Patrick Bihan-Faou

Before June 23 1995				Permanent (parents)

397, Nelson Street				2, quai Jacques Sturm
Ottawa, Ontario					67000 Strasbourg
K1N 7S6				
CANADA						FRANCE

Tel.: (613) 230 86 32				Tel.: (33) 88 35 01 60

internet: u684327@site.uottawa.ca

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To pursue an international career in the software and telecommunications industry in a position offering challenging opportunities.

EDUCATION

1995

Diplôme d'Ingénieur en Informatique from INSA de Lyon (National Institute of Applied Sciences). Enrolled in an exchange program with the University of Ottawa for the 5th year (final year).

1990

Baccalaureat serie C - Mention Bien (High-school degree in science with an A average).

PERSONAL PROFILE

• I am a conscientious worker committed with high-quality
• I enjoy being part of a team, and I also know how to work independently
• I enjoy traveling, meeting new persons and sharing new experiences
• I am a quick and enthusiastic learner

SKILLS

Software Engineering Techniques

• Black-Box / White-Box / Grey-Box testing techniques
• Protocol Specification Languages: LOTOS, SDL, Estelle

Programming Languages

• C / C++, Pascal, Visual Basic, COBOL, SQL, SmallTalk, Prolog, Assembler
• Programming Tools: Architect (HP-UX GUI interface builder), FLEX, Bison, RPCGEN

Operating Systems

• UNIX (SunOS, HP-UX, BSD-Lite 4.4) & X-Window environment
• DOS & Windows environment, OS/2, Macintosh OS
• iRMX: a real-time Operating System developed by Intel

Languages

• French: native language
• English: fluent (610 at the TOEFL in 1994)
• German & Spanish: intermediate

Course Descriptions

• INSA's computer science department (in french)
• University of Ottawa's computer science department

WORK EXPERIENCE

Protocol Validation (from January 1995 to July 1995)

Specified and tested part of the ATM signaling protocols using the formal specification language Lotos (Language Of Temporal Ordering System) and the tools developed at the University of Ottawa.
I was part of the Lotos team of the University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada).

Software Development (from May to September 1994)

Designed and implemented a demonstration application linking a real-time monitoring software} (CIMVIEW) and multimedia tools under OS/2.
I worked 4 months at the IBM Research Center of La Gaude (Nice,France).

Software Development (from November 1992 to September 1993)

Designed, implemented and tested an international sales and client management tool on the Macintosh platform using the database system 4th Dimension.
I worked 7 months part time and 3 months full time at HELIX cie (Lyon, France).

Teaching Assistantship (from January 1995 to April 1995)

I was a teacher's assistant for a C language class, in charge of two hours of lab per week and the marking of assignments and projects.
I worked 4 months part time at the University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada).

MAJOR PROJECTS

Networking

Simulated a UNIX-based network using TCP/IP socket programming. This consisted of implementing the network layer, routing algorithms, transport layer and a talk like application using the OSI reference model.

Real-Time & Software Engineering

Modeled a leather factory supervision system, including stock management, production line control & machine-tool programming under the iRMX platform. For this project, I was part of a 6 students team.

Artificial Intelligence

Object oriented design and implementation of a music / voice recognition software on the Macintosh platform. This project was granted 2nd prize in an Apple student programming contest in 1993.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Clubs:

I was treasurer of INSA's sailing club (``les Big-Boys'') from June 1992 to June 1994 (I was in charge of a FF 60 000 budget).
I successfully organized a european windsurf competition for students (The Euro Funboard Student Cup) in 1993 & 1994.

Sports:

Sailing, cross-country & downhill skiing (member of the University of Ottawa ski team), badminton (member of INSA's badminton club).

REFERENCES

Available upon request.