Thierry Bénard
Manager Of Engineering at Hutchinson
Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Top SchoolThierry Bénard is an engineering leader with 11+ years of experience driving mechatronics and R&D teams at Hutchinson, blending hands-on design expertise with applied AI. He leads and mentors engineering teams to deliver practical solutions—ranging from quick connector hardware to ML-driven tooling that speeds design and competitive analysis. Thierry has a track record of integrating CNNs and NLP into industrial workflows (including a patent-pending visual recognition system) and has applied 1D CNNs for sound recognition and PCA/clustering for material substitution. A former head of service engineering and visiting lecturer, he pairs operational leadership with teaching experience in machine learning for industry. He also serves as an AI expert for France 2030, reflecting recognition beyond the company for his domain expertise. Based in Orléans, France, Thierry combines traditional electronic/mechanical engineering roots with recent summa cum laude credentials in machine learning, making him adept at translating research into production impact.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme universitaire, Machine Learning, Summa cum laude, Diplôme universitaire, Machine Learning, Summa cum laude at Sorbonne UniversitéPostgraduate degree (1 year) following my engineering degree, Biomedical Engineering, Summa cum laude, Postgraduate degree (1 year) following my engineering degree, Biomedical Engineering, Summa cum laude at Université de Technologie de CompiègneCadet Officer, Military training, Cadet Officer, Military training at EOGN - École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationaleEngineering degree, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, Engineering degree, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering at Ecole spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité
French, English
Github Skills (15)
cad9
2d9
javascript9
json9
gantt-chart8
ajax5
atmosphere4
css4
chemical-engineering4
pipe4
drag3
js3
pipeline3
fluid-dynamics2
mechanical-engineering1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
benardt/JSqfd
Dec 2017 - Jul 2021
Contributions:20 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
benardt/genealogyKPI
Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:1 release, 24 commits, 24 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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