N’ZUE Kouadio Attouman Simon

IT Professional with 17+ years of experience in Aircraft Engineering, Cyber Security, Big Data, Machine Learning and large-scale data platforms, building business-driven products for international companies.

Biography

I am a technology professional specialized in aerospace engineering, cyber security and product design strategy. My career spans consulting, architecture, engineering, and product management across Europe and Africa.

My greatest strength is strong business awareness combined with deep technical expertise, allowing me to transform complex data challenges into scalable, valuable products.

My greatest strength is strong business awareness combined with deep technical expertise, allowing me to transform complex data challenges into scalable, valuable products.

Email: nkasimon@gmail.com

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Nationality: Ivorian / German

Languages: French, English, German, Baoulé, Spanish, Russian

Professional Time Travel

Aircraft System Cyber Security Architect

Since 2020
  • Security architecture and strategy of aircraft systems
  • Support of systems certification with aviation authority
  • Involved from design, rollout and in-service management of Aircraft Security

Airflow Expert Consultant – Henkel

2019 - 2020
  • Designed and implemented Apache Airflow as a factory platform
  • Reusable, configurable and team-friendly deployments
  • Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible

Product Manager (Big Data) – Smaato

2017 – 2019
  • Ownership of Big Data products processing 20+ TB/day
  • Roadmap planning aligned with company strategy
  • AWS, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Databricks

Big Data Architect – Bigpoint

2015 – 2017
  • Migration from on-premise MapR to AWS
  • Streaming pipelines (Kafka, Flume)
  • Advanced analytics and ML KPIs (LTV, churn)

BI & Big Data Engineer – Capgemini

2014 – 2015
  • Machine learning solutions for recruitment matching
  • Hadoop ecosystem administration
  • Clients: Telecom Bretagne, L’Oréal

Software Architect & Engineer – Capgemini

2011 – 2014
  • Enterprise web applications & HR systems
  • PHP, Symfony, Java, ECM
  • Clients: LCL Bank, La Poste

Early Career – Africa & Europe

2008 – 2011
  • System administration & web platforms
  • Java, Oracle, LAMP stack

Soft Skills, Hobbies & Interests

Soft Skills

  • Strategic thinking
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Leadership & mentoring
  • Problem solving

Interests

  • Leadership and communication
  • Strategical thinking
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data-driven products
  • Scalable systems architecture

Hobbies

  • Public speaking
  • Music (Piano)
  • Sport: Basketball, Tennis, Gym, Skating
  • Juggling
  • Reading (psychlogy, tech & business)
  • Travel & cultures