Summary
Romain Wurtz is a seasoned technology leader with 14 years of experience who currently serves as Sr. Director of Software Development & Innovation at Irvine Company, after scaling engineering and product efforts as CTO/VP of Engineering at NarrativeWave. He blends deep hands-on expertise across C, Objective-C, Java, Python, C++ and web stacks (HTML5, PHP, ASP.NET, JS) with a proven track record delivering IIoT analytics, mobile apps and interactive web platforms. Romain has led R&D, CI/CD and infrastructure efforts for agencies and startups, shipping products that reduced incident management times and enabled real-time industrial decisioning for Fortune 500 customers. Comfortable across Windows, macOS and multiple Linux/UNIX environments, he also architects database and CMS integrations (MySQL, SQLite, Craft/WordPress/Drupal) and mentors cross-functional teams using Agile practices. Fluent in French and English, he pairs European engineering roots (EPITECH) with U.S. product experience and a pragmatic focus on turning complex data into actionable business outcomes. An understated strength is his breadth: from low-level C development to OpenGL-based game engines and enterprise IIoT analytics, enabling him to bridge legacy systems with modern cloud and real-time solutions.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Epitech
Computer Engineering and Computer Science engineering Information Systems, Computer Engineering and Computer Science engineering Information Systems at California State University, Long Beach
French, English