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Alexandre
Girard Davila

From demo-proof
to production-ready.

Twenty years building systems that couldn't fail
Airbus, Cartier, SNCF, Tate

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About

Senior Software Engineer with over two decades of experience in full-stack development, specializing in open-source solutions and AI/ML integration. Architected and deployed enterprise-scale platforms for computer vision, edge computing, and real-time data processing serving Fortune 500 clients.

Award-winning developer (IK Prize 2016 - Tate · Microsoft · Fabrica · Jolibrain) combining artistic vision with technical excellence in AI-powered installations. Active open-source contributor with widely-adopted tools for network visualization, computer vision, and hardware integration.

Expertise

Full-Stack Development · AI/ML Integration · Computer Vision · Open Source · System Architecture · Edge Computing · Real-time Data Processing

Technologies

React · TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · Ruby · Java · Node.js · Django · Rails · Docker · MongoDB · PostgreSQL · Redis · DeepDetect · OpenCV

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Experience

Independent Consultant

Self-employed

July 2024 – Present

  • Architected and deployed Colette, a production-ready self-hosted RAG and LLM serving platform.
  • Streamlined deployment through containerization and UI optimization.
  • Leading development of enterprise-grade open-source AI infrastructure.

Senior Software Engineer

Jolibrain

May 2018 – June 2024

  • Architected React-based platform UI for the DeepDetect framework.
  • Delivered edge-computing solution for Vinci, monitoring 50+ construction sites with 99.9% uptime.
  • JoliGen AI integration for Cartier luxury retail.
  • Built video metadata extraction system for railway footage and predictive maintenance.

Web Developer

Freelance

January 2011 – April 2018

  • Won IK Prize 2016 at Tate Britain for 'Recognition' - comparing photojournalism with British art, with Fabrica and Microsoft.
  • Engineered Raspberry Pi fleet management for Europa Group serving international conventions.
  • Published open-source raspi-kiosk-server, adopted for digital signage.

Senior Ruby Developer

Legodata

January 2009 – January 2011

  • Developed platform managing cultural events with Letsmotiv magazine.
  • Designed scalable architecture for event data management and publication.
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Projects

Colette

⭐ New

Production-ready self-hosted RAG and LLM serving platform for enterprise AI infrastructure.

Python · AI/ML · RAG · LLM

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Recognition

🏆 IK Prize

IK Prize 2016 winner at Tate Britain - AI-powered installation comparing photojournalism with British art. With Tate, Microsoft, Fabrica.

Computer Vision · Installation · AI

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JoliGen

⭐ Featured

AI-powered generative art platform used by Cartier for luxury retail experiences.

AI · Generative Art · Enterprise

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Parasol

⭐ 64

A network graph exploration tool for visualizing and analyzing complex data relationships.

JavaScript · Data Viz · Networks

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React Bounding Box

⭐ 50

HTML Canvas library to display bounding boxes on images with React, for computer vision.

JavaScript · React · Canvas

View on GitHub →

DeepDetect JS

⭐ 8

JavaScript client library for the DeepDetect deep-learning server, for easy AI model integration.

JavaScript · Deep Learning · API

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