CTO

Eric Samson Phone: +1-571-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

Enterprise Software Infrastructure Strategist with 23 years of experience in management of technical teams and technical/marketing expertise in innovative Information Technologies. Strong ability to understand market orientations and turn them into successful solutions. Proven capability to explain complex technologies with simple words and to convince and federate customers, colleagues, investors around new projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROGRESS SOFTWARE since 2008

Software Infrastructure vendor, Boston, MA. www.progress.com

CTO Data Services

Defined the strategy and marketing of the new Data Services Platform and Cloud Computing products.

Identified market opportunities and work with R&D teams to align products with them.

Promoted company’s products and strategy: meetings with analysts, interviews with journalists, writing of articles and white papers. Lectured at various events like SOA World, Data Services World, The Open Group conference…

Led and coordinated the contribution of PROGRESS into various standardization committees (OASIS, JCP, Open SOA, etc.).

Synchronized efforts between the technical teams of the company in order to better share information and identify possible integrations (ESB, EII, ESB…).

Contributed to business development as a member of the executive committee and Office of the CTO.

XCALIA 2001-2007

Data Integration vendor, Paris, France. www.xcalia.com

Founder and CEO, then CTO

Managed the early stage: finance, marketing…

Raised $13 M with 4 large European VCs, to finance sales and marketing development in Europe and in the US.

Defined the company’s strategy and vision: Data Integration through Data Services.

Initiated and significantly contributed to the standardization of Data Access in Java through the JDO, EJB and JPA specifications within the Java Community Process (JCP).

Initiated, designed and developed the Data Services concept, initially with IBM and BEA.

Contributed to the standardization of Data Services through the creation of the Open SOA consortium and then through the OASIS consortium.

Lectured in many international IT conferences like JavaONE, JavaPolis, JAOO, SOA conference, etc.

Recruited and managed the technical teams: R&D, support, QA and consulting.

Identified and managed the key partners: IBM, MICROSOFT and SUN.

Contributed to the foundation of the Interop Vendor Alliance.

Sold the company to PROGRESS (see above).

VERSANT Europe 1998-2000

Object Database vendor, Paris, France and Fremont, CA. www.versant.com

Technical Director

Over-achieved objectives by 25% (4.8 M$ in 2000).

Lectured in many international conferences (OMG Days, Java User Groups…).

Recruited and managed pre-sales, consulting and support teams.

Negotiated a global agreement with a local sub-contractor to manage all training activities.

Managed main customers: FRANCE TELECOM, ALCATEL, BNP, SAGEM, EDF, THALES…

Sustained technical relationships with key partners: IBM, SUN, BEA, IONA, BORLAND…

BUSINESS & DECISION 1996-1997

Business Intelligence and Decision Support consulting company, Paris France. www.businessdecision.com

Technical Director

Managed the new “Object and Database Technologies” business unit (2 M$).

Managed the most important French data warehouse projects: ATOCHEM, CREDIT AGRICOLE, SUEZ, TF1, LILLE HOSPITAL, MIDAS…

Established the company’s technical procedures, rules, policies, QA…

ALLWARE CONCEPT 1990-1995

Consulting company dedicated on mentoring on new technologies, Paris, France.

Founder and CEO

Managed finances with banks and VCs.

Defined the company’s technical strategy.

Sustained relationships with key partners: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES and IBM.

Published many articles in the IT press. Lectured in many international conferences.

Sold the company to BUSINESS & DECISION (see above).

ALCATEL TITN, Telco Manufacturer, Massy, France 1989

Software research engineer

Optimized a flexible workshop planning and ordering system using Artificial Intelligence techniques.

ELF (now TOTAL), French oil company, Paris, France 1986-1988

Project Manager

Designed and developed a site management system on first client-server environments (Clients on PC, Servers on IBM 3090 and Cray II).

AIR FRANCE, French airline, Paris, France 1985

Analyst-programmer

Designed and developed the company’s first decision support systems.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris. Ranked 2nd.

Bachelor of Science, Operating Systems & Computer Graphics, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris.

TRAINING

Management training: high-level management training while sailing on the sea.

Customer Selling CentricTM: sales training.

Professional Sales SkillsTM: face-to-face negotiation sales training by LEARNING INTL.

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