Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Technical expert with 19 years of experience: I turn your ideas into functional products and unlock your complex tech projects. Specializing in Blockchain, Gen AI & Agentic AI. Results: +$6.5M raised for my clients. Stack: Java/Spring, React, LLM, Smart Contracts, EVM Blockchain, Agentic AI

I am the technical expert you call when:

- You have an innovative idea (Blockchain, AI, Web3) but don't know how to make it happen

- Your tech product isn't working and you need to unblock the situation quickly

- You need an external CTO to structure your tech and scale

- You need to conduct technical due diligence before investing or raising funds

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lausanne (up to 50km)

GRYDL SARL
Freelance CTO Blockchain & AI
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
September 2015 - Today (10 years and 11 months)
Genève, Switzerland
Client Portfolio:European Innovation Council (EU), SWAY Finance SA, LITI Capital SA, Quantpulsar, Alpine Tech SA, Tennis AI LLC, Square Factory SA, Cerealia SA, Cube Mobile SA, Genius Yield, Stokenx Sarl, Orange, Ark Ecosystem, Central Bank of Tunisia

Technical Project Management
Managed web development teams using agile methodologies, from concept to production
Led innovation workshops, product specification, and project steering from design to production
Designed architecture and developed AI web platforms integrating AI Agents with RAG and multi-agent orchestration (LangChain4j, LangGraph, Java, Elasticsearch, GCP, React)
Implemented MLOps/AI SaaS platforms for deploying machine learning models in production environments

Strategic Expertise & Consulting
Technical evaluation of innovative Generative AI and Blockchain projects as an official expert for theEuropean Innovation Council (European Commission - EU Horizon Europe)
Blockchain strategic consulting for financial institutions and startups, including due diligence and technological advice
Technical consulting and architectural guidance that enabled startups to raise seed funding exceeding 6.5 million CHF
Multi-domain security audits covering Solidity smart contracts, web applications, and IT projects
Technical and strategic support for startups as Startup Coach for InnoPeaks (Groupe Mutuel Incubator)
Speaker and trainer for blockchain technology professionals (France, Switzerland, Senegal, Tunisia) and contributor of technical articles for Le Temps (Swiss business newspaper)
IT Project Management Blockchain Agile methodology Generative AI Innovation
SWIBECO SA
Chief Technology Officer
E-COMMERCE
November 2016 - September 2018 (1 year and 10 months)
Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
Designed and executed the IT strategy, built and managed a development team in Portugal, delivering the product from concept to production with over 10,000 active users
Designed and operated cloud infrastructure, implemented CI/CD pipelines ensuring platform reliability with 99% uptime
Evaluated and integrated IT solutions and third-party providers (Datatrans, payment gateways, APIs) into the platform ecosystem
External API Integration CI/CD Management Project Management CTO SAAS
SQLI SA
Technical Project Manager
DIGITAL AND IT
November 2011 - September 2015 (3 years and 10 months)
Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
Managed IT project portfolio for the Commercial Register and the Department of Justice of the Canton of Vaud, coordinating external providers, IT teams, and business stakeholders
Technical coaching and agile management of a digitalization project for the State of Geneva
Pre-launch technical audit of the Nespresso global e-commerce platform, ensuring security compliance and performance optimization
Wrote technical responses to RFPs for SQLI SA
Digital Transformation JAVA/JEE; Project Management Workshop Facilitation