Colin Guyon, Software Engineer

{ Web Full Stack & WASM / UI / Embedded / Connected objects / Robotics }

37 years old • colin.guyon@gmail.com • +336 62 35 66 83 • colinguyon.com • driving license
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Software Engineer, simulation softwares in the medical field | InSimo 2018 - 2024 (in position)
    • Team player in an agile environment, contributing to biomechanical simulation softwares for surgical training and education
    • Offline-First app with cloud synchronization, JavaScript (ES6), Electron, Vue.js, Jest, Node.js, CouchDB + PouchDB, JSON Web Token, Nginx + Lua ...
    • Online ultrasound simulator, for the diagnosis of COVID: diSplay by InSimo
    • WebAssembly (C++ ⇾ Web) (Emscripten)
    • Python, C++, SOFA Framework (for physics-based simulations), distributed compilation, CMake, FASTBuild
    • Git, unit testing, continuous integration... DevOps: Docker, Linux servers
  • Embedded Software Engineer, UI & Middleware, Linux, digital TV | Wyplay 2010 - 2018 (7.5 years)
    • Team player in an agile environment, working for worldwide operators: Vodafone, SFR, R, Proximus, CANAL+, SKY, AT&T ...
    • UI tech. leader / Python referent. Conception of a MVC framework and associated tools. Python applications, embedded in set-top-boxes / media-centers. Web applications for some clients (JavaScript / HTML 5 / CSS 3)
    • Middleware development in C/C++, and REST server in Python
    • Android: AOSP / Java / JNI / PyJnius
    • Conception, development, maintenance of components. Code reviews, continuous integration ...
    • Version control: Git and Mercurial
  • Engineer application internship (Linux embedded, UI, digital TV) | Wyplay 2010 (6 months)

    Within UI team, optimisation and enrichment of the applicative and graphic framework. Embedded Linux environment, Python language.

  • Software development internship | Ifremer (French research institute for sea exploitation) 2009 (4 months)

    Development of a data management system and aiding of underwater glider remote piloting. Python programming, JABBER / XMPP protocol, Linux.

EDUCATION
  • 2006 - 2010 Engineering school | ISEN Toulon, France (Superior Electronics and Numeric Institute)

    2nd year of preparatory class, followed by the engineer curriculum, broad-based to begin, then with a strong emphasis on informatics and digital electronics.
    Last year specialism: software engineering in information systems.

  • 2005 - 2006 Preparatory class | CIV, France (International Center of Valbonne)

    Mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering sciences.

  • 2002 - 2005

    Jean Moulin High school (Draguignan, France): Scientific Baccalaureat (mathematics speciality)

SKILLS

  • Python 2 / 3, Cython OOP, Embedded Linux, UI, Web backend and REST server (Flask - similar to Django, SQLAlchemy, Jinja, Bottle), Kivy, ctypes, PyJnius, pytest, mock, Jupyter Notebook, Web scrapping .... Profiling, optimization, memory leaks tracking, development of tools ...

  • C, C++ Embedded middleware, UI, microcontrolers. GDB, Valgrind ...

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SKILLS (continuation)

  • Linux At work (ideally) and personal environment

  • JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS 3 Embedded or desktop web apps and websites. ES6, Node.js, Express, Vue.js, React, Jest, Electron, Babel, Webpack, Stapes, Promise, lodash... and "vanilla" JavaScript

  • WebAssembly, allowing to bring C/C++ to the Web. Emscripten.

  • Java, especially Android applications

  • Graphic design and implementation of graphical user interfaces: 2D & 3D UI using Python, C, OpenGL, Web FrontEnd ...

  • SQL databases SQLite, MySQL, ... and NoSQL MongoDB, CouchDB

  • Git and Mercurial

  • Microcontrolers dsPic, Arduino and similar, ESP32 (WiPy), nRF52832 (BLE Nano v2), nRF52840... C, C++ or MicroPython.

  • Raspberry Pi (personal projects using Python / C / Cython).

  • I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, analog peripherals and sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, light, temperature, motion (PIR), distance (IR), rotary encoder, capacitive switch, LED driver, servo drive, 7 segments display, .... Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE (low energy).

