Christopher Walker 54, avenue des Deux Clochers 94450 Limeil-Brévannes (France) Phone: +33/0 661.46.52.28

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25 years old, born in Paris Dual citizenship: France and U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected]

Education 2003: Project Management for Integrated Systems in Automotive and Aerospace Vehicles (SYVAT), Mastère degree, ENSAM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts & Métiers), Paris. (One-year curriculum) Main topics: systems engineering and project management 2002: Computer Science, French engineering degree (Ingénieur), UTBM (Université de Technologie de BelfortMontbéliard.) Major: software engineering. (Three-year curriculum) Topics: programming theory, software engineering, database development, human-machine interfaces 1999: Telecommunications and Networks, technical degree, University of Paris. (Two-year curriculum) Topics: networks, telecommunications, computer science, electronics

Work Experience March-September 2003: Valeo Climate Control (VCC) branch headquarters in La Verrière (France). Within a branch R&D project (development of a smart stepper actuator for air conditioning flaps, running on LIN bus) I was responsible for project schedule integration & follow-up, as well as "engineering change requests" followup for modifications to stepper development. Proposed improvements to engineering change request tool. Aided in multilingual discussions and negociations. Initiated new employee integration meetings. March-August 2002: Axión - Red de Banda Ancha de Andalucía (Andalusia broadband network) in Seville (Spain). Developed and implemented a robust and inexpensive transparent firewall/NAT/router solution for the corporate network, based on two machines running OpenBSD. Supplied written technical handbook in Spanish and trained network administrators to use the new tool. September 2000-February 2001: BMW A.G. in Munich (Germany). Rebuilt and developed the intranet website of the Competitor Engines Analysis department, using HTML, Javascript, Perl and desktop applications for content creation. Integrated with third-party knowledge management/archive solution. Ensured site compliance to corporate graphic identity and web standards and good practices. February 2000: assurweb.com in Paris. Fully rebuilt the multilingual search engine core (not the user interface). Assessed needs and advised the client (start-up business). Implemented using ASP and ODBC/Access technologies. April-July 1999: RATP (Parisian transports authority). Developed and implemented an intranet-to-Minitel (French service network) gateway. Implemented third-party middleware with ASP and ODBC/Access technologies. Rebuilt and aesthetically and ergonomically reworked the preexisting user interface.

Languages English, French: native languages (bilingual) Spanish, German: good reading, writing and speaking abilities Dutch, Korean: elementary knowledge

Bright Evolution test: English: 4.8 out of 5.0 German: 4.2 out of 5.0 Spanish: 4.0 out of 5.0

Equivalences: TOEIC : 950/990 TOEFL : 576/600

Skills Languages: interpretation, technical translation (chiefly between French and English) Web and database: experience with Apache, IIS; ASP, PHP, HTML/CSS; MySQL, Access Graphics and D.T.P: technical familiarity with Dreamweaver (Macromedia); Indesign, Photoshop (Adobe) Computer: PC administration, setup and maintenance; familiar with common desktop applications Manual work: use of common wood-, metal- and stone-working tools

Background information • Extended foreign experiences: USA, Germany, Spain.

Travels: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland.

• Community involvement: co-founder, -administrator and -mailing list moderator (500 subscribers) of

international student group Zecity; service and table waiting at Christmas Eve dinners for the elderly and poor, working with two nonprofit organizations, since 1986. • Leisure activities: photography, traveling, languages; hiking, cycling, rowing; car maintenance and driving. • European and U.S.A. driver’s licenses and car