PROFILE : EXPERT SOFTWARE ENGINEER
  • Philippe COVAL -- http://rzr.online.fr/job.htm -- mailto:philippe.coval[a]laposte.net
  • French Citizenship. Born on 1975 at Toulouse, FRANCE
  • Objective : A challenging position as lead developer involving GNU/Linux Open Source technologies : embedded, multimedia...
  • An experience in a international context would be appreciated (need auth to work outside Europe).
  • Current Activity : Contractor as Android/Linux expert, architect and developer for Civolution.
WORK EXPERIENCES : 10 years as Software Engineer
  • NewLC - Rennes France : January.2009/Present
    • Lead / Consulting for various customers and projects in the mobile industries (Architechture, Coordination offshore team)
    • Expert in Linux Mobile : Android, MeeGo, Maemo, OpenMoko, Qt, Java ...
    • Instructor : Designing portable applications using C++ Qt Framework.
  • Thomson - Rennes France : January.2008/2009 (Contractor)
    • Linux kernel developer (optimization, IPTV, Embedded Set top box)
    • Infrastructure manager (workflow, continuous integration, linux desktop, scm ...)
    • Release manager, deployment and customer support ( versioning , virtualization)
  • France Telecom R&D / Orange Labs - Rennes France : April.2004/2007 (Contractor)
    • Design and realization of applications resulting from FT's innovation in the following domains :
      • Multimedia : 3D Rendering, Video Codec, Augmented Reality (C++, OpenGL|ES, VRML, OpenCV, M3G, MPEG4)
      • Mobile computing, Embedded, crossplateform ports (Linux, Windows, ucLinux, WinCE, J2ME, Qt, CMake)
      • Networks : Streaming, Client/Server, and routing on a ucLinux based home gateway
    • Infrastructure manager and quality agent :
      • Automation of compilations, tests, validation process
      • Benchmarking Performance on optimization ( linux kernel's oprofile, gnuplot, python, nfs, shell, awk...)
      • Administration of collaborative systems, Bug Tracking (forge, SCM, svn, buildbot, lists, wiki, docs, scripts)
  • INRIA / IRISA - Rennes France : 2 years October.2000/2002
  • Internship R&D : IRIT / Transiciel, March.2000
  • System administrator & Web Developer - INSA (Engineering school), Toulouse FRANCE, Sept.1997/Feb.99
  • Several training courses and side jobs (more than 2 years if accumulated) : Webdesign, Free software ...
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE : Programming, Multimedia, Internet.
  • Methods & Quality : Design Patterns, Source control, Remote Collaborative work, Respect of Standards, Workflow definition Continuous Integration, Task automation
  • Programming : Design, OOP, Design Patterns, Portability
    • C/C++ : Templates, libraries STL, Qt, sdl, multi-threading ...
    • Java : android, JNI/CNI, j2me, rmi, jdbc, applets, servlets, libgcj, corba ...
    • Script Languages : Posix Shell, Python, Perl, sed, Makefiles, Lisp, Xml, Sgml, Sql. and Asm
  • Systems & Environment : GNU/Unix, Java, Windows, Mobiles.
    • GNU : Unix, Linux, crossplateform env, GNU toolchain (gcc, gmake, autotools, emacs,...),
    • Microsoft : cygwin, Visual C++, WIN32, WinCE, WinMobile, VMs
    • Embedded / Mobiles : Linux, Android, j2me, WinCE, sdk: Nokia, eclipse, gcj
  • Computing Culture : Open-Source technologies, multimedia
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND : 5 Years
  • Post-MS graduate degree : Engineering, Computer Graphics, (French DESS / Specialization year)
    UPS (5th Year 1999) , Grade : First / Good
  • BS and Master Degree in Computers Science (French diplomas : licence and maitrise)
    University of Sciences "Paul Sabatier", Toulouse FRANCE
  • My native language is French and I read/write English daily online and not shy to talk.
  • Also I have a few German Spanish and Russian and Malay notions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS :


More details can be accessed through the links of the online version : http://rzr.online.fr/resume.htm

Other details and references are available upon request.

CV also available in French : http://rzr.online.fr/cv.htm

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http://rzr.online.fr/resume.htm - 1996 - 2011