Olivier Cayrol is a seasoned software leader and deputy CEO with over two decades of experience founding and scaling Logilab, where he combines company management with hands-on expertise in data analysis, modeling, and Python/JavaScript development. He bridges technical strategy and commercial action—spearheading collaborative research projects, representing the company externally, and supervising operations from CRM to internal training. A longtime practitioner of object‑oriented design and agile methods (XP, Scrum, Unified Process), he brings deep competence in UML, XML, and knowledge management to client engagements and professional training. His background includes R&D work on reusable component architectures for automotive embedded systems, reflecting a strong systems-thinking approach to software design. Active in innovation ecosystems, he served on the executive board of Systematic Paris Region, connecting SMEs, labs and industry to drive regional tech initiatives. Based in Chartres, France, he is distinctive for blending executive leadership with continued technical contribution and academic‑level engineering training from Centrale Lyon.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree Engineering sciences: mechanics electronics computing science etc., Engineer's degree Engineering sciences: mechanics electronics computing science etc. at Centrale Lyon
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