Bertrand Mollinier Toublet                      bertrand@bmt-online.org
99 S. 14th st. #14                                       (408) 971 0239
San Jose, CA 95112


Skills
    * Java programing, the Java standard library, J2EE, JSP & servlets, 
      JNI, Swing & AWT, Spring Framework and MVC models.
    * XML technologies, DTD, W3C and RelaxNG schemata, DOM and 
      proprietary Java bindings (Dom4J, XOM)
    * C programing, ISO C and embedded extensions, VxWorks RTOS, SPARC 
      assembly
    * Audio signal processing, speech analysis and synthesis, Matlab + 
      Simulink
    
Key accomplishments
    * Designed and developed an XML temporal database.
    * Implemented the mapping of arbitrary data onto XML to allow 
      querying with languages such as XPath.
    * Developed a model of a complex real-world cell-phone communication 
      path to support research in joint source-channel coding and speech 
      processing.
    * Supervised the development of a software component contracted with 
      an external, India based, company.
    
International experience
    Fluent in English, French, Spanish and good command of German
    Held positions in the U.S., France, the U.K. and México.
    
Education
2002
    - MSc in Telecommunication Technology at Aston University, UK
    - French engineering diploma (equivalent MSc) in telecommunication 
      at ENST de Bretagne, France

References available on request.

Immigration status: permanent resident.

Relevant experience

Since August 2003: nexB, inc., Mountain View, CA

    Lead developer for an IT asset management platform launched by a startup.
    
    Achievements:
	- designed and developed XML temporal database for asset tracking.
	- released four iterations of the product with an increasingly richer set 
	  of features.
    
    Skills:
    - pair programing, the eXtreme Programing way
    - XML, Xpath, DOM and proprietary Java bindings (Dom4J, XOM)
    - Java & standard library, JNI, JSP, servlet, J2EE
    - Tomcat deployment, MVC model with the Spring Framework
    - assembly of open-source libraries.
    
April 2002 - October 2002: Cinvestav Guadalajara, Mexico, an academic 
                           research center

    A theory of information research project on joint source-channel 
    coding and applications to speech processing.
    
    Achievements:
    - supported the research of other graduate students and professors 
      by developing a model of a complex real-world cell-phone 
      communication path
    - wrote and published the corresponding MSc thesis
    - managed the tri-cultural environment of the project, a 
      collaboration effort between Aston University in the UK, ENST de 
      Bretagne in France and Cinvestav in México.
      
    Skills:
    - Matlab & Simulink
    - ISO C interfacing to the Simulink API
    - digital signal processing, source coding, channel coding, speech 
      analysis and synthesis
      
November 2001 - March 2002: Motorola Communications Research Labs, UK

    A part time developer position with the software development 
    research team while studying at Aston University, UK
    
    Achievements:
    - helped deliver the team's project, a tool evaluating the quality 
      of complex software projects
    
    Skills:
    - Java, Swing & AWT, JNI
    - user interface design based on user requirements

July 2000 - July 2001: LSI Logic, Milpitas, CA

    A developer position in the audio firmware team for their DVD chips 
    ZiVA5 and DoMiNo.
    
    Achievements:
    - successfully developed several features of the system, such as the 
      MP3 codec, the HDCD decoder, a DTS detector, a delay component.
    - ensured the smooth development of a key system component 
      contracted with an external, India based, software company.
      
    Skills:
    - object oriented programing in C, SPARC and proprietary assembly
    - audio digital processing, FIP and IIP filtering, MPEG standard
    - team work, including code review and debugging of teammate's 
      components
    - project management and supervision
    
Summer 1999: Motorola Communications Research Labs, UK

    Achievements:
    - produced a proof of concept for the use of Bayesian networks in 
      the automatic evaluation of the quality of complex software 
      systems.
      
    Skills:
    - Java, JNI and integration of native code
    - ISO standard C and use of the JNI API
    - parsing of a structured language (JavaCC, Lex & Yacc)