Michel Pahud

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Born in Geneva (Switzerland) the 21th June 1968
• Nationality: Swiss
• Civilian status: Married (no children)
• Military rank: Officer
• Living in Lausanne: 11 Av. St-Paul, 1004 Lausanne

OBJECTIVE

Computer engineering or consulting position in a dynamic environment, preferably in multiprocessing, networking, multimedia or Internet, with potential for management.

SUMMARY

- Strong practical experience in computer engineering (hardware and software), focusing on networking, multiprocessing and database.
- Excellent teamwork and project management experience. Also excellent teaching experience.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, December 1998.
  SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
  Ph.D. Subject: Performance modeling of parallel, irregular real applications on multiprocessor machines.
  
  
• Computer Engineering degree, March 1995. (M.Sc. Equivalent)
  SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
  Senior Project: Microprocessor Accelerator Card for IBM PC compatibles with Windows drivers.
  
  
• Electrical Engineering degree. Major in Computer Science, June 1989.
  Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Genève (EIG), Geneva, Switzerland.
  Senior Project: Design & Development of a frame grabber for IBM PC with edge detection software.

EXPERIENCE

• System Consultant, Self-Employed, January 1997 - June 1998.
  - Analysed client needs for computer systems in a fashion shop with 8 points of sale throughout Switzerland.
  - Developped Internet e-business software for a computer shop.
  
  
• Research & Teaching Assistant, January 1996 - December 1998.
  - Invented, planned and directed the efforts of a team of 7 senior students to implement a performance prediction tool useful on network of workstations and on parallel machines.
  - Taught senior-year courses at EPFL, especially: microprocessor architecture and parallelism. Member of the panel for oral exams.
  - Built multimedia CD-ROM for self-teaching.
  - Purchased, installed and managed the Lab's PCs computer network (above 20 machines).
  
  
• Network and database engineer at CHALLENGE DBM, Geneva, 1990 to 1991.
  - Software development of network databases.
  - Developments on Windows-PC.
  
  
• R&D enginner in CS at GLOBAL DATA, Geneva, 1989 to 1990.
  - Designed compatible IBM PC cards for automatic motherboard hardware problem detection.
  - Evaluated and benchmarked compatible IBM PC (for purchase decision support).

AWARDS

Recipient of:
• LOGITECH prize for industrially-oriented senior project, EPFL, 1995.
• ABB (Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.) prize for the best senior project, EIG, 1989.
• EIG prize, for succesful studies, 1989.

PUBLICATIONS

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REFERENCES

Available upon request.

COMPUTER SKILLS (See also ...)

Exaustive list available upon request.
• Systems: Windows 95/98/NT, Unix, Linux, DOS.
  
• Languages: Java and Javascript, Visual Basic, C++, Ada, PERL, SQL, Prolog, LISP.
  
• Processors: Intel, Motorola (DSPs and processors), Microchip.
  
• Networks: TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX, HTTP.
  
• Software tools: MS-Project, Matlab, Labview, Director.
  
• Architectures: Compatible IBM PC, Cray T3D & T3E, Intel Paragon, SGI Origin 2000.
  

OTHER SKILLS

Fluent in French and English. Speak and Read German. Some Arabic.

Please send comments on this page to: pahud@di.epfl.ch

Last modified 27 January 1999