Rémi Besnard
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Paris, France
Toptal member since September 17, 2019
Rémi is an experienced full-stack developer specializing in Django, Python, React, TypeScript, and Redux. He is a French engineer who graduated from both ENSAM Engineering School (France) and EAFIT University (Colombia). He is fluent in four languages and has experience in the defense and automotive industries.
Portfolio
Experience
- Git - 9 years
- MySQL - 8 years
- Python - 7 years
- Django - 6 years
- PostgreSQL - 5 years
- Redux - 2 years
- React - 2 years
- Django REST Framework - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, IntelliJ IDEA, DataGrip, WebStorm, PyCharm
The most amazing...
...performance issue I resolved using MongoDB resulted in the response time dropping from over five minutes to less than two seconds.
Work Experience
Full-stack Web Developer
Binovate Labs
- Created new microservices for the main company's product which was a management software for healthcare companies. OAuth technology used for users' authentication.
- Optimized the slowest pages. These were primarily statistics pages, implementing MongoDB. Loading times dropped from several minutes to less than two seconds.
- Improved Agile methodologies implementation inside the team.
- Implemented AWS DevOps features: Alarms, queue services, and Cloud storage auto-cleanup.
Project Engineer
Renault
- Implemented KPI and the internal continuous improvement plan: Client's rejections reduced from 20% to less than 5%.
- Managed 20 simultaneous modifications on a vehicle.
- Facilitated easier communication between the French on-site and Romanian offshore team.
Laboratory Manager
EAFIT University
- Created a management system tool in VBA for the warehouse laboratory to experiment with innovative picking strategies.
- Organized workflows and got the laboratory up and running with four workers.
- Researched warehouse optimization.
Desktop Application Developer
Thales
- Developed a prototype for a network simulation software.
- Created a UI design respecting functional specifications.
- Created demonstration use cases to validate features.
Experience
Website Modernization
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Technologies used: Django, Python, Bootstrap, PostgreSQL.
Cheese Dairy Application
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Technologies used: Django, Python, ReactJS, JavaScript, Material UI, JSS, PostgreSQL
Education
Master's Degree (Dual Degree with ENSAM) in Industrial Engineering, Project Management
EAFIT University - Medellín, Colombia
Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Project Management
ENSAM Engineering School - Angers, France
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
CPGE Chevrollier - Angers, France
Certifications
MongoDB Udemy's Certification
Udemy
Skills
Libraries/APIs
HTMX, React
Tools
Git, PyCharm, WebStorm, DataGrip, IntelliJ IDEA
Languages
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Frameworks
Django, Django REST Framework, Redux, Qt
Storage
NoSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Industry Expertise
Project Management
Other
APIs, AWS DevOps
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