Awoma Strasbourg, Alsace, France Research & Development Manager, CEO
Company. Awoma is a development tools vendor, specialized in the Java EE (J2EE) environment. Awoma products include ThinStructure Framework, a unique framework that enables business oriented developers (Cobol, 4GL, Visual Basic, PowerBuilder) to develop Java web applications, and ThinStructure DB Studio, a powerful data manipulation tool. Awoma facilities are found in the United States (Sales, Marketing) and in France (R&D, Production, Quality Assurance, and Technical Support).
Research & Development Manager. The development of the core technology was initiated by the end of 2002. It implied many web, Java, XML and parsing technologies (covering Java, Servlets, Java EE, HTML, JavaMail, JDBC, XML, Eclipse...). Other technologies were studied like EJB, JSP, JSF...
The first phase of the technological project was to master all the Java EE technologies, in order to find a corresponding development paradigm with procedural development. This step required in-depth technology acquisition (conference in the United States, attending numerous user groups, training of co-workers).
The second phase was to realize our proof of concept and transform it in a product, following classic – but dynamic – project and team management, while keeping our specifications.
The third and last phase was to deliver, verify the suitability with customers and users, insure technical support and offer maintenance.
During these steps, recurring tasks were needed: technology intelligence (study of potential competitors products, Java EE market trends), management of the technical team, follow-up of customers. My responsibilities included IT strategy choices (web site, e-commerce, security…) These tasks were realized in a highly international environment with customers in the United States and partners in Great Britain and Germany. On this technical site, my main responsibilities were:
Company’s IT strategy.
Management of resources.
Study and validation of needs.
Overall project management.
Validation of technical solutions.
Securing the appropriateness between developments and needs.
Technology intelligence.
Results were:
Quality deliverables within deadlines.
High level of employee loyalty.
High satisfaction of users and customers.
CEO. As the CEO of the company, I was in charge of the organization of both the French company and the US subsidiary. Capital raising among Business Angels. Writing of Business Plans in French and in English. Interaction with local government, accounting, law firms, various agencies…
Technologies. Java (Java SE, Java EE), Informix 4GL, Servlets, HTML / XHTML, CSS, JavaMail, JDBC, XML and its derivates, HTTP, UML, Eclipse, make, CVS, Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, Windows, Informix, MySQL.
