Christophe Simonis
Developer at Odoo S.A.
Mont-Saint-André, Walloon Region, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolChristophe Simonis is a seasoned developer with 15+ years of experience focused on Odoo (formerly OpenERP) where he contributes to core back-end, test automation, packaging, and documentation. He began in medical software and training, transferring deep domain knowledge to colleagues before moving to open source ERP work, blending C/C++, Delphi and modern Python/Ruby stacks. Christophe pairs hands-on DevOps skills—creating Docker entrypoints and secure DB connection tooling—with technical writing that clarifies installations and upgrades for the community. Based in Belgium, he’s comfortable across databases and languages and known for fixing race conditions and adapting legacy code to newer Python ecosystems. An understated strength is his focus on reliable deployments and testability, helping large OSS systems remain maintainable as they evolve.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
digital imaging, digital imaging at Université Paris 13Graduat, Informatique Industrielle - Image Numérique, Graduat, Informatique Industrielle - Image Numérique at Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège 'Rennequin Sualem'
French, English
Github Skills (20)
erp10
docker10
postgresql10
python10
testing10
bash10
odoo10
dockers10
installer10
postinstall10
devops10
odo10
installers10
documentation10
debian9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
odoo/docker
Oct 2017 - Jan 2023
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 129 commits, 33 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Christophe primarily contributed to the project by creating and modifying Dockerfiles and entrypoint scripts for various Odoo versions. They focused on setting up the environment, configuring database connections, and ensuring proper startup procedures. Their work included replacing an existing wait-for-it script with a custom Python script for improved PostgreSQL connection checking and incorporating Docker secret support for secure password handling, demonstrating a focus on containerization and deployment aspects.
pythonodooappserpodoo-apps
odoo/odoo
Sep 2016 - Jan 2023
Odoo. Open Source Apps To Grow Your Business.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer, QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer, QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:179 reviews, 682 commits, 470 PRs in 6 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Christophe primarily contributed to improving the Odoo back-end and testing infrastructure. Their commits focused on adding tests for features, fixing race conditions, and improving the test framework by adding functionalities. They also implemented several fixes to address issues in packaging and deployment, including dependency issues, and adapting to newer Python versions. In addition, they contributed to refactoring the code to align with newer versions of libraries.
pythonodooappserpdjango
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