My career as an engineering leader has been a journey through diverse technical landscapes, from pioneering Free-to-Play games to architecting enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure. This path has provided a deep understanding of what it takes to build resilient and innovative engineering cultures. Today, I apply these foundational principles through an AI-native lens, focusing on creating the smart, seamless user experiences that are shaping the future of technology
AI/ML: NLP (ASR, NLU, NLG, TTS), Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG
Architecture: Microservices, DevOps, CI/CD, Scalable Systems
Cloud Platforms: AWS, Meta Infrastructure, On-Premise to Cloud Migration
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Leadership & Strategy
Executive Leadership & Organizational Scaling: Proven track record in defining engineering vision for global teams of 90+ engineers. Expert in attracting, hiring, and mentoring top-tier talent to foster a culture of excellence and develop future leaders.
AI-Native Leadership & Data Strategy: Strong background in leveraging data analytics and ML to drive business insights. Demonstrated success in leading teams to build AI-powered products like Bixby and implementing AI-native approaches in core operating systems.
Business & Financial Acumen: Strong command of P&L management, budget forecasting, and aligning technology investments with strategic business objectives, drawing on experience as a Founder/CEO with full P&L ownership.
Leading a 29-person organization (22 Engineers, 7 Contractors) across 3 teams to execute a critical OS upgrade for VR headsets leveraging AI-native approach, saving 66% of previous costs through improved tooling and automation.
Scale the organization by 25% by hiring and developing top engineering talent (Top 10% interviewer at Meta).
Enhance media experiences on VR headsets by integrating advanced codecs (Dolby, Spatial Audio), directly improving the user consumption experience and engagement time.
Drive knowledge sharing and strategic alignment across the organization by leading two major internal summits (220 and 1500+ participants).
Previously, led a 23-engineer organization to enhance the core video conferencing experience for millions of users, driving the architectural vision for real-time media processing at scale.
Led 3 engineering teams (24 engineers) to overhaul the critical AWS end-to-end billing workflow, a system processing all AWS invoices monthly.
Owned the technical roadmap and strategy ensuring alignment across 30+ teams and 4 timezones at AWS. Implemented a telemetry-based improvement that reduced execution time by 25% with no regression.
Scaled the organization by 30% by hiring and developing top engineering talent and fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence.
Launched Bixby Voice 2.0 in the French market, leading a 60+ person organization across 6 specialized AI teams (ASR, NLU, NLG, Chatbot, TTS, Q&A) to deliver a localized AI assistant to millions of Samsung users.
Built the Paris office from the ground up to 60+ engineers while orchestrating a complex, multi-national program, aligning stakeholders across continents and evangelizing best practices in CI/CD, code quality, and security.
Secured key partnerships with content providers (Marmiton, Allocine) and global platforms (Spotify, Google), enriching the Bixby ecosystem and driving user engagement.
Owned the full P&L while directing the product lifecycle for 3 cross-platform serious games (PC, Console, Mobile), managing a team of 15 and expanding the company's reach into new European markets.
Co-defined company strategy and held P&L responsibility while leading a 30-person engineering organization to create a next-generation mixed-reality social communication platform.
Drove the company's AR/VR technical strategy, building and coaching a high-performing team in a fast-paced startup environment.
Launched the company’s first Free-to-Play Mobile Business Unit, scaling it from 0 to 60 people with full P&L, before being promoted to Technical Director of a 90-person engineering department (6 Engineering Managers + 3 Assistant Technical Directors).
Transformed the engineering organization by implementing a modern CI/CD pipeline and new training programs, cutting onboarding time by 50% and boosting productivity by 20%.
Architected a foundational, cross-platform Free-to-Play mobile framework that was used to launch 5+ titles.
Co-founded and scaled a profitable web and mobile gaming company to 86 employees and €5M in annual revenue without any external financing with 32% of revenue from international markets.
Co-led the production of 38 agile projects and delivery of 20 Free-to-Play games with over 10,000+ concurrent users.
Led the complete IT and digital transformation for a 25-agency real estate group, modernizing the company’s technology stack and business operations by managing a team of 17 engineers and contractors.