  • PHP

  • Image editing / processing / creation. Good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.

  • English frequently used at work. TOEIC (885 points) as well as FIRST Certificate of Cambridge (European level: B2) during my engineering curriculum.

  • Agile methodologies

PERSONAL PROJECTS
  • 2020

    Connected thermostat (K-thermocouple, up to ~1300°C) for a small ceramics oven. Raspberry Pi Zero W, Python & Sanic Web server, VueJS. Control and clear definition of the firing program of the ceramics with a curve, from any device (smartphone, computer...).

  • 2019

    Connected photo frame and dashboard (still ongoing). Raspberry Pi, touch screen, Python, Kivy UI framework. Remote sensors with ESP32 microcontroller (Pycom WiPy 3), MicroPython, Bluetooth LE (low energy).

  • 2018

    Website for an agency specialized in engineering of buildings.
    JS / HTML 5 / CSS / SVG (Front-End) & Python / Flask / Jinja2 / SQLAlchemy / SQLite (Back-End).

  • 2016 - 2017

    Creation of an interactive lamp, with brightness management depending on the position of the hand of the user. Arduino (Trinket), C/C++, infrared distance sensor, PIR motion sensor.

  • 2016 - 2017

    Creation of a wooden tactile lamp, with motion sensing. Arduino, C/C++, 3W LED and RVB LED, EEPROM.

  • 2016 - 2022

    Creation of a connected luminous alarm clock, controllable with a smartphone Android app and Bluetooth connection. Wooden casing, 3W LED, digital display, temperature and motion sensors, music player, light beats according to bass/medium/trebles (optimized calculation of FFT in C thanks to GPU_FTT), Bluetooth LE remote actions ...
    Python / C / Cython / Android native application / Raspberry Pi
    See details on wakepiup.colinguyon.com.

  • 2013

    Website for an urbanism agency: habitatetsociete.fr. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python backend: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Jinja2.

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PERSONAL PROJECTS (continuation)
  • 2010

    My new photography website: photo.colinguyon.com. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX & JSON, PHP 5, SQL database.

  • 2009

    Creation of a RGB lamp with dsPic microcontroller. Color change by inclination with 3-axis accelerometer, Bluetooth PC connection with a Java software: LED management depending on sound.

  • 2009

    Website for an urbanism agency: PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX.

  • 2007

    My first photography website: colin.guyon.free.fr/photo. XHTML, CSS, JavaScript.

ENGINEERING SCHOOL PROJECTS (ISEN Toulon, France)
  • 2009 - 2010

    5th year project: integration and evolution of a services platform aimed at proposing to the ISEN students web services such as SVN server, wiki, blogs... Linux environment. Study and integration of software components, such as Zimbra.

  • 2009 - 2010

    Java projects, working in teams:

    • IRC chat client/server (level 3 CMMI project, team of 5 persons). Java + OpenGL (JOGL) UI. Communication protocol based on serialized objects.
    • Paint, web server ...
  • 2009

    4th year technical project (5 persons team): realization of a Quadcopter, controlled by computer using Bluetooth. Creation of the 2D + 3D graphic interface of the control software using Java + OpenGL (JOGL). Live visualization of the orientation of the helicopter with a 3D model. Management of sent/received data.

  • 2009

    Project for Junior-ISEN-Toulon: realization of the multilingual website of a winemaker, using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX, with an administration interface: client management, image gallery...

  • 2008 - 2009

    Low-level graphical optimization project. Aim: create a graphical animation in C + OpenGL, then optimize it to increase the FPS as much as possible while keeping an identical rendering compared to the non-optimized version. Best project.

  • 2008 - 2009

    ISD at the students' union. Conception and realization of the association's website (PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX).

  • 2007

    Technical project in electronics (4 persons team): realization of a heart beat meter (the usage of a microcontroller being forbidden).

  • 2007

    Technical project in informatics (4 persons team): realization in C of a fish simulation software with predators and baits. Realization of the UI using 2D + 3D OpenGL, and integration of the modules including the physic engine.

PERSONAL INTERESTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES
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