Cedric Druck, Developer in Brussels, Belgium
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Cedric Druck

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Statistics Developer

Location
Brussels, Belgium
Toptal Member Since
December 30, 2019

Cedric is an experienced software engineer with a strong mathematical background (operations research, analytics, AI, statistic) and an entrepreneurial spirit. He loves working in small structures, playing multiple roles, and bringing value to help the business grow. He's also very hands-on with strong technical skills. Cedric's strongest business expertise is in technical solutions and services in clinical trial forecasting and management.

Portfolio

Belenox SRL
Git, Docker, Docker Compose, Optimization, Plotly.js, Three.js...
4G Clinical
Supply Chain, Statistics, Programming, GPT, Natural Language Processing (NLP)...
Belenox SPRL
HTML, Python, Angular, Optimization, Simulations

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Jira, Docker, PyCharm, MacOS

The most amazing...

...things I've created were three world-class clinical trial management pieces of software using NLP, simulation, and optimization.

Work Experience

Owner | Principal

2019 - PRESENT
Belenox SRL
  • Implemented proper development environment for a non-IT company, including Git / Bitbucket, Bitbucket pipelines, branching strategy, pull request restrictions, JIRA, proper unit testing, validation, and release documentation.
  • Designed and implemented a full-fledged single page application in React with a Django back end, and deployed over Azure (Postgres, back-end VM, static website). The application is used to design electromechanical motors.
  • Chose and implemented specific technologies including realistic and interactive 3D views of motors, mathematical plots of the physical properties, dynamic optimization, and control over its progress.
Technologies: Git, Docker, Docker Compose, Optimization, Plotly.js, Three.js, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Azure, React, Django, Python 3

Vice President, Forecasting | Vice President, Engineering

2015 - 2019
4G Clinical
  • Joined forces with ex-competition to define the 4th generation of randomization and trial supply management software solution and service.
  • Lead the proof of concept, incorporating the two major technical innovations, which got later validated by Harvard professors.
  • Grew and led a 20 people engineering team, including back- and front-end developers, DevOps and IT engineers, manual testers, and test automation engineers.
  • Supported the company's development in close collaboration with the CTO and CEO.
  • Switched to leading the second software offering consisting of a new, cutting edge trial supply demand and supply management software after the company grew a successful business based on the first software application.
Technologies: Supply Chain, Statistics, Programming, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), GPT, Flexmonster, D3.js, Lodash, AngularJS, Angular, TypeScript, Django REST Framework, Python, Django, PostgreSQL

Owner, Principal

2014 - 2018
Belenox SPRL
  • Consulted in Clinical Trial Supply Excellence with top Pharma and software providers.
  • Redesigned legacy software into cutting edge single page applications.
  • Contributed to business development for a previously developed, leading simulation software.
  • Created innovative software to aid clinical trials industry.
  • Founded the company in 2014 with the intent to help the pharmaceutical industry optimize their clinical trial supply chain through consultancy and software development.
  • Delivered clinical trial supply chain excellence projects with top pharmaceutical companies worldwide in collaboration with an international team and leveraging existing expert software solutions.
  • Helped develop client's software solution sales to pharmaceutical companies.
  • Led major software solution development through architecture, tech choices, team lead and implementation.
  • Invested in research and development, in particular in developing an innovative software leveraging public clinical trial data to support providers marketing activity.
Technologies: HTML, Python, Angular, Optimization, Simulations

Product and Project Manager

2014 - 2015
IDDI
  • Led technology choices for the company's principal software application revamp.
  • Helped to modernize the company's software development activity through tools and agile project management.
  • Helped to screen and hire C# and JavaScript developers.
  • Led a team of five, responsible for implementing the new version of the software.
  • Acted as the principal software developer and ensured quality, mathematical soundness of the solution.
Technologies: Supply Chain, Statistics, Bower, JavaScript, C#

Consultant | Senior Software Engineer | Team Lead | Practice Manager

2005 - 2014
N-SIDE
  • Successfully delivered a variety of software-based optimization projects for clients worldwide in the fields of Pharmaceuticals, Energy production, Steel industry, Chemicals.
  • Brought the company's main pharmaceutical solution CT-FAST from its infancy to become a top-tier clinical trial supply chain simulation software.
  • Trained, coached, and led a team of 10-15 software engineers and consultants.
  • Maintained a satisfied client base through consistently successful project delivery and application support.
  • Increased awareness through various conference speeches, prospect demos, and pre-sales meetings.
  • Helped define and execute the business practice's strategic plan together with the CEO.
Technologies: Distributed Computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Supply Chain, Parallel Computing, XML, Statistics, Simulations, Swing, Java

Optiflex // Electromagnetic Motor Design Software

Implemented a proper development environment for a non-IT company, including Git/Bitbucket, Bitbucket pipelines, branching strategy, pull request restrictions, Jira, proper unit testing, validation, and release documentation. I designed and implemented a full-fledged single page application in React with a Django back end and deployed everything over Azure (Postgres, back-end VM, static website). The application is used to design electromechanical motors. I chose and implemented specific technologies including realistic and interactive 3D views of motors, mathematical plots of the physical properties, dynamic optimization, and control over its progress.

4G Clinical's Prancer RTSM

Fourth-generation randomization and trial supply management system. I leveraged NLP for a faster-than-ever specification cycle and developed an unprecedented resupply algorithm. I built super generic and complete features that are the best in their class.

4G Clinical's "4C" D&DP for Clinical Trials

Next-generation forecasting system for clinical trials using NLP to adapt to various levels of input.
2000 - 2005

Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

Université Catholique de Louvain - Belgium

Libraries/APIs

React, Lodash, D3.js, Three.js, Plotly.js, NumPy, Pandas

Tools

PyCharm, Bitbucket, Jira, Bower, Docker Compose, Git, MATLAB, Bugzilla, Jenkins, Slack, CPLEX, Mercurial

Frameworks

Django, Django REST Framework, Angular, AngularJS, Swing

Languages

Python, Python 3, Java 8, TypeScript, Java, C#, AMPL, Regex, HTML, XML, YAML, Scala, JavaScript, Google Apps Script, Less, SQL

Storage

SQLite, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, JSON, SQL Server 2010

Paradigms

Parallel Computing, Distributed Computing, Agile, Scrum, Linear Programming, Constraint Programming

Platforms

MacOS, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Eclipse, Docker, Amazon EC2

Other

Optimization, Statistics, Flexmonster, Programming, Supply Chain, Simulations, Mathematics, Discrete Optimization, Nonlinear Programming, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Probability Theory, Supply Chain Optimization, Mixed-integer Linear Programming, GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT)

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