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Software architect and transition CTO — 30 years designing and delivering production systems. Today Claude Certified Architect (Anthropic), specializing in LLM agents, MCP integration, and applied AI in demanding contexts: confidentiality, complex business, scale.
My background in brief
Senior freelance since 2014 (formerly Super Malter, Toptal top 3%), after 18 years of tech entrepreneurship. Co-founder or CTO of 6 startups since 1996: Travelprice (1st real-time air booking engine and 1st secure payment in France), Manobi (WSIS Award 2003), Indust.ai (top 10% in Facebook/Microsoft/AWS/PartnershipOnAI Deepfake Detection challenge).
What I'm working on today
-LLM Agents in production— orchestration, tool use, MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration on client or server side, evaluation harness. Recent AI mission in FDE via Toptal.
-LLM Systems Architecture— technical choices, IS integration, scale.
-Applied AI Automation— pipelines, operational agents.
-Transition / Part-time CTO— technical vision, recruitment, due diligence, fundraising.
What I bring additionally
-DSL & compilation— business rule modeling (payroll, collective agreements, events). Recurring thread since 2010.
-Cryptography & Security— Netheos (CTO 2005–2008, PKI/JCE); Seclab (embedded USB isolation software, nuclear industry).
-R&D & research valorization— European collaborative R&D projects. Combinatorial background (DEA, Brandeis), DSL/compilation, Haskell formal methods (Matrix.ai). Former expert "Diagnostic Data & AI" Bpifrance (2019–2021).
What I'm looking for now
Short missions (2–3 days/week, ≤ 3 months) in LLM agent design, MCP integration, production AI architecture, or transition CTO. Available, Paris / Montpellier or full remote.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 20km), Montpellier (up to 20km)
Experience
- super.AIForward Deployed EngineerFebruary 2026 - April 2026 (2 months)Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) mission on super.AI's AI platform. Design, deployment, and adaptation of AI agents in client contexts.
- Combo (ex-Snapshift)Senior Architect Backend DeveloperMarch 2021 - January 2026 (4 years and 10 months)Paris, FranceHR SaaS for the restaurant industry. Modeling complex legal and conventional rules (HCR Collective Agreement, payroll, labor law) into internal business DSLs. Cross-squad architecture decisions, integrations with third-party systems. Stack: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL.
- Founder InstituteDirector @October 2020 - August 2021 (10 months)Paris, FranceLocal Director of the world's largest pre-seed accelerator (4,500+ companies accelerated since 2009). Coaching and selection of early-stage founders.
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Education
- Computer Engineering/ElectronicsESIEE Marne la Vallée2001Formation d'ingénieur généraliste avec une spécialisation en système embarqués temps réel.
- Master's Degree in Fundamental and Applied Computer ScienceUniversité de Marne la Vallée2001Spécialisation en combinatoire algébrique (mathématique fondamentales). Formation fondamentale en mathématique et informatique pour préparer un doctorat en informatique fondamentale.