Sylvain Simao
Experienced tech leader and creative full-stack engineer. 15+ years of experience working with creative agencies, startups and global clients.
15 yrs experience · Brisbane QLD, Australia · 30-40 hrs/week
About
Creative tech. leader and web engineer • Previously CTO at Travis and Technical Director at Clemenger BBDO • Freelance services in tech startup consulting, web development, and serverless/edge computing
Skills
Experience
- CTO · Travis (Australia)04-01-2020 – 04-01-2023
Travis is a collaborative travel planning platform. I joined the startup early stage to lead technology and engineering in the business. Some of my responsibilities included driving the technology strategy roadmap, leading a fully remote and async engineering team, and building the first product iteration from the ground up - ready to scale to millions of travellers worldwide.
- Technical Director · Clemenger BBDO (Australia)04-01-2016 – 04-01-2020
Clemenger BBDO is a top-ranking creative agency. I joined the agency in 2016 to lead the technology delivery efforts and build up the credibility of tech in the business. Starting as Technical Lead and advancing to Technical Director. I grew the team from 4 to 15 engineers and was responsible for overseeing technology delivery for all clients over a 4-year tenure.
- Head of Engineering · Dynamic View (France)12-01-2011 – 10-01-2014
Dynamic View is a Digital Production and Marketing Agency. After delivering projects for Dynamic View as a Freelancer, I was offered to join the agency to develop a new app development offering and lead engineering in the business. During my 3 years there I have worked on a variety of client applications and built up a core team that later on would turn into a group agency “Digital Cooker”.
Education
- Bellecour Schools of Art (France)Bachelor degree, 3D/CGI Animation
- Clermont Institute of Technology (France)HND/Associate degree, Computer Science
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