ILOG Engineering Integration (aquisition); Industry-Academia Relationship Development
Southampton, United Kingdom
- Current
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- ILOG Development Integration at IBM Hursley Laboratories
- Academic Relationship Development at Imperial College London
- Past
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- WebSphere MQ Competitive Team (Scenarios & Resources) at IBM
- Staff Software Engineer - located in Hursley at IBM
- MBA Graduate (2007) at Tanaka Business School
- Staff Software Engineer - Emerging Technology at IBM
- Software Service for WebSphere Application Server & Java Messaging at IBM/WebSphereMQ
- Eclipse plug-in Development for WebSphere MQ at IBM/WebSphereMQ
- Regression Test WebSphere MQ Messaging Engine at IBM/WebSphereMQ
- Work Experience - Software Engineer at International Electronics Engineering (IEE), Findel, Luxembourg
- Work Experience - Network and Server support at Esso Petroleum Company Ltd, Leatherhead, UK
- Education
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- Imperial College London
- Ampleforth College
- Imperial College London
- European
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Alexis Biller’s Summary
Highly performant with customer & innovation orientation. Prior engagement experience across complete software life-cycle. I am now seeking to develop my personal skills, in particular to gain further experiences in Entrepreneurship and Leading Innovative Technology.
I very much enjoy linking the worlds of technology and business. I share my passion for science, technology & engineering through school/university personal interaction. Awarded European Chartered Engineer (Eur.Ing.) in 2007, reflecting scope of knowledge, leadership and European experience.
In September 2007 I completed my self-funded MBA studies at Tanaka Business School (Imperial College - London). I remain mobile across Europe or world-wide. Indeed, I enjoy exploring cultures and deploying my linguistic skills.
Alexis Biller’s Specialties:
To develop and deliver useful solutions to engineering and business problems. Skilled at applying innovation to new or existing technologies or improvement in efficiencies to methods of operation.
I shall drive change in order to reach technical and commercial leadership.
Alexis Biller’s Experience
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ILOG Development Integration
IBM Hursley Laboratories
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Collaborating across IBM organisations to instil and share engineering best-practices.
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Academic Relationship Development
Imperial College London
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Research collaboration and relationship development.
Mentor student entrepreneurial proposals, together with personal and professional development.
Lead campus team for IBM, market brand and graduate recruitment, whilst also enhancing curriculum through guest speakers (specialist practitioners). -
WebSphere MQ Competitive Team (Scenarios & Resources)
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2008 — April 2009 (7 months)
Advisory role across Connectivity software portfolio, technical sales, and services. Create strategic resources in aide of competitive activities. Customer relationship development.
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Staff Software Engineer - located in Hursley
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2006 — October 2008 (2 years)
October 2006 to October 2007: remained IBM employee whilst undertaking MBA studies at Imperial College (Tanaka Business School) - London.
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MBA Graduate (2007)
Tanaka Business School
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)
MBA at Tanaka Business School, Imperial College - London (self-funded).
Specialisation Courses: Technology Commercialisation, Venture Capital, IP Valuation, Strategic Investment Decisions, Breakout and Customer Focused Strategy
Awarded School Commendation for team Business Plan : “Prisoners’ Dilemma – a service offering to solve prisoner overcrowding”. Participated in MootCorp (international business plan competition) with "Smart Surgical Appliances".
School selection based on recognition for delivering business education with "umbilical ties" with leading science, technology and medicine university. This relationship, together with the strong emphasis on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, aligns with attributes of my intended career path in Technical Strategy and Innovation.
From my earlier mentoring (and undergraduate) activities at Imperial College, I am aware of the high caliber of my cohort. This was an important contributing factor when comparing good business schools. -
Staff Software Engineer - Emerging Technology
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 1 month)
GridProvenance is an EU funded collaborative project.
Aim to deliver a mechanism to log Grid and Web Service interactions and to link the distributed data for querying.
Responsible for technology co-ordination across partner organisations, team delivery plans and internal IBM development.
For more information refer to project website:
http://www.gridprovenance.org
Awarded Chartered Engineer (CEng) status by Engineering Council.
Soft-skill Education:
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Software Service for WebSphere Application Server & Java Messaging
IBM/WebSphereMQ
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2004 — January 2005 (5 months)
Level 3 Software Service, assisting customer in order to resolve software problems specically WAS/MQ Java Messaging Service (JMS). Working alongside Level 2 Service teams to resolve customer problems.
Joined call-out team in order to provide 24/7 support for customers. -
Eclipse plug-in Development for WebSphere MQ
IBM/WebSphereMQ
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2004 — October 2004 (10 months)
Develop new Eclipse Plugin for WebSphere MQ (version 6), responsible for customisation and security.
