Summary
Jean-charles Verdié is a seasoned embedded systems and IoT leader with three decades of experience and a track record of turning device-level engineering into sustainable, secure products. Currently Head of IoT & Devices Field Engineering Worldwide at Canonical, he blends deep technical expertise in embedded Linux, web-based TV/multimedia platforms and cloud-native operations to bridge R&D, product and customer engineering. His career spans startup founding and executive technology roles (CTO, VP) across media, semiconductor and smart services companies, where he emphasized openness, data sovereignty and low-carbon design. He has driven standards- and industry-facing work (including advisory involvement with W3C) and built cross-functional teams that deliver integrate-able platforms for CE, STB and IoT markets. Known for translating complex device constraints into maintainable, secure solutions, he pairs hands-on technical judgment with strategic product leadership. Based near Montpellier, he combines academic grounding in computer science and electronics with a rare blend of standards, industrial and entrepreneurial experience.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Research, Computer Science, Master of Research, Computer Science at University of Montpellier
Engineer, Computer Science, Management and Architecture, Engineer, Computer Science, Management and Architecture at Ecole Privée des Sciences Informatique
Collège Eugène Vigne
BS, Electronics, BS, Electronics at Ecole centrale d'Electronique
English, French