Olivier Durin is a highly experienced CTO with over 10 years of hands-on experience in various start-up companies. He specializes in solving performance, scalability, synchronization and architectural issues in web engineering. His areas of expertise include programming languages such as Java, J2EE, RichFaces, Hibernate, Javascript (jQuery, Highcharts, DataTables, TinyMCE, Raphaël), presentation languages including HTML (XML/XSL CSS), and databases such as Postgresql, MySQL and others. With vast experience in retro-conception and re-engineering of old programs and overhauling them into functional, maintainable and documented applications, he is well-versed in automating tests and continuous integration.

Olivier has managed thousands of student projects and dozens of professional projects. He is skilled at organizing people and building a productive team. He employs agile methodologies such as extreme programming and Scrum, to facilitate flexible and efficient team performance. He specializes in migrating applications from one framework to another, from one version to another, and keeping them properly documented, thus ensuring ascending compatibility. His technical expertise includes Java/J2EE, Java/Swing.

In his consulting roles, he advises on project management, web application troubleshooting, software reuse, change management, and risk management. He also provided advice on how to save failing projects by rebuilding teams, leveraging the right expertise, re-engineering applications and salvage whatever is feasible. In addition, he provides business insights on how to help start-ups reach profitability.

Olivier Durin has several certifications and academic achievements, including a master's in computer science and applied mathematics from Ecole normale supérieure, a engineering diploma in computer science, architecture, English, mathematics, physics and economics from École Polytechnique, and a High School Certificate in English from John Gardiner High School.