Conference 2003, 2004
Organiser of annual IBM On Demand Developer Conference, held at Hursley Park, UK.
Internal symposium uniting global staff with responsibility for new corporate strategy. Responsible for external contracts and logistics. In 2004, additionally managed 3 members of staff.
• Logistics: transport, catering & hotels
• 150 attendees over 3 days
• 2004 Conference Financial Officer
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Regression Test WebSphere MQ Messaging Engine
IBM/WebSphereMQ
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for regression testing for WebSphere MQ Messaging Engine on AIX.
Soft-skill Education:
Mentoring, Assertiveness without Aggression. -
Work Experience - Software Engineer
International Electronics Engineering (IEE), Findel, Luxembourg
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2000 — September 2000 (3 months)
Designed and implemented a Thermic Shock Chamber graphical interface to facilitate scenario programming.
Skills gained
• Instrument programming
• Continental business culture
• Presentation skills & User Documentation
• Language (French, German, Italian)
Additionally, represented company in football competition in Germany (winner of competition). -
Work Experience - Network and Server support
Esso Petroleum Company Ltd, Leatherhead, UK
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ExxonMobil; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Year in Industry Scheme Placement (Full time).
Network and Server support for Corporate HQ and UK operations. Integrated into support team covering 7am-7pm.
Video conference administrator for UK sites, proposing project resulting in £10,000 cost reduction.
Skills gained:
• Report writing & Documentation
• Working to specification & deadlines
• Appreciation of organisational structure
• Supervisory Management Certificate
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Organiser of Esso Corporate Team entry to 1998 London Bikeathon. Raising £5000 for Leukaemia Research, highest amount for Corporate entry. Presented with a shield from Gary Linekar, on behalf of company, at London award ceremony.
Awarded 1998
NEBSM Supervisory Management Certificate
Business School, Pershore College, Worcestershire
Alexis Biller’s Education
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Imperial College London
MBA , 2006 — 2007
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Ampleforth College
1993 — 2005
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Imperial College London
MEng (Hons) , Computing , 1998 — 2002
Awarded Imperial College Union Colours for contribution to student activities
- Activities and Societies:
- 2001-2002
Elected Imperial College (ICSTM) LINKS Society Vice President. Successfully applied for £4500 grant for Defibulator. Achieved by organising shared usage scheme.
1999-2001
Elected Imperial College LINKS Society General Secretary (re-elected 4 June 2000)
1998-2004
Member of St Johns’ Ambulance Brigade (Imperial College LINKS, Romsey Division)
1998-1999
Member of Imperial College Football Club (London Universities Div. 3 Championship Winners)
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European
1988 — 1995
Additional Information
Alexis Biller’s Websites:
Alexis Biller’s Interests:
Technology, reading (science, security and international relations), mountaineering, handy-crafts, judo (green belt), football, games of strategy, fishing, member Royal Academy of Art. LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE Fluency - English, French Working Knowledge - Italian, German Beginner - Greek
Alexis Biller’s Groups:
2007 - Chartered European Engineer (EurEng) awarded by FEANI
2006 - MBA Tanaka Business School, Imperial College
2003-2005 - Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Executive Engineers Programme (Best)
2002 - British Computer Society:
Chartered Engineer (CEng), February 2006.
Chartered IT Professional (CITP), September 2005.
MBCS, May 2004.
2002 - Member of Imperial College Alumni.
2002 - Member of City and Guilds College Union (ACGI).
2003 - Member Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).
1998 - Member of St Johns’ Ambulance Brigade (SJA).
1998 - Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award (DofE)
1997 - Royal Academy of Engineering : The Year in Industry Scheme
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
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EUR ING - European Professional Engineers -
Ampleforth College -
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IBM SWG -
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LINKS Alumni
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Imperial College Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Devices & Healthcare Network -
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Virtual World SIG -
International Business Network Breaks
Alexis Biller’s Honors:
March 2007
Chartered European Engineer (EurIng)
February 2006
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Royal Academy of Engineering Executive Engineers Programme (Best)
EU Patent GB920070060EP1 “APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING METADATA”
(smart routing of data provenance from pervasive devices)
UK Patent GB920050060GB1 “AUTONOMIC COMPUTING SYSTEM”
(sharing knowledge within an effective hierarchy system)
First Aid Qualifications include First Aid at Work (FAW) and Ambulance Technician.
March 2004
Runner-up Entrepreneurship Challenge, Imperial College (Team Mentor).
Winnner "Ideas Challenge" 2004.
Alexis Biller’s Contact Settings
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