Vincent CARON 43 years old vincent _at_ zerodeux.net Download GPG key

Software Developer & Consultant English version   |   Version française

Education

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1999 - 2000	Computer graphics DEA (Advanced Study Diploma) Attended the EDIIS (Computing and Society Information Doctoral School) Option DISIC (Documents, Multimedia, Images and Information Systems)
1996 - 1999	Ecole Centrale de Lyon (Master of Science / Engineering) [Diploma] Specialisation in computing.
1994 - 1996	Preparatory classes Mathématiques spéciales et supérieures M at Lycée du Parc, Lyon

Skills

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Operating systems	Good and up-to-date knowledge of system programming with GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and MS Windows Past experiences with Solaris and HP-UX.
Programming	Mastering and daily use of C, C++, Perl, Bourne Shell and PHP Significant experience with Pascal, Python, assembly on x86 and m68k
Software	Mastering of GNU/Linux, gcc, gdb, Apache, Samba, Bind, OpenSSH, MySQL, PosgreSQL, CVS, SVN, Postfix, FreeRadius, OpenLDAP
Realisations	Available on line at http://zerodeux.net/projects Administrator and moderator of the GNU Savannah and Gna! collaborative development sites Co-founder of the Gna! project
Miscellaneous	Practical and theorical knowledge : - signal processing : (mainly) audio and video - electronics : PCB design/layout, microprocessors and computers architecture
Languages	French : native tongue English : fluently written and correctly spoken (TOEFL: 600) German, Spanish : notions

Professional experience

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2004, December	Bearstech Associate. Services and consulting about free software, integration and development. - autonomous appliances (backup, router, file and mail server, etc.) - specialized e-commerce web sites (newspaper, real estate) - teaching (Perl, Python, C, GNU/Linux admin. and prog.)
2004, February 2004, November	VIA net.works Systems and network infrastructure maintenance, development of appliance based products - daily maintenance and enhancement for an ISP operating network (2500 clients: ADSL, e-mail, web, firewall, etc.) - development and deployment of different appliances :   antivirus for e-mail, groupware for mobiles, agile & multifunction appliance (Sun/Cobalt Qube-like) - development of supervision tools (updates, backup, production, configuration) for all appliances
2002, August	Freelance software developer Cross-platform programming : system (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, MS Windows), networking and graphics Mekensleep (2002, August - 2004, January) : - maintenance of Nevrax's NeL MMORPG support library - development of the Underware game library - research work on alternative rendering methods (eg: cellshading)
2001, January - 2002, June	Imaginary Ways - Video games oriented development Founding member, co-manager - various prestations (expertise, development). Clients : BrandToOne, Cryonetworks, CTO Networks, Carapace - development of a cross-platform technology for massively multi-player on-line video games - development of the portable NGL software library as Free Software
2000 August - October	BrandToOne / AIR Paris Chief Technical Officer - managing technical related questions with clients and providers - technology analysis, specifications writing - ASP and PHP maintenance, IIS and Apache administration
2000 March - July	Cryo Networks R&D trainee (DEA) - industrial and academic technology survey on distributed virtual environments - cooperative development platform set up and methodology advice
1999 April - August	Cryo Networks Engineer trainee (scholarship ending, ECL) - GNU/Linux and Solaris port of the SCOL/Windows technology - SCOL extensions writing (HTTP client and server, all platforms)
1998 June - August	Quaeris Engineer trainee (ECL) - development and integration of an on-line and multi-user 3D environment (SCOL technology)