Summary
Alain Raynaud is a seasoned software engineer with 11+ years at Apple and a two-decade track record spanning startups, R&D, and technical leadership. He co-founded EVE USA, helped organize founder communities in Paris, and ran one of France’s early BBS networks, showing a long-standing knack for building technical communities and products. His background combines MS-level training in computer science and electrical engineering with hands-on systems work that earned two US patents while leading R&D at Mentor Graphics. Based in Mountain View, he advises startups and has unusual experience bridging technical engineering, media (early tech journalism), and legal matters like lawsuits. That blend of deep engineering, entrepreneurial founding experience, and public-facing communication makes him effective at translating complex technical challenges into strategic outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Electrical Engineering, MS, Electrical Engineering at Supelec
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign