Competences
- Architecture: UML, Use Case, BPMN, ISO 42010, Focus methodology
- Protocols: SOA, REST, SOAP, XML, XML/RDF, JSON, HTML5
- Programming: Java, JavaScript, XSLT, Objective-C, PHP
- Frameworks: Spring, J2EE, Jena, JQuery
- Tools: Eclipse, oXygen XML, GIT, Aris, mind map, wiki, Office
Consulting experience
2003 - today — Conseil Supérieur de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables, Paris
EDIFICAS, French IT competency center for accounting
- Workshop facilitation, UML analysis, XML design, communication/evangelizing
- UN/CEFACT coordinator: international standard management, strategy and roadmap, Use Cases
2011 - 2013 — Group S
leading provider of HR services
- Architecture and technical design (RESTful) of a mobile/desktop front-end for legacy services. Meetings, decision facilitation, methodology for information capture and communication.
- Train and assist team in migrating from a legacy stack (Cobol, PowerBuilder and Citrix) to a modern one (Java, JavaScript, REST and UML).
2000 - 2010 — European Commission
DG-EMPL
- Technical expert for EESSI, an SOA project that helps Member States to coordinate social security at the pan-European level.
- Conflicting concerns from a large stakeholder base required special effort on information capture, decision facilitation and communication.
- Also UML and BPMN modelling, XML development, prototyping and writing several calls for tender.
2007 — Isabel
leading service providers to the financial sector
Technical and business design of XML messages that merge accounting and financial information.
2004 — Union Wallonne des Entreprises
professionnal network
Information capture from different stakeholders, preparation of a call for tender.
2001 - 2007 — France Télécom
telecommunication and data network leader
- Architecture, analysis, design and development of a procurement solution for SMEs. Train team to REST, XSLT and UML.
- Challenge: reconcile three very different types of stakeholders through the architecture.
2001 - 2006 — Influe
logistics provider
Technical lead for next-generation eBusiness server with XSLT, Java and web services.
2003 - 2005 — Océ/Canon
high-volume digital printers
Design and development of a universal printer driver for MacOS X using web services.
2004 — Région Wallonne
regional administration
XML-based web publishing using XML, XSLT and XSL-FO.
2003 — Alcatel
manufacturer of telecommunication equipment
Publishing server to support the IMAP writing methodology.
1999 - 2000 — Bolero.net
international transaction network
UML modelling (4+1) of use cases, message flows and design of related XML vocabulary.
1998 - 1999 — LCL
network service provider
R&D : rule engine for pan-European VAT calculation.
1997 - 1998 — Synergetics
electronic commerce service provider
Java, UML and XML consultant.
1998 - 2011 — IBM, Netscape, Rational, Pearson, magazines, Déclencheur
Write hundreds of articles, videos and two books.
1997 - today — Training centers, international conferences
Regularly leads IT trainings on XML, OO analysis and SOA.
Employee experience
1994 - 1996 — Assurnet
value-added network for insurance industry
C++ analyst developer, client/server projet. Booch methodology and UML.
1993 - 1994 — SITPRO
public agency active in B2B eCommerce development and EDI
Using CAD/CAM documents and SGML in EDI standards.
Education
2008 - 2009 — Entrepreneurship, Novancia Business School, Paris
1989 - 1994 — Master Degree in Computer Sciences, Namur
Languages
- English: fluent
- French: mother tongue