Description

IoT connectivity professional with several years experience in post sales and pre sales role.

Previously working with Unabiz (Sigfox technology owner) as IoT Consultant to analyse customer needs then design, price and deploy solutions to connect their assets.

Also working with Actility (LoRaWAN leader) for 7 years as Operations Technical Manager (customer front) to integrate and deploy widely LoRaWAN connectivity with major international telco operators.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

UNABIZ, Sigfox technology
IoT Solution Consultant
May 2023 - Today (3 years and 1 month)
Paris, France
Pre sales and post sales Solutions IoT engineer. Design, price and deploy custom IoT solution for sensitive applications, based on Sigfox, LoRaWAN or cellular technologies.

► Understand customers expectations & needs to propose the best options.
► Propose and build scalable & robust solution of software & hardware with a preliminary cost/performance analysis.
► Lead integration work for LPWAN technologies convergence.
► Deploy and manage solution, adapted devices and gateways, network servers & middlewares to customer application server.
ACTILITY, IoT connectivity solutions
Technical Manager Operations / Project Manager
November 2015 - February 2023 (7 years and 2 months)
Paris, France
Technical manager for LoRaWAN national roll out in EMEA region (+70 countries with major TelCo operators) 40k gateways, 2M devices

Deployment and validation of customers IoT project through customized IoT connectivity
platforms and infrastructures (Russia, Serbia, France, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Finland, Oman, ...)

► Technical responsibilities: IoT network administrator, DevOps, system integrator, IoT
security, data network protocols, LoRaWAN protocol, Unix administrator, IoT
devices/gateways/server, Telecom tools and services referent
► Cost saving: New process definition, ease internal and customer services
► Customer facing: Deployment technical focal point, project kickoff, solution definition,
trainings, workshops
► Coordination and collaboration with clients, R&D, sales, partners, suppliers, project
managers (from 2 to +20 stakeholders)
► Security integration and audit response, validation test strategy

► Deployment, configuration and support on end-to-end IoT chain actors

- SaaS Core servers: installation, configuration et maintenance. Data flow to Microsoft Azure, AWS IoT, IBM Watson. HSM configuration.

- IoT Gateways: from integration to roll-out (Multitech, Kerlink, Foxconn, Tektelic, Cisco, Raspberry, Tracknet...) Security enhancement (VPN, firewall, encryption), interfaces failover, OS, packet forwarder, backup/restore, customers specificities, NTP, DNS, GPS, backhaul priority, ethernet/cellular/wifi interfaces, LoRa radio channels, core servers connections. Unix tools creation for base stations customized image. Mass remote upgrades/patches

- IoT devices: configuration and roll-out support according to LoRaWAN specifications,
secure activation process, LoRa packets debugging and maintaining service quality.

- Networks and services, roaming, geolocation, data flow, secure device activation, multicast, Radio planning, field tests, noise scan, high availability tests, AS routing, mass provisionning, radio connectivity