Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Thierry
Expert engineer in complex embedded systems with over 30 years of experience, covering system architecture, hardware, low-level software, and embedded cybersecurity.
Background
- 8 years at a major semiconductor manufacturer
- 12 years as COO of an innovative technology SME
- currently an independent consultant specializing in complex embedded systems
Areas of Expertise
I primarily work on embedded Linux and real-time platforms with high technical constraints:
- heterogeneous multi-core architectures
- BSP and hardware bring-up
- system optimization
- embedded machine learning, XNNPack and NPU delegation
- wired and radio communications
- embedded cybersecurity: cyber architecture, analysis, remediation
What I bring to a team
► Design and unblock complex systems
I often intervene when:
- a project becomes difficult to control
- performance is not meeting expectations
- the architecture shows its limits
- teams are stuck on deep system issues
- cybersecurity constraints become critical
My role is then to analyze the system as a whole, identify the root causes of problems, and build robust and maintainable solutions.
► Drive projects with high complexity forward
I work with both engineers and technical management:
- architecture structuring
- technical arbitration
- design reviews
- team coaching
- turning around troubled projects
I have extensive experience in environments where hardware, embedded Linux, real-time, embedded AI, and industrial constraints intersect.
Trilingual, I speak the language of the engineer, the manager, and the business leader.
LinkedIn: thierry.r.durand
Web: emb-exp.com
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Tours (up to 50km), Paris (up to 100km), Le Mans (up to 100km), Orléans (up to 100km), Angers (up to 100km)
Experience
- AcoemSenior Embedded Systems ExpertDEFENSE AND MILITARYMarch 2026 - May 2026 (2 months)Deep learning model deployment support on NXP NPU.
- System-level i.MX expertise: multi-core architecture, memory organization, runtime delegation, XNNPack, NPU, ...
- Model analysis: delegability scoring, data movement scoring
- Identification and resolution of delegation concerns
- Model optimization for delegation
- Led 3 training sessions with hands-on workshop to ensure knowledge transfer to the team
- Davey Bickford EnaexSenior Embedded Systems ExpertRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYJuly 2025 - January 2026 (6 months)BSP upgrade and optimization across multiple embedded platforms.Cybersecurity audit and remediation of blast control equipment for mines and quarries.
- Deployment of perimetric and in-depth security measures
- Securing of protocols and authentication procedures
- SBOM and CVE extraction and remediation
- Undisclosed start-upTech leadINTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)May 2022 - September 2022 (5 months)Suresnes, FranceDevelopment of a PoC: fall detection by embedded vision- i.MX8 Expertise- IP video stream acquisition and preprocessing- Linux runtime environment, Yocto framework- Implementation of the neural coprocessor (NPU)- Fine-tuning of a pre-trained Tensor Flow model- Porting Tensor Flow Lite for embedded integration on a proprietary i.MX8M-Plus platform- Post-processing routines for fall detection
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Education
- M.Sc. in MicroelectronicsISMEA - Institut Supérieur de Microélectronique Appliquée1993Master's level degree, micro-electronics, electronics, embedded systems. ISMEA is a specialized curriculum at the Ecole Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne
- Master's Degree in MechanicsUniversité Aix-Marseille1992
Certifications
- Business Strategy SpecializationDarden School of Business, University of Virginia2019