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Fractional CTO | Expert Embedded IoT & AI | From Strategy to Production
Looking to develop an innovative product? I will guide you from strategy to production.
16 years of experience covering the entire chain: hardware, firmware, software, cloud, AI, from design to industrialization. I founded Coho, an IoT+AI startup acquired by an international group, whose product was used by the French equestrian team at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
I work as a fractional CTO: a few days a week, immediately operational, without the constraints of recruitment.
What I do concretely:
- Product strategy and techno-economic feasibility
- IoT/AI architecture and technology choices
- Prototyping and development (embedded, backend, AI)
- Coordination of technical teams and subcontractors
- Scaling from prototype to industrial production
My goal is simple: for your product to succeed.
Based in Grenoble, available for projects in France, Switzerland, and Europe.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Grenoble (up to 50km), Chambéry (up to 50km), Annecy (up to 50km), Genève (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)
Experience
- Seven Lakes SolutionsFounderINTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)January 2026 - Today (5 months)Grenoble, FranceFractional CTO for startups and SMEs developing innovative products integrating IoT or AI. I intervene from product strategy to industrialization, covering the entire technical chain: hardware, firmware, software, cloud, embedded AI.My goal is simple: for your product to succeed. I bring complete expertise without the constraints of full-time recruitment, immediately operational, with the flexibility to adjust my workload according to project progress.Available for projects in France, Switzerland, and Europe.
- CohoCEO & FounderINTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)January 2017 - December 2025 (8 years and 11 months)Grenoble, FranceCreation and complete development of an IoT+AI startup from A to Z: hardware (PCB, sensors), firmware (Python/Linux), cloud backend, mobile application, embedded AI. Fundraising (nearly €1M combined), team of up to 6 people. Product deployed at the Paris 2024 Olympics with the French equestrian team. Acquired by Gallagher Europe in 2024.
- Gallagher Europe / Dijkstra GroupChief Technology OfficerINTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)March 2024 - December 2025 (1 year and 9 months)Grenoble, FranceFollowing the acquisition of Coho by Gallagher Europe, I continued the development of the solution as CTO within the group. 100% international environment in English, with teams spread between the Netherlands and France. Management of complex AI and software developments, maintaining product velocity during the ownership transition, multi-country technical coordination, and integration of the solution into the group's ecosystem.
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Education
- Electronics EngineerGrenoble Institute of Technology2009Ingénieur en électronique
- Electronics EngineerUniversity of Waterloo2008Année d'échange au Canada