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From prototype to reliable production: AI agents, business automation, conversational assistants, document search.
What sets me apart
- 17 years in software engineering, including 7 years in B2B SaaS and 3 years dedicated to applied GenAI
- End-to-end architect: scoping, design, industrialization
- Responsible production deployment of agents: safeguards (forbidden actions, human validation, restricted tool access), GDPR-compliant traceability, cost/latency monitoring
End-to-end GenAI platforms built
- gedia.ai: Intelligent DMS and conversational agent on a document corpus. Deployed in production, used by ~10 organizations.
- lelia.ai: Conversational assistant in labor law, in beta. "Best-practice" search on the Labor Code and ~245 collective agreements, automated monitoring (JORF/BOCC), verifiable citations.
- Eurochef: Prototype validated by the client. AI analysis of technical specifications/BOQs, matching & scoring from supplier catalogs on public tenders (professional kitchens/collectivities). 8 real cases, ~200 products from 15 suppliers.
In support: ~150 releases, ~1000 code reviews, 6 years of managing 5-10 developers.
Typical interventions
- AI agents and agentic workflows
- Context engineering: Semantic/hybrid/agentic RAG, Text-to-SQL, MCP, ...
- LLM document pipelines: ingestion (PDF, Excel, APIs, scraping), Docling, citations, summaries
- Architecture & model serving: Kubernetes, vLLM, self-hosted models
- LLMOps: CI/CD, evaluation (Ragas), observability, cost/latency control
- Tech Lead: scoping, team, production deployment, AI in the software factory
Stack
- GenAI: LlamaIndex, LangChain/LangGraph, vLLM, Hugging Face, Qdrant, Ragas, LiteLLM, Mistral, OpenAI, Anthropic APIs
- Dev: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, FastAPI, Celery
- Infra / DevOps: GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure (AKS), Terraform
- Data: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Montpellier (up to 50km)
Experience
- GEDIAGenAI Software ArchitectSeptember 2022 - January 2026 (3 years and 4 months)Toulouse, FranceEurochef: AI Assistant for analyzing Technical Specifications/BOQs to speed up tender costing- AI analysis of PDF/Excel technical specifications and automatic pre-filling of BOQs using LLM- PIM and automatic product qualification by LLM- AI Agent: Agentic RAG combining Text-to-SQL, semantic search, and scoringPrototype validated by the clientlelia.ai: Conversational agent in labor law (collective agreements) with automated monitoring and source citations- Architecture, development, and deployment of the platform (beta)- AI ingestion pipelines: Légifrance, BOCC, JORF, collective labor law, Labor Code- Vector embeddings indexing (Qdrant), anchored RAG, extraction and summarization by LLM- Persistent conversational memory, virtualized reading of large contentgedia.ai: Intelligent DMS and conversational agent on a document corpus- Extraction of DMS functionality into a decoupled service, independent deployments- RAG Pipeline: ingestion, indexing, hybrid search, citations within sources, summarization by LLM- Workflows with state machines, electronic signature- IAM migration to Keycloak, MinIO S3 storage- IaC: Terraform, AKS, Helm, CI/CD, observabilityCross-functional GenAI practices- Self-hosted models on French cloud (LLM, embedder, reranker) via vLLM and Hugging Face- Mistral AI, OpenAI, Anthropic APIs- Evaluation, observability, costs, and latency: Ragas, LiteLLM, Grafana/Prometheus- AI in the software factory: Copilot, Claude Code, team adoptionManaged a team of 5 to 10 developers (recruitment, skill development, Agile practices)Environment: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, React, Next.js, LlamaIndex, Docling, Qdrant, vLLM, Hugging Face, Ragas, LiteLLM, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure AKS, Kong, Keycloak, MinIO, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Helm
- Data SoluceSoftware ArchitectCIVIL ENGINEERINGOctober 2019 - September 2022 (2 years and 11 months)Toulouse, FranceSoftware architect for the Data Soluce platform, a collaborative digital twin SaaS for building owners and real estate asset managers (BIM, cloud).Supported team growth (from 4 to 10 developers) following a multi-million euro funding round (Groupe SMA + Banque des Territoires / Caisse des Dépôts, Sept. 2020).Platform deployed in production at Icade, Sogeprom, Korian (real estate investment, development, healthcare operator).- Full-stack architecture: microservices, asynchronous messaging (RabbitMQ), API Gateway, React/TypeScript frontend- Extraction and processing of digital BIM models (IFC), 3D visualization (Autodesk Forge)- Data pipelines, indexing, back-office- Delivery: containerization, CI/CD, deployments, bi-weekly releases- Quality: code review, ~90% test coverage, load testing- Monitoring, alerting, securityScrum practices (Jira, Confluence)Environment: TypeScript/Node.js, React, Python, Go, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Docker, Azure, Autodesk Forge, IFC
- GE Grid SolutionsR&D Software EngineerJuly 2017 - October 2019 (2 years and 3 months)Montpellier, FranceConfiguration tool for electrical substations (desktop application) for GE Grid (formerly Alstom Grid, following GE's acquisition of Alstom's grid division in 2015).International team of ~15 (Montpellier / India).- Implementation of business equipment specifications (calculator, field network, IEC 61850 addressing, gateway)- Development of database, addressing, rules, and UI modules- Bug fixing, ticket management, delivery, operational support- Task force mission in DubaiEnvironment: Java, Eclipse, IEC 61850
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Education
- Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science EngineeringUniversity of Avignon and the Vaucluse Pays2008Master génie mathématiques et informatique
Certifications
- Building AI Agents and Agentic WorkflowsIBM2026
- Generative AI for Software Development SpecializationDeepLearning.AI2026