Emmanuel Benoît's personal page

Self-taught programmer and systems administrator

General information

• Born on the 19th of February 1981, in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France
• French nationality
• E-mail address: ebenoit@ebenoit.info

Employment history

• September 2009 - present : Freelance developer
• October 2008 - June 2009 : Programmer - G.R.E.F. laboratory (INSERM)
  
  • Development of a LIMS for a screening platform,
  • connecting various computers to the network,
  • network security audit,
  • computer hardware assistance and advice,
  • software assistance (both installation and use),
  • assistance with the development of IFR66's web site,
  • advice and deployment of specific software solutions,
  • development of data treatment programs.
• April 2003 - August 2007 : President - DHASIL non-profit organisation
  Organisation management ; preparing quotations ; conception and implementation of dynamic web sites for the organisation's customers ; conception, implementation and day-to-day maintenance of the organisation's network ; interventions on the customer's computers and networks.
• Oct. 2000 - April 2003 : Programmer - Neptune Internet Services
  Development of a management system for internet access points: Debian-based custom Linux distribution, access control software, client/server software to collect accounting data, hotline for the access points' users. Web site programming for Neptune's customers as well as internal tools. Occasional contributions to the company's system administration for specific software or services.
• Sep. 1998 - Oct. 2000 : Unpaid job - Neptune Internet Services
  Helping Neptune's on-site customers at Neptune's internet access point

Related experience

• September 2008 - present : AlienArena
  Contribution to various parts of the game's code (server, Linux-specific code, console improvements, TrueType support); help with debugging and Autotools migration; currently working on GUI overhaul.
• June 2006 - present : Legacy Worlds
  Conception and development of the game ; server preparation and configuration ; day-to-day administration of both the server and the game.

Skills

Spoken languages

• French : native speaker
• English : fluent; 6 years studies and self-teaching; used in both personal and professional contexts.
• German : basics

Education

• 1999-2000 : DEUG MIAS (failed)
• 1998-1999 : IUT Informatique et Génie Logiciel (failed)
• 1998 : French baccalauréat

Miscellaneous

• Music : accoustic, electric and bass guitar; computer-assisted music writing.
• Biology : I am quite interested in molecular biology and genetics.