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Develop and understand
My early years focused on application development and a detailed understanding of the business rules those applications had to support.
About
Jean-Francis Ochs, experience built in the real world.
More than twenty-five years connecting business needs, technical constraints and applications used every day.
My vision
Code comes after understanding the business.
Since the beginning of my career, I have been driven by the same curiosity: understanding how systems work and how they can be improved.
What drew me to computing was not software development alone. It was the opportunity to turn an idea, a need or a complex process into a practical tool that creates real value for its users.
A good solution must remain useful, understandable and maintainable. It should be easy to explain, able to evolve gradually and avoid creating unnecessary dependency.
“The best solution is not necessarily the most complex one. Every technical decision must address a real need.”
Career and experience
From development to architecture, without leaving the field.
Over the years, I have helped design, evolve and modernise many business applications, working both with software vendors and organisations using those systems.
My role gradually expanded to architecture, technical foundations, development leadership and team support. That progression has not changed my starting point: understanding what is really happening inside the organisation.
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Structure and evolve
My role gradually expanded to existing-system recovery, technical foundation design and developer support.
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Architect and advise
I now work as an application architect, technical lead, lead developer and adviser throughout the project lifecycle.
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Build a business and create products
Since 2014, Breizh Cloud has supported my consulting work and projects, including Léopold, which I conceived and designed.
Some of the environments I have worked in
Functional areas
- ERP and CRM
- Sales management
- Accounting
- Document management
- Planning
- Inventory
Industries
- Software vendors
- Copyright management
- Automotive
- Broadcasting
- Mutual insurers
- Retail
Systems and flows
- Business applications
- Databases
- APIs and web services
- Data migration
- Automation
- Integrations
What I value in a collaboration
Building a relationship that lasts beyond the first delivery.
I value projects where an initial request naturally develops into a broader discussion about tools, processes and opportunities for improvement. When new ideas emerge after go-live, it usually means that trust has been established.
CV PDF
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The downloadable CV summarises my experience, areas of expertise and technical foundation. It is currently available in French.
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