Ahmed Marwane Karimou

Senior DevOps Engineer

Embeded Software for Automotive Systems

Development of an Operating System designed for VW, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Ford, Audi, Porsche and Bentley vehicles, leveraging containerization to run in car applications

• Implementing and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline (Azure Pipeline, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Azure Cloud, Robot Framework) for product, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery
• Driving end to end test activities for the overall product, involving close to 20 different teams/sub projects, including in car software, cloud services, and mobile applications
• Managing the integration of multiple software components, ensuring seamless functionality and compatibility across the product
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve integration issues, ensuring smooth product releases
• Successfully led the release of the product to production, in multiple SOPs, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality software
• Managing a team of up to 20 engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure successful project execution and team growth

Defect Manager

Embeded Software for Automotive Systems

Development of an OnBoard Diagnostic system to allow remote diagnostic of VW, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Ford, Audi, vehicles

• Tracking and Processing of SW Bugs, across the multiple components involved in the project
• Support of Test related activities, including Test Design, Test Automation ( Robot Framework, Azure Pipelines), CI/CD
• Coordinating with multiple teams to ensure timely resolution of defects and issues, ensuring smooth project execution

Innovation Software Engineer

Embeded Software for Automotive Systems

Development of a new ultrasonic system for the Assisted Driving features (Park Distance Control and assisted Parking) for new generation vehicles, in the scope of the Park Pilot Gen6 Project. Clients are well known Automotive industries such as VW, BMW, Daimler, Honda, Mazda, GM, JLR

• Problem Solver: Performed Root Cause Analysis at Application and Basic Software level using Vector Canape,Vector Canoe, Matlab, ADTF, Trace32 (Lauterbach) and C/C++ code review (sometimes involved bug fixing)
• Defect Manager: Held responsibility for Customer Communication, and a team of Problem Solvers (15 members) to ensure the appropriate processing of incoming defects
• Test Manager: Assumed coordination of Vehicle Test activities (7 Vehicles, 18 Testers), and defined Test Cases for the different features to be validated

Assistant QA Manager (Intern)

Locks Production

Austrian company specialized in access systems, including mechanical and electronic locks, cylinders, and digital access control systems

• Statistical Measurement of the quality of the production line, and implementation of corrective actions to improve the quality of the products
• Defining processes and procedures for the quality assurance of the products, including testing and inspection protocols

Research Engineer (Intern)

Research Institute in Materials Science

The IPCMS is a research institute in Strasbourg, France, that focuses on the study of materials and their properties, with a particular emphasis on nanomaterials and their applications in various fields, including electronics, energy, and biomedicine. In this context, I worked on a project related to organic photovoltaicss, and there application in the industry

• Perform simulations using COMSOL to find the optimal characteristics for a magnetic
• Experimenting by time-resolved fluoreschence spectroscopy, using a femtosecond laser, and analyzing the results (Originlab) to understand the behavior of organic molecules in photovoltaic applications
• Identifying best suited molecule from a variety of molecules, to be used in organic photovoltaics, based on their fluorescence properties and behavior under different conditions

Research Engineer (Intern)

Research Institute in Subatomic Physics

The Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics is a research institute in Vienna, Austria, that focuses on the study of subatomic particles and their interactions, with a particular emphasis on experimental and theoretical nuclear physics. In this context, I worked on a project related to designing the material charateristics for a magnetic shield, to be used for an experiment in collaboration with CERN

• Perform simulations using COMSOL to find the optimal characteristics for a magnetic

Homelab

This project is a personal homelab setup that I built to learn and experiment with various technologies. It includes a variety of servers and services, such as a web server, database server, file server, and media server. I used Docker for containerization. The homelab is designed to be scalable and flexible, allowing me to easily add or remove services as needed. I also implemented monitoring and logging solutions to keep track of the performance and health of the system.

• Integrated a custom DNS Server using Adguard Home to block ads and trackers across all devices in the network
• Implemented a centralized routing solution using Traefik as a reverse proxy to manage incoming traffic and route it to the appropriate services
• Set up a monitoring and alerting system using Prometheus and Grafana to visualize metrics and receive notifications for any issues in the homelab environment
• Configured a secure VPN solution using WireGuard to allow remote access to the homelab network while maintaining privacy and security

DockerTraefikPrometheusGrafanaAdguard HomeWireGuard

Building an ERP System

This project is an enterprise resource planning system leveraging multiple entreprise grade open source solutions. It includes Frappe ERPNext as the main ERP system, Nextcloud as the file sharing and collaboration platform, and Keycloack as the authentication server. The system is designed to streamline business processes, improve collaboration, and enhance productivity. I used Docker for containerization, ECS for orchestration, and Terraform for infrastructure as code. The system is deployed on AWS and uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration and continuous deployment.

• Cloudfront allows to serve the application with low latency and high transfer speeds anywhere in the world
• Added a COTURN server to enable WebRTC communication for real-time video and audio conferencing via Nextcloud Talk
• Implemented a secure authentication system using Keycloak for single sign-on (SSO) across all integrated applications
• Integrated Onlyoffice as the document editing suite within Nextcloud, allowing users to simultaneously create and edit documents directly in the browser

DockerFrappeAWSTerraformECSNextcloudKeycloakOnlyofficeCOTURNLambdaEFSNginxAWS Secret ManagerAWS ALBAWS NLBAWS API GatewayAWS RDSAWS CloudfrontAWS DynamoDBCapacity Management

Building a Booking App for a dental clinic

This project is a booking application for a dental clinic. It allows patients to book appointments online, view available time slots, and receive reminders for their appointments. The application also includes a backend system for the clinic staff to manage appointments and patient information. I used Django for the backend, React for the frontend, and PostgreSQL for the database. The application is deployed via a Github Actions pipeline on AWS Fargate and uses Docker for containerization.

• Self-initiated project to improve patient experience and streamline clinic operations.
• Implemented a secure authentication system for patients and staff.
• Integrated email notifications for appointment confirmations and reminders.
• Designed a responsive user interface for both desktop and mobile devices.

DockerDjangoDjango Rest FrameworkTerraformECSReactJSReactTSJWTPostgreSQLAWS S3NginxAWS ALBAWS RDS

Project in infrared dynamic microscopy

In partnership with the "Laboratoire Energétique Mécanique Electromagnétisme", a laboratory based in Paris (LEME). The objective was to Optimize the resolution of a thermic camera using signal processing and visualize thermic transfer at microscopic scale

• Implementing a program for controlling the thermal camera and acquiring images in real time, using Labview
• Implemented a script for processing the images and extracting the material conductivity, based on the measuremnt of the heat dissipation of the measure material, using Matlab

LabviewMatlabInfrared MicroscopySignal ProcessingImage Processing

Master in Nano-Photonics (not completed)

Master of Engineering in Photonics

Undergraduate Preparatory courses for engineering schools in Physics and Mechanical Engineering

Preparatory courses for engineering schools in Physics and Mechanical Engineering

Baccalauréat in Science