Alexandre FILIPIAK
24, single
filipiak@essi.fr
http://filipiak.chez.tiscali.fr	
81 Grampian Way, Langley, SL3 8UF Slough Berkshire, UK
Tel: 079 0679 4383	
	
Objective	
	A position as a software engineer. Availability : immediate.	
	
Education	
2003 	Ecole Supérieure en Sciences Informatiques(Graduate Engineering School), Sophia Antipolis, France	
	“Diplôme d’ingénieur” (equivalent to a master’s degree) with distinction (70%).
Specialization in real-time, embedded & distributed systems.
Included 1 year at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland as a Socrates scholar.	
	
2000 	University of Pau, France	
	Obtained a two year basic degree (majors: mathematics and computer science) with distinction(70%).	
	
1997	Lycée Louis Barthou, Pau, France	
	Baccalaureat "S" (equivalent to high school diploma, with scientific subjects).	
		
Languages	

	French English Spanish	native language 
fluent (a 2 months placement in the USA and 1 academic year in Ireland)
academic knowledge	
	
Computer Science Expertise	
	Object Languages
C++, Java	> Various projects using RMI, Swing, Webservices, Systems Programming, …	
	Distributed Systems
J2EE & .NET Frameworks, CORBA	> A virtual bank website with J2EE.
> A search engine website with .NET	
	Modelisation
UML, Rational Rose	> Modelisation of a toll. Team work(4 persons) with weekly reviews during 2 months.	
	Embedded Systems
J2ME framework, Javacard	> An electronic purse using the Cyberflex Toolkit of Schlumberger/Sema(for smart cards)	
	Security
 Firewalls, ssh, ssl	> Setting up of a network for security. Masquerading, Apache & Sendmail settings.	
	Real-time programming
C, RTLinux	> Decoding of infra-red signals coming from a remote control.	
	SQL : Oracle SQL*PLUS, MySQL	
	IHM : Tcl/Tk, Swing	
	Web Design : Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro	
	Softwares : JBuilder/Jboss, Visual Studio, Maple, Matlab, Dreamweaver	
	O/S : Unix, Linux, RTLinux (Real-Time Linux) ,Windows	

Professional Experience	
	May 2003 / Sept 2003	Software engineer placement at the ACROE/ICA LABORATORY (research association for artistic expression tools), Grenoble, France 	
		Made in-depth research on the escapement mechanism of the piano. Designed models using Physical Modelisation(concept created by the ACROE laboratory). Made experimentations on a real-time keyboard doted with retroactive force to validate the models.	
		Technologies	Unix ; C	
	
	Nov 2002 / April 2003

(working 
2 days per week)	Software engineer placement at ALCATEL SPACE INDUSTRIES (satellite manufacturer), Cannes La Bocca, France	
		Joined the flight software validation team. Designed and implemented a server to make the team access the validation means through a queue. Created a GUI for the team to dialog with the server conveniently. Performed demonstrations and made corrections accordingly.	
		Technologies	Unix ; VxWorks  ; C ; Tcl/Tk	
	
	Aug 2002 / Sept 2002
	PHP/MySQL programmer at GENEANET (Genealogical Database Network), Paris, France	
		In charge of 2 websites affiliated to a large genealogical website called Geneanet (www.geneanet.org). Ran and maintained Geneabook (www.geneabook.org), a search engine to find ancestries indexed in old books. Initiated the universal genealogical tree project of Geneatree, which merges every genealogical tree in the world.	
		Technologies	PHP ; MySQL ; Javascript	
	
	Jan 2002 / July 2002	Stock Taking at TAKE STOCK, Dublin, Ireland (during week-ends)	
		Drew up inventories in Irish supermarkets to finance my studies.	
	
	July 2001 / Sept 2001	Cook at BRADY'S HOAGIE DOCK/DELI, Avalon, New Jersey, USA	
		Cooked sandwiches, grilled chickens & fries.	
	
Personal	
	Driver’s licence.
Enjoy cycle trips (joined Grenoble / Saint-Tropez last summer in one day).
Playing the piano. Fond of musicology and Latino-American dances.	
		
References	
Jean-Loup Florens
relationship : last employer
tel : +33 4 76 57 46 70
email : jean-loup.florens@imag.fr
address : Laboratoire ACROE-ICA, 
46 av. Félix Viallet, 38 031 Grenoble Cedex, France	Jean-Yves Tigli
relationship : main teacher
tel : +33 4 92 96 51 81
email : tigli@essi.fr
address : ESSI, 930, Route des Colles BP 145
06903 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France