Identity

Gaetan SEMET, Software Engineer
Address: 41 rue de Cugnaux
31300 Toulouse
France
Website : http://www.xeberon.net/gaetan/
Mail : gaetan@xeberon.net

Born the 15th of January 1982, Aged 26
French

Objective

Securing a position in an innovative, Hi-Tech corporation, in Embedded Linux Industry

Professional Experience

Since October 2005 (2 years)

Motorola SAS

• Software Engineer in Motorola SAS, Toulouse
  
• Development and Integration of different multimedia codecs (MP3, H.264, AAC) in a multimedia engine for DVB-H trials, presented to the public and press during different Technological Congress (3GSM,...)
  
• Co-working with a major silicium vendor for prototyping and integrating a GPU processor in a close phone for enhanced DVB-H profiles (multimedia codec integration, video rendering system development (driver + user space), system optimizations)
  
• Analyze and optimization propositions for the Multimedia Engine software for ArgonLV (Freescale ARM11 Processor) based product
  
• Conception of a Framework in C++ for IPTV abstraction Layer on SCMA11 platform (Freescale ARM11 Processor) (6 months)
  
• Integration and software development for the multimedia engine and enhanced user interface for IPTV feature for a Wifi product to be sold in France (Intel Xscale ARM9 Processor)
  
• Integration and optimization of audio codec on SCMA11 platform (Freescale ARM11 Processor)

Scholar Experience

2005 (6 months)

• Intership in DVB-H team, Advanced Technologie section, in Freescale Semiconductors, Toulouse, France.
  
• Conception of a multimedia solution of the DVB-H trial based on iMX21 plateform
  
• Intégration of H.264 and MP3 codecs for a démo
  
• Low level algorithm optimizations on StarCore (multicore DSP) Platform.

2004

• Second Year ISIMA Internship at the Macaulay Institute (MLURI), Aberdeen, Scotland (5 months).
  
• Development of a Generic, Secured, Distributed Computing Framework with the Microsoft .NET Middleware.

Education

2002 - 2005

• Computer science Engineering School ISIMA (Institut Supérieur d'Informatique de Mathématiques et de leurs Applications)
• Clermont Ferrand(63), France
• Equivalent to a master's degree in computer science
• Specialization for the last two years in embedded software development (C, C++, assembler, Linux,...)

2000 - 2002

• Classe Préparatoire, MPSI, then MP
• Lycée Lalande, Bourg-En-Bresse (01), France

2000

• Baccalauréat S
• Maths Speciality, Technologie Option
• Lycée Jean-Jaures, Le Creusot (71), France

School Projects and Associative Involvements

Since 2006

• President of Latin'Clave, an association promoting Latin Dances in the Toulouse Region.
• Course organisation, and open events around Salsa and Latin Dances
• Webmaster of the official site: Latinclave.com.

2004 - 2005

• Third year ISIMA Project : Conception of a hardware neuronal network based on several networked PIC processors, and using them to solve the problem of a hexapode walk.

2003 - 2004

• Second Year ISIMA Project: VHDL conception of the Floating Point Additionner for the SIMD, Multipurpose Freedom Microprocessor Project F-CPU. (100h)

2003 - 2004

• Founder Member and then public relationship responsible for the Robotic Association ISIBOT, participating for the first time to the E=M6 tournament (French Robotic Tournament).

2002 - 2004

• Administrator of the student server of ISIMA

2002 - 2003

• First Year ISIMa Project: Artificial Intelligence Simulator of an Ant colony (Multi-Agents) with OpenGL 3D visualization of ants and other country objects and animals, and animations (20h)

2002 - 2004

• __Founder Member, then Vice president and website responsible of the ARSC Association, managing the network and servers for 100 heterogeneous student computers.

2002

• TIPE (MP Prepa school project), Voice Recognition system based on MFCC algorithms.

Computer Skills

Expertise domains

DVB-H, IPTV, Codecs and multimedia codec optimised for embeded devices (ARM9/ARM11/XScale), Embedded Linux kernel (Montavista), driver development and optimization, ARM11 and XScale Microprocessors, Embedded HW/SW System and Architecture

Skills

• Software Engineering : C, C++, Assembler (ARM, XScale, x86), Java, C#, Delphi, UNIX scripts (Bash, Perl, Python)
• OS : Embedded OS, good knowledge on low level Linux Kernel, and User Interface developments, very good knowledge on Windows API (win32) and .NET framework.
• Networking : very good knowledge of TCP/UDP networking, good knowledge of Wifi et WiMax protocols, Security notions and server administration
• Web : HTML Strict, CSS, PHP, mySQL
• System Programation : Posix, Win32, IPC, Socket TCP
• Graphical Programmation : OpenGL, DirectX, GTK, QT, QT/E, QTopia
• Scientific Software : MatLab, Maple, Scheme (LISP), Fortran
• Hardware development : Verilog, VHDL, System C, Xilynx, Mentor Graphics, Hardware Architecture matériel for embedded devices,
• Office : Excel, Word, Access, LaTeX
• Photography : Photoshop, The GIMP

Languages and Hobbies

Languages

• English : fluent (6 months in Scotland and work in a international, English speaking company, since 2005)
• Spanish : learning level (5 ans)
• German : learning level (3 ans)

Hobbies

• Computer : Self-taught computer scientist before enginering school, development and maintenance of several personnal and associatives websites, GPL Projects contribution.
• Dancing : Salsa, Rock, Tango and Lindi Hop, president of an association promoting salsa in Toulouse.
• Misc : Robotic, Go Game, Photography

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