Alexandre_Bauduin
Profile - Alexandre “TripleSeven” Bauduin 🧑🏼💻
Contents
- About 🎙
- Professional Activity 🤺
- Achievements 🎬
- Education 📚
- What is important to me 💁
- Skills/Expertise/Tools 🍳
- Certificates and Testimonials 📝
- More information about me on 🌐
- House of Test contact 🤙🏽
About 🎙
Verification and Validation engineer with project management, team lead experience in stringent environment.
Lean manufacturing, software testing, process improvement, certification, Cloud testing. Personality in one sentence: Quality is not a mandate, it’s my lifestyle. What I bring to an organization in one sentence: Let s work together on your business vision. The best definition of my work and strengths: Context-driven testing or how to be constructive around rigid and inappropriate standards.
Strong background in the aerospace industry and embedded software. A logical career path: Software developer in aerospace, integration specialist in avionics (IRS, GPS, missile…), PM, head of the integration department, airline pilot, certification engineer B777 test pilot, head of testing strategies. On the non-aviation related career:Consultant for big firms, mainly in digital TV.
Dynamic, technically agile, creative (patents). Comfortable with certification authorities (FAA, CAA UK, CASA, DGAC…) and massive documentation (Aircraft maintenance manuals, wiring diagrams, AD ). International experience (China, Brazil, USA, Canada, Arab united emirates, Germany…). Excellent analytic skills. Involved in many project phases: SRR, PDR, CDR … (System Requirement Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review).
Specialties: Quality control, avionics, system integration, project risk management, root cause analysis, Digital electronic testing, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) with cryptoprocessor integration. CFR 14 Part 60, CFR 14 Part 121 (…), Advisory Circular 120-45A, ICAO9625 3rd edition, JAR FSTD, ECSS-E-ST-XX (…), flight test procedures, automatic testing (SilkTest, AutoIt, Selenium, FitNesse…) and related tools. Other standards: MIL-STD-810H (Environmental testing) MIL-STD-2525 (Warfare symbology in GUI), STANAG 2413 (Transport devices), ISO 688 (Containers), MIL-STD-498 (SW Dev)…
Speaker, keynote in several test conferences around the world.
NATO secret security clearance, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulation), PSP120 (CH)
Professional Activity 🤺
| 2025 Jan-2025 now | House of Test GmbH (Remote) Test Engineer for AI-based product. |
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Systems that are used as first line support and digital assistant for emails routing. Developed integration and acceptance tests for those products: - Proposed and implemented the testing framework (Playwright) - Introduced best testing practices for that specific project/customer - Tests inclusion in DevOps environment Fully remote company, team distributed on different continents. |
| 2023 April-2025 Jan | House of Test GmbH (Hybrid Zurich) Test Engineer in electrical energy management. |
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A system that starts at house hold level and ends up steering energy at grid level. From system to System Of Systems end to end testing: - Testing the application used by technicians to install the electrical devices. - Testing the application used by customers to monitor and program their electrical device drivers. - Testing the electrical device drivers:
- Introduction of requirement management tools - Review of process and quality gates - Design and implementation of small electronics as test helpers - Test automation with Hardware In the Loop (HIL). General work: - Creation, review of safety rules for test lab - Test lab upgrade - Support to ISO9001-2015 implementation |
| 2022 Jan - 2023 Apr | H55 (Sion) Head of aircraft integration |
