jie.meng.gerard
À propos du candidat
10+ years back-end development experience
- Started developing in NodeJS in 2010. Proficient in JS, C/C++ and Python.
- Strong experience with DB & storage systems: MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Dynamo, S3, Minio…
- Strong DevOps experience: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP
- Experience with front-end development (HTML/CSS/JS, React, Angular, Vue) and experience working with front-end developers
Freelancing experience
I have accomplished missions for high profile customers like Accenture, Rogers Communication and Mail.ru.
Tech leadership experience
I’ve led team of 15+ software engineers (backend, frontend, AI, embedded engineers) through startup experiences where I was founder CEO/CTO (startups that raised between $600K & $2M and went through YC).
AI experience
Proficient in Python and 12+ years experience in AI. I’ve worked on voice technology for more than 8 years (ASR, TTS, NLP), developing voice systems for smart speakers and voice assistants. I’ve also worked on computer vision and self-driving systems in farming environments.
I did a PhD in Optimization and Artificial Intelligence at at LIP6 (Sorbonne University Computer Science Lab, formerly University Paris 6) supervised by Pr. Philippe Chrétienne, working on scheduling, optimization algorithms & data structures for big graphs, on a satellite launching problem in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
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Education
PhD supervised by Pr. Philippe Chrétienne working on scheduling, optimization algorithms & data structures for big graphs, on a satellite launching problem in collaboration with the European Space Agency. Laboratory: https://www.lip6.fr/
Ranked 1st in the MD graduation class & obtained a French government scholarship to do a PhD at the LIP6 (one of France top Computer Science lab).
Advances courses in Mathematics & Physics to prepare the entrance to the most selective French engineering schools.
Travail & Expérience
I founded GERARD FARM which develops autonomous milk farms operated by self-driving robots running on pasture and powered by cow manure. I led the tech team, stack: NodeJS, Python, C++, Kubernetes.
I founded Maybe Electronics which develops a smart speaker that can teach you Chinese with just your voice. Later on, we pivoted this smart speaker to a 3D virtual Chinese teacher app. I led the tech team, stack: NodeJS, MongoDB, Python for ASR/TTS/NLP, C++ for signal processing & embedded systems, AWS, Kubernetes
I co-founded Whyd which developed high-quality audio smart speakers (think Apple Homepod) before Amazon Alexa event existed. I led the tech team, stack: NodeJS, MongoDB, Python, C++, Azure.
