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Benjamin Lacroix

Engineer / Full Stack Developer

Education

Professional Machine Learning Engineer

Google Cloud
2021

Machine Learning

Stanford Online
2020

Secure Web Application developer

Appsec Academy
2019

Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks Certification

Udemy
2018

Game Development Certification

Swinburne University of Technology
2016

Mobile Robotics Certification

Swinburne University of Technology
2016

MSc (Engineer Degree) in Computer Science

CPE LYON
Award - best apprentice
2013 - 2016

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science

CPE LYON
2013 - 2014

BTUC Higher National Diploma, Sandwich courses - Electrical & Computing Science

IUT Toulon
2011 - 2013

Languages

  • French (Native)
  • English (Professional)

Interests

  • Kitesurfing
  • Coding
  • Traveling

Career Profile

French engineer from CPE LYON in Computer Science. I'm really curious and love to solve problems. If you have an idea and want someone to help you to develop it, just contact me!

I fell in love with iOS programming with SWIFT

I'm doing freelance but I'm also part of the startup weekend ecosystem that I really like. First, to discover awesome ideas, driven by awesome people, and second, to have fun, coding 24/24 during 3 days!!

I'm also passionate about machine learning and AI in general.

I'm a big fan of competitive programming in AI, optimization and algorithms (top 0.5% among more than 2.5M competitors).

Experiences

Freelance

2020 - Now
Siwise

Tailor-made development of optimization solutions.

Frontend, API and backend development of complete platforms (customer management for example).

  • Technologies :
    • ReactJS, NestJS, Python, Django, Java, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker.
    • Socket.io for real-time.
    • Postgres, MySql and mongo.
    • E2E and unit testing.
    • Monitoring and supervision (grafana).
    • Load testing using k6 and locust.
    • Micro-services architecture.
    • CI/CD using Gitlab and Github.

    • CTO

    2017 - 2021
    Prixtel

    Responsible for setting and driving tech strategy and architectural direction for Prixtel, championing engineering culture and developing world-class technical talent.

  • Telecommunications & Advertising industries.
  • Working with :
    • Biggest advertising companies in the world such as Google & Facebook.
    • French telecommunication companies.
  • Managing a team of 10 to 15 people.
  • Costs reduction of the IT via cleaning, refactoring and optimization.
  • Technologies :
    • C++, Python, Angular, Symfony, Java.
    • AWS, Docker, kubernetes, Grafana etc.

    • Full Stack Developer - Freelance

    2016 - 2018
    ProtUp, TOULON

    IT services company I own. iOS, Android & Javascript applications

  • Agile process #Scrum in collaboration with other companies / Freelances
  • Tools :
    • Trello
    • Slack
    • Jenkins
  • Technologies :
    • Java, Swift, ReactJS, Symfony.
    • GCP, Docker.

    • Founder & CTO

    2015 - 2016
    Find a Comrade, LYON

    I founded Find a Comrade in 2015 in Ireland. This project is now live and the team is composed of 4 developers and a marketing team. I was in charge of the iOS app and to give directions to everybody.

  • Agile process #Scrum
  • Tools:
    • Trello
    • Slack
    • Jenkins
  • Conferences:
    • Web Summit - Dublin
    • Wolves Summit - Warsaw
    • RiseConf - Hong Kong
  • Technologies :
    • Java, Swift, ReactJS, Symfony.
    • GCP, Docker.

    • Android Developer + Java Spring

    2015 - 3 Months
    Xetec, Dublin
  • Nativ Dev
  • Scrum

    • Technical Manager

    2013 - 2016
    EDF, LYON

    Head of data homogenisation and migration inside the Nuclear Solution Center.

  • C# development
  • Informatica Data Quality Center
  • Informatica Powercenter
  • Oracle database administration

    • Project manager

  • Datahistorian application - IP21
  • C# software

    • Technician - IT

    2011 - 2013
    Vishay, Hyeres

    Largest american manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.

  • C & C++
  • Wiring & Printed circuit conception

    • Projects (entrepreneurship)

    Pasts projects

    Taiwan, here I am! - One year with a working-holiday visa to discover the Taiwanese ecosystem and its technological wealth. During this unforgettable adventure, I had the opportunity to discover new ways of working and dive deeper into programming.

    That was also an incredibly fun and inspiring year spent exploring Souhteast Asia.
    Find a Comrade - A mobile application introducing those new to the city to each other via user-generated and sponsored events. Live on Android & iOS.
    Tamalou - A mobile application representing a connected healthbook. Live on iOS.

    Skills & Proficiency

    REACT

    Python (AI)

    SWIFT & Xcode

    SQL & PL/SQL

    Nodejs & Javascript

    Java & Android

    HTML5 & CSS

    Wordpress

    Robotics

    Sketch & Photoshop