Simon Le Parc
Entrepreneur with background in Software Engineering. Technology/Web passionate. Currently working (beside my FT job at Sun Microsystems) on the next big buzz which will be called Cinemoods!
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.simonleparc.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet, Mobile |
| Skills: | C/C++, Computer Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Facebook platform, French, HTML / CSS, Java, Javascript, Languages, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Software Engineering, SQL, Web design, Web Development, Windows applications |
| Location: | Edinburgh (UK) |
| Groups: | Edinburgh E-club, Global Entrepreneurship Week , Seedcamp |
| Visas: | Europe Union |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Giving back, Internships, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Napier University, University of Edinburgh |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Sun Microsystems |
| Position: | Support Engineerg T2 |
| Time period: | September 2009 - Present |
| Employer: | Napier University, Edinburgh, UK |
| Position: | Clearing Operator |
| Time period: | June 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Answering student calls and processing their queries concerning admissions at Napier University
• Making offers to the students on the phone with the agreement of the academics • Processing various paper works regarding the student applications |
| Employer: | C&IT – Napier University, Edinburgh, UK |
| Position: | Student Helper |
| Time period: | September 2007 - September 2009 |
| Description: | • Front-line support in a lab of 500 computers
• Helping users face to face in the labs but also answering and helping them over the phone • Logging calls and maintaining the equipment • Extra responsibilities on Sundays on the entire university support |
| Employer: | OSCER Oklahoma University, USA |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | March 2006 - May 2006 |
| Description: | • Intern at OSCER (Oklahoma Super Computing Center for Education and Research)
• Working on a super-computer (66th most powerful in 2006) • Parallelizing an important piece of software which was used for testing whether or not petrol was present in ground samples |
| Employer: | Université de Limoges, FR |
| Position: | Project Leader |
| Time period: | September 2005 - March 2006 |
| Description: | • Management of a small team of 6 programmers, time and activities management (design and implementation of the program + documentation),
• Responsible for the interactions with the client • Long and successful project with real client (‘La Fondation du Patrimoine’) |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Edinburgh |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Informatics, MSc |
| University: | Napier University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Sofware Engineering, BEng |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Music: Studied the trombone for 8 years in a “National Music School” in France, involved in several orchestra and bands.
• Rock climbing: Practice in a club for 2 years (Limoges, FR) and as leisure since that. • As secondary leisure: Photography and Golf |
| Clubs: | Edinburgh Entrepreuneurship Club |
| Awards: | Abbey pitching competition 2009 winner |
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Tapulous, Inc.
Tapulous is a Palo Alto-based company that makes iPhone applications with over 6 million users and the #1 game on the iPhone App Store for 2008.
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Spotify
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Aviary
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Jessica Williamson
After trading California for Scotland, I recently completed my MSc at University of Edinburgh. I'm now very happily working on a product launch, and am also still attached to uni groups iCUE and E-Club.
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Rebeca Hwang
Korean-Argentine finishing her PhD at Stanford. Addicted to startups and entrepreneurship. Life ADD & Loves travelling.