Cto chief technology officer

Rodrigue Fouafou

Co-Founder & COO - VERTAMIN INC./Gourmandia.com

Palo Alto, CA

http://www.linkedin.com/in/rodriguefouafou

Work Experience

CTO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

VERTAMIN INC./Gourmandia.com -

Ottawa, ON

2008 to Present

Built business from ground up technologically engineering innovative solutions for boosting revenue. Created all product features and applications. Led negotiations with major partners including Yahoo, NBC Universal, and Microsoft .
Engineered launching of site on 10 major networks including Sreencast.com, Yume, Adapt TV, Yahoo, Microsoft Media, Rubicon Project, Interclick, and national direct advertising agencies.
• Spearheaded technical engineering of 45+ new sites since 2009.
• Created Fondness Media Network.
• Through technical processes and arrangements, helped the company generate record-breaking $5.7M in revenue, 2011.
• Grew site traffic from 5M unique visitors per month to 9.7M+ using Google SEO, Facebook, Bing Campaigns, and PPC.
• Ranked as #6 application worldwide in mobile popularity and #4 online.

Software Designer

NORTEL NETWORKS/CIENA NETWORK -

Ottawa, ON

2007 to 2009

Designed and implemented Nortel’s 100G optical network solution using C and C++ and was later utilized by Verizon and Telecoms Europe. Performed comprehensive testing and analysis in compliance with Software Feature / Application Design process. Participated in design reviews and code inspections to build product knowledge and provide expert recommendations.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

MOBILE KNOWLEDGE -

Ottawa, ON

2007 to 2007

Conceptualized, developed, and tested dispatch system software to meet customer requirements using Visual basic and SQL Organized. Maintained records of software configuration management and documents.
• Provided Level 2 technical support.

ECOMMERCE DEVELOPER

IBM CANADA -

Ottawa, ON

2006 to 2007

Programmed and designed in Java J2EE and C#. Performed client-side development in XML and worked with IBMs WebSphere and .Net platform.
• Played integral role in designing and implementing collaborative eCommerce tools.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Computer Engineering in Computer Engineering

University of Ottawa -

Ottawa, ON

Skills

C, C++, C#, Java, Visual Basic, SDL, Assembler, VHDL, Verilog, Java AWT, Java Swing, HTML, JavaScript, Java Applet, XML, SDL, Real-Time UML, Rational RT, ROOM, clients-server, RMI, CORBA, Authentication, encryption (IPsec, SSL, DES, RSA), firewalls, packet-filtering, HTTP, SMTP, POP, FTP, TCP, UDP, IP, SNMP, DNS, ETHERNET, SIP, RTP, IGMP, OSPF, Quartrus II, MATLAB, LabView, Visual Studio.Net, Eclipse, WebSphere, Rational Rose, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, M68HC12 Microcontrollers, Intel 8086 processor, Altera UP2 , NIOS FPGA boards and IR sensors, MS Windows, UNIX/Linux, Solaris, Access, MySQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and UML

Links

http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rodriguefouafou

Additional Information

Core Competencies

Strategic Planning & Execution Talent Identification Team Development
Java Performance Management Content Development
Contract Negotiations Communications Web Advertising
Mobile Advertising Mobile Development Web Site SEO
Sales & Marketing Syndication PPC
CPM CPA CDN, IO, ROI
SEM Search Servers
Ad Servers Global Growth Team Management
E-Commerce Cross Functional Leadership Online Business Strategies
Strategic Transformation Operations Account Management
Software Design Software Developer Product Management