Yann Lechelle

Yann Lechelle

Creative & Versatile Technologist, Entrepreneur

Paris Area, France

Current
  • Owner at Sens Digital S.A.S. (Sole Proprietorship)
  • Founder & Chief Architect at ETHERYL S.A.S. (www.etheryl.com)
Past
  • Founder & CEO at ETHERYL S.A.S. (www.etheryl.com) (Sole Proprietorship)
  • Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at American University of Paris
  • Director of Software Development at Global Crossing
  • Partner at SPNC
  • Principal Software Engineer at Cambridge Animation Systems
  • Principal Software Engineer at Dreamworks Animation
  • Software Engineer at Effix
  • Sofware Developer at selfemployed (Self-employed)
Education
  • INSEAD
  • American University of Paris
Connections
318 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Yann Lechelle’s Summary

My goal is simply to bring innovative technological solutions to the marketplace, with a focus on software but not excluding hardware, at an executive level, in *ANY* industry.

Deep software experience in the following fields: Trading, Visualization, Social Networking, Animation, Academic Admissions. Strong sensibility in: Consumer electronics, Mobility/Wireless, Articifial Intelligence (Neural Nets).

Random keywords: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Multi-platform Software Developement, serious power-user of day-to-day convergent technologies, RAD, Reader-Extended PDF Workflow, Online Community Platforms for Professional Networks and Academic Institutions, Software for Admissions Offices and Alumni Associations, Social Network Management (closed community specifically)...

Yann Lechelle’s Specialties:

Low burn rate management (1x successful startup bootstrapping), M&A negotiations (2x successful exits), software & server architecture, conceptualization, software prototyping & development...


Yann Lechelle’s Experience

  • Owner

    Sens Digital S.A.S. (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2007Present (1 year 3 months)

    This entity is currently my holding company... and allows me to dispatch my consulting services to Etheryl and others, and is the incubator of things to come.

  • Founder & Chief Architect

    ETHERYL S.A.S. (www.etheryl.com)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2007Present (1 year 4 months)

    Since Etheryl has been acquired, I have been helping maintain, improve and transition our suite of products from academia-only to a general purpose "closed community & network centric management" platform, to address our 3 core markets: academia, professional associations & corporations.

  • Founder & CEO

    ETHERYL S.A.S. (www.etheryl.com) (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 2001June 2007 (6 years)

    ETHERYL (www.etheryl.com), a lifestyle venture boostrapped out of a personal need-based idea, was grown from a prototype piece of code, to a recognized and internationally used B2B solution, featuring business schools such as INSEAD, Manchester Business School, HEC Paris, Oxford, as well as professional entities such as Manpower, Alstom, Procter & Gamble Alumni of France, European Professional Women's Network and many others.

    A group of private investors eventually acquired a majority stake of the debt-free, cash-flow-positive & profit-making entity in June 2007.

  • Adjunct Professor of Computer Science

    American University of Paris

    (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

    September 2003December 2003 (4 months)

    The computer science department needed temporary help to restaff. This was my opportunity to create a course from scratch and teach 3 classes per week during Fall 2003.

  • Director of Software Development

    Global Crossing

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    February 2000July 2000 (6 months)

    Facilitated integration of our dev team & corresponding software assets (see company below). Successfully transferred working knowledge to colleagues, subordinates and new recruits. Drove continuous improvement and production of legacy market data software.
    Conducted R&D on Digital Signatures, XML streaming protocols, and secure instant messaging. Left to undertake an MBA @ INSEAD.

  • Partner

    SPNC

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    December 1996January 2000 (3 years 2 months)

    Provided software and consulting services to New York’s top 15 banks (trading rooms). Sustained strategic redistribution relationship with Reuters Canada while competing against Reuters US! Led management and development efforts on cutting edge financial market data and Internet software. Handled all aspects of SPNC’s Internet presence (web site and email communication system). Designed complete visual corporate identity.

    Contributed to the sale of SPNC to IXNet/GlobalCrossing, as partner and key holder of IP and know-how, up to final negotiations.

  • Principal Software Engineer

    Cambridge Animation Systems

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19951996 (1 year)

    Designed the first version of a generic Asset Management system + API to help integrate the Animo Animation Software suite with client's own Asset Repositories (Dreamworks & Warner Brothers namely).

  • Principal Software Engineer

    Dreamworks Animation

    (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

    19961996 (less than a year)

    On a mission for Cambridge Animation System to Dreamworks SKG and Warner Bros. in L.A. - integrating digital asset management platforms.

  • Software Engineer

    Effix

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 1993October 1995 (2 years 3 months)

    Effix Systèmes, is now a part of the Reuters company.

    As lead graphical user interface designer, I defined the foundation of what is today known as Reuters 3000 (or Kobra, or X-Tra [...]) , a front-office technology platform for traders that has generated over a billion dollar of sales (software and service) since.

    My claim to fame here is to have "borrowed" the object-oriented and visual programming nature of Interface Builder on NeXTSTEP (now Xcode on Mac OS X) and turn Kobra into a first of its kind on the trading floor.

  • Sofware Developer

    selfemployed (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

    January 1987August 1989 (2 years 8 months)

    Co-developed with my cousin an online community platform (at the time called BBS or Bulletin Board System) as well as a script compiler running on Atari ST. Cash poor, we used the subsidized French Minitel as server modem using a pretty cool hack! We eventually sold hundreds of licences of "Halley & Ellipse"...


Yann Lechelle’s Education

  • INSEAD

    MBA, General Management, Entrepreneurship, 20002001

    If you don't know about INSEAD (leading BSchool based in France), learn some there: http://www.insead.edu/discover_insead/who_we_are/index.cfm

    Activities and Societies:
    President of New Economy Club, Webmastering of BdE activities, Organizer of the annual E-Forum
  • American University of Paris

    Bachelor, Computer Science, 19901993

    Graduated Summa Cum Laude
    Senior seminar on NeuralNets (Sound & Shape recognition)


Additional Information

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Yann Lechelle’s Interests:

Social networks (at the algorithmic and human level!), consumer-level technology early adoption, basketball, squash, classical music & jazz (sax & piano)

Yann Lechelle’s Groups:

BoostZone (http://www.boostzone.fr)

  •    INSEAD Alumni
  •    French Executive Club

Yann Lechelle’s Honors:

Recipient of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Innovation Award (at the 2001 European Business Plan Competition - Barcelona)


Yann Lechelle’s Contact Settings

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