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Bristell B23 electric convertion As a spin off from Solar Impulse, H55 is commited to develop a much cleaner aviation. Aircraft/System integration is the task of ensuring all the aircraft systems operate correctly individually and together as installed on the aircraft. This provides the means to show that intersystem requirements, taken as a group, have been satisfied. It also provides an opportunity to discover and eliminate undesired unintended functions. - Provide technical support and guidance in aircraft operations. - Assist in system integration of new or previously operated aircrafts. - Prepare clear and accurate system engineering and operating (POH) documentation, AMM. - Identify equipment, maintenance or operational improvements to enhance safety, reliability or efficiency. - Verification, validation test procedures. - Support assembly team to establish priorities. - Troubleshooting (assembly, wiring diagrams, software issues, hardware issues). - Assist in preparing documentation for the aviation authorities: Structural analysis, Computed Fluid Dynamics reports... - Support for flight test operations. - Work on the aircraft and propulsion batteries under supervision of licenced mechanics. - Established layout of the facilities (work stations, tools, safety and security), budgets. - Prepared training for Sion's airport fire brigade. - Managed a team up to 10 members. - Norms and Standard (just a few) : CS-23, MIL STD 180, PART 21, DO178, EWIS (...) |
| 2021 Jan - 2021 Dec | Kudelski Security (Cheseaux) Project Manager, Test Manager |
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Specification and design of an airborne equipment that must be rugged to cyberattacks: - Requirement management (ReqView as tool) - Selection of the appropriate hardware with customization (prototyping) - Product Life Cycle management - Architecture (SW and HW) - Evaluation of test benches to be created to support the PLC. Norms and standard: ED202, ED203 (cybersecurity). Do178, Jar 145, MIL STD 180, Do254 (...) |
| 2019 Jan - 2021 Jan | Consulteer AG (Zurich, Payerne, Wilderswil) Test Manager, requirement analyst |
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In the context on FA18 for the Swiss Airforce: - Requirement review - Test strategy definition - Test planning and execution - Test automation, regression testing, exploratory testing. 4 man days worth of testing reduced to 70 minutes in 25 days of work. Other details classified. In the context on Air Defense systems (Airspace surveillance and threat suppression) - Requirement review and refinment with implementation of the norms required (Electrical design, safety, mechanical design, environmental consideration, Nuclear, Bacteriological, Chemical threats evaluation ...) from the MIL-STD and ISO and STANAG libraries. - Testing and acceptance requirements: Establishing test procedures (software, hardware) for the whole system. - Support for acceptance. Other details classified. |
| 2018 - Jan - 2019 - Sep | House of Test GmbH (Zurich, Bern) Automation engineer |
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Testing web application used in self-care and call centers for a Swiss telecom operator. - Implementation of Katalon Studio as testing framework. - Integration of the framework with Git, HipChat, Jenkins, Arduino. - Designed a hardware solution around Arduino for complete end to end testing allowing physical interaction with hardware devices. Integrated TAOS color sensing devices. - Integration of SauceLabs for testing on mobile devices. - Maintenance of a wiki page that is shared by the internal Katalon user s COP. - Groovy, JSON... Testing an identity management solution for a major Swiss retailer. - Enhancement of existing framework around Katalon Studio - Design of a system monitoring system using Arduinos - Monitoring system integration with Jenkins - Test development in Groovy Testing enterprise cloud services for a Swiss telecom operator. - Rest API - Python - JSON - VmWare (Vsphere, Vcenter, vRA, vRO, NSX EDGE), workflows. - Openstack and or alike tools related to cloud management. |
CAE is the world leader in training devices for airlines and professional flight schools. The devices are highly sophisticated mechanics, simulating the exact behavior of the aircraft, including all the internal systems and all the “physics” (ice accretion, radio wave propagation, GPS satellite positions, pump cavitation, fuel slosh, tire expansion due to temperature or deformation due to rotation speed…).
