Olivier Dufour
About Olivier Dufour
Olivier Dufour is a Field Software Engineer at Canonical, specializing in cloud infrastructure design and deployment. He has a diverse educational background in computer science and has held various engineering roles in the technology sector.
Work at Canonical
Olivier Dufour has been employed at Canonical as a Field Software Engineer since 2021. He is based in Tokyo, Japan. In his role, he guides customers in designing their public and private cloud infrastructures. He also deploys various computer cloud solutions, contributing to the company's mission of providing open-source software and cloud services.
Education and Expertise
Olivier Dufour has a strong educational background in computer science. He studied at ENSIIE, where he achieved an École d'ingénieur degree from 2010 to 2013. He also completed a DUT in Informatique at IUT de Fontainebleau from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he earned a Master COSY in Bases de Données et Réseaux Sécurisés from Université de Versailles in 2012. He further studied Mandarin at Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII) from 2014 to 2016.
Background
Before joining Canonical, Olivier Dufour held several positions in the technology sector. He worked as a Technical Engineer at C-S for one month in 2011. He then served as a System and Network Engineer at Arkena from 2014 to 2016 in Ivry-sur-Seine, followed by a similar role at TDF from 2016 to 2021 in Montrouge. His experience spans various aspects of system and network engineering.
Contributions to Open Source Projects
Olivier Dufour actively contributes to open-source projects, particularly those related to Ubuntu, Openstack, MaaS, and Juju. His involvement in these projects aligns with his professional focus on cloud solutions and reflects his commitment to the open-source community.