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Freelance CTO & Cloud Architect with over 15 years of experience, I lead complex technical projects by bringing a strategic vision and operational expertise.
Co-founder and CTO of ShirkaLAB, I have built and managed teams of up to 20 people at Lagardère (Mobile, Front-end, and Cross-functional Projects divisions), led the redesign of critical IT architectures, and supported companies like NRJ Group, BNP Paribas, Radio France, UGC, and Universal Music in their digital transformation.
AWS Solutions Architect (Professional) certified, I design robust, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures:
Serverless architectures on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, S3)
Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform)
Microservices & REST APIs with PHP Symfony and Node.js
CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud cost optimization
My expertise also covers:
Technical team management (recruitment, skill development, Agile/Scrum organization)
Technical direction & CTO as a Service for startups and scale-ups
Scoping and architecture of projects from scratch
PHP Symfony, Node.js, React, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
Looking for a freelance CTO to define your technical stack, scale your AWS infrastructure, or strengthen your team? Contact me for a 30-minute discussion.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- ShirkalabCo-founder CTODIGITAL AND ITOctober 2018 - Today (7 years and 10 months)Région de Paris, FranceShirkaLAB is an agency specializing in voice applications. ShirkaLAB advises, develops, and supports its clients in all stages of creating their voice applications on Google Assistant & Alexa.ShirkaLAB is also a publisher of intelligent, positive, and user-friendly voice applications in the fields of education, entertainment, and youth. Our goal is to entertain and promote learning by leveraging the potential and interactivity of connected speakers, skills.
- LagardèreProject DirectorPRESS AND MEDIASeptember 2013 - September 2018 (5 years)levalloisIn charge of a team of 20 people across 3 divisions:• Mobile (iOS/Android), responsible for over 40 applications with 3.5 million monthly users.• Front-end, integration of the group's websites and execution of web and mobile operations.• Cross-functional projects (CRM, authentication, UGC, transcoding, image management).Projects Completed:- Development of the group's mobile applications: Elle, Elle à table, ParisMatch, Télé 7 Jours, Europe 1, RFM, Gulli, Ma grossesse, doctiPharma, Mon bébé, Club Doctissimo.- Creation of a multi-brand CRM and integration of the Cheetah Digital platform.- Development of a brand platform to facilitate the deployment of special operations and mini-sites.- Creation of FaaS services on Amazon for content APIs and an image processing service.- Development of the Elle Horoscope service for Google Home.
- StoryLab Edition / StoryLab StudioCTO - PartnerPUBLISHINGJanuary 2010 - January 2017 (7 years)Région de Paris, FranceStorylab is a pure player in the digital publishing market, founded in 2010. As both a publisher of 100% digital books (www.storylab.fr) and a creator of enriched e-books (www.storylab-studio.com), we combine triple expertise in editorial, technological, and marketing.
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Education
- MSTUniversity Paris VII2000
- DUTUniversité Nancy 21998
Certifications
- AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – SpecialtyAmazon Web Services Training and Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAmazon Web Services Training and Certification