| 2014 Nov - 2016 Jul | CAE inc. (Montreal, world) Promoted Test strategy authority |
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Direct report to directors (Engineering and QA) and VPs. Review test policy, help defining and implementing testing strategies for the organization. Activity covers new designs down to customer acceptance and certification with regulatory authorities. It is a conglomerate of software best practices, test strategies, life cycle management, requirement and reporting management, process improvement on manufacturing, planning, legal aspects (...) Act as internal consultant in some specifics cases: GUI test tool evaluation, testing techniques or any specifics requested by the organization. The position was centered on QA and QC in a lean manufacturing environment. |
| 2015 Aug - 2015 Oct | CAE inc. (Montreal, world) Promoted Subject Matter Expert in testing and automatic testing |
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Integrated in the Software System Architects and Subject Matter Expert groups in March 2015. Participate in design review for hardware and software changes (DFX, PDR, CDR), for cost reduction or new features. Focus on integration, testing, robustness, maintenance and regulatory aspects. Practical experience and knowledge in various testing tools, deployment tools, continuous integration, virtualization (FitNesse, Starteam, SilkTest...) |
| 2012 Jan - 2015 Jul | CAE inc. (Montreal, world) Promoted Automation software specialist, process improvement |
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Best achievements: -Designed and implemented an acceptance flight tests(4700 checkpoints, a 1h45 mission fully automated from aircraft power up to aircraft power down) that could be compared to an advanced version of B1 (Boeing production factory test). -Patent related to automating testing obtained US-9508267. Segregated test (System, standalone, integrated, acceptance...), went from silo type testing to more conventional pyramid shaped test solution for each aircraft systems. Participated in test framework creation. Technical reference in test automation. Reduced by 70% time required to tests aircraft systems. Applied testing technique to other aircraft types. Worked with various entities to define metrics and evidences. Reviewed testing and manufacturing practices at large. Anchored the concept that testing should be done where added value is created. In an Agile environment, participated in workshops to rethink testing strategies (hardware and software). Involved in workshops with manufacturing department to implement the testing vision. This was a great position because I have used all the knowledge and experience accumulated along my carrier path. Amazing results achieved and great improvement on software quality by supporting CI (Continuous Integration) practice. Demonstrated advanced testing techniques (PIC based prototypes breadboards, picture recognition, sound and audio analysis). Part of my activities are to steer technical and strategical decisions related to integration and testing. Technical reference for several teams located in various countries. Gave training courses to about 400 employees. |
| 2006 Jul - 2012 Jan | CAE inc. (Montreal, world) Evaluation pilot Boeing 777 |
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Best achievements: - Found problems in software from the real aircraft that have been corrected by Boeing (SB, AD). - Drastically reduced number of snags on ships (13 fold) by continuous product improvement since I took ownership of the Boeing 777 product in 2006. - Recognized in the industry to have aircraft knowledge well above Boeing 777 fleet chiefs. - Accumulated at least 7000 hours of operations Pilot In Command, representing more than 6500 take off and landings in extreme conditions (failure, wind shear...). Participate into commercial proposal from a technical point of view: Identify deviation from standard aircraft and evaluate impact on project. Maintain product requirements database and documentation related based on Aircraft Manuals. Set priorities for: - Integration: Analyze the impact of system readiness and streamline testing around it. - Testing: Organize, supervise and execute test campaigns (Flight controls, motion system, aircraft systems, add ons modules). Interact with all parties in order to ensure progress of the project: PM, aircraft technicians, design engineers, customer, authorities... Prepare the device for qualification: - Create the qualification documents (a solid 3000 pages) mainly related to flight dynamics analysis - Perform the extended version of the PFTP (Equivalent to B1 ,B2 Boeing Production Factory tests). - Perform random inspections on electrical wiring to detect discrepancies between drawings and implementation. - Tuning of the simulator (motion, sound). - Verification of conformance (aircraft systems, navigation standards, operational requirements). - Assertion of the correctness of simulated systems compared to real ship/airports. - Support customer during machine acceptance (front facing with aviation authorities): Demonstration pilot for some customers. |
| 2003 Dec - 2016 Jul | NagraStar Kudelski group (Denver) Head of integration department |
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Create, automate and execute test plans for Pay TV systems. Lead the test team members. Reduced time required for rolling out product update thanks to the automation. Developed a tool that allows end to end testing of PAY TV system from customer service simulator down to hardware of the TV receiver with objective validation of sound and video quality. Think out of the box approach by designing mechanical parts and electronic required (PIC, actuators, sensors...) The applications and devices tested are for a pool of several millions customers. |
| 2003 - 2012 | Captain King Air (Switzerland) Private ownwer |
| Flying on demand for the owner. |
| 1999 – 2003 Dec | Swiss international airlines/Crossair (Airline pilot)</td>
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- Found a problem in an abnormal checklist of the MD83 that could have cost 1M$ to the company. - Successfully followed the oceanic procedure course and remote area navigation training course. Machine flown: Saab 340, MD83, BAE146. Used by the company to troubleshoot aircraft schematics / checklist based on my engineering background.
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