Renaud - Consultant fonctionnel VX WORKS

Suffolk County Council, UK. Project budget of 1,5 ME. Project delivered on time and within budget

Marne et Morin, France. Project budget of 2 ME. Project delivered on budget. Four month delay due to client change of scope and specifications.

Megabus, Perieira, Columbia. Project budget of 500 KE. Project delivered within budget. Three month delay due to négociations between client and prime contractor.

Project manager

In the area of intelligent transportation systems, delivered three large Real Time Passenger Information systems, in France and abroad. Managed projects from specification phases to client acceptance. Developments included database and WEB interfaces, embedded systems, voice and data integration over GSM/GPRS networks and bespoke software applications. Played a key role to develop telecommunication solutions based on operated wireless networks, in place of proprietary solutions. Managed teams of several (17) developers and contractors. Projects included:

Managed the tendering process for a new Bus Communication and Passenger Information system to be deployed over the greater London area and operated by London Buses. Bid related activities involved extensive cooperation with the prime contractor, British Telecom. Activities involved technical and commercial aspects. Scope of the contract 35 ME. Lost in final against Siemens.

Solid Information Technology, Sophia Antipolis, France. IT Consultant
Technical consultant in charge of promoting distributed data management solutions for the telecommunication industry. Involved in pre-sales activities. Major success included: Siemens (100 KE contract), Native Networks (50 KE contract)

IT Consultant

Raytheon Systems Limited, Harlow, UK
Managed an enterprise wide strategic plan to migrate existing in-house and heavily customised systems to integrated solutions based on industry standards. The proposed solution emphasised seamless integration with other business and manufacturing systems across several sites in the UK and USA. Responsibilities included audit activities and presentations to company executives.

Project manager

MTL, Measurement Technology Limited, Luton.
Specified and designed a real-time embedded solution for a distributed and modular process control system (MTL 8000). Worked in conjunction with marketing and sales teams to improve management and development cycles. Played a key role in getting the department ISO 9001 certified.

Software developer and team leader

Responsible for specification, design and development of an infra-red search and tracking system.
Managed the development cycle according to DOD standards. Special consideration was given to equipment’s design in order to maintain full functionality in airborne conditions. Gained an in depth knowledge of C/C++, real-time kernels, client-server architectures, TCP/IP protocol and Unix environments.