Experience

JPL Informatique SA

• Switzerland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant in application and software engineering

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Continuing last projects at Wipo Continuing last projects at Wipo



WIPO

• Senior Application and software engineer

  • May 2013 - Apr 2015

  Image processing, migration and implementation of workflows and automatic processes forregistered trademarks weekly publication.Implementation of web services to provide end users with on-the-fly preview of finalrendering of their work. In Java/Spring MVC/FOP.Maintenance and various improvements on previous projects (see below position at CrossSystems).Participation in an e-filing project: responsible of generating PDF acknowledgement ofreceipt.Independent position.Key achievementsAutomation of publication processes with e-mail-based reporting, integration of web servicesfor a better and more reliable workflow. Managed migration of a production image repositoryserver



Cross Systems SA

• Consultant in application and software engineering

  • Sep 2007 - Apr 2013

  4 assignments:1) WIPO PCT (32 months): maintenance and support of applications related to patents, andnotifications processing (scanning, printing, batch processing and generation). Design of anapplication able to register codes read by a scanner-pen. Regular contacts with end users.Independent position.2) Crédit Agricole Suisse SA (2 weeks): design, implementation and testing of an mailboxattachments archiving application for the bank's e-banking website. Independent position.Key achievement: successful realization of complete and high-quality application within lessthan the 2-weeks expected timeframe.3) JP Morgan Chase (12 months): taking part in the scrum-based development andmaintenance of the bank's online portfolio and risk management application (Java applets).Team position.Key achivement: successful integration to a 50-persons team in a short period of time.4) WIPO marks (20 months): migration (design, implementation, testing, deployment andmaintenance) of a) an official online weekly publication in Java EE/Spring MVC, b) weeklygeneration of PDF documents in JAVA/FOP.Migration of printing application from Solaris to Windows.Independent position.Key achievements: migration and decommissioning of obsolete tools with better userfriendlinessand reliability, all in a (sometimes) short period of time. Found technical way outof critical dead-end due to production environmentReason for leaving: last assignment at WIPO marks highly interesting and promising. Waslooking for a longer and wider involvement in this department



Reuters Financial Software

• Software engineer

  • Jul 2000 - Aug 2007

  Taking part in development and maintenance of a key risk and portfolio managementapplication (Kondor+) for huge banking and trading clients, in C++/Java/Tibco Rendezvous.Acquired expertise in modules in charge of communicating financial data to external systemsand data reconciliation by means of broadcasting/subscription communication.Team position.Key achievements: acquired expertise and became lead in the field of data reconciliation andcustomization.Took part in a 3-months assignment in London to work on a new java-based financialframework intended to become the core of the next release of the productReason for leaving: had to move to Geneva so that wife could pursue