MERISE, SQL Server 2005, VB.NET, Windows Server 2003 R2, LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).

Formations

• Université De Bourgogne

  Dijon 2008 - 2010 Master
  
  Databases (RDBMS, OODBMS), Neural Networks, SVM, Ontologies, NPL, etc.