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Jean-Sébastien PadoanJP

Jean-Sébastien Padoan

AI Architect | Fractional CTO | Azure

€1,000/day
Nancy, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Jean-Sébastien

J’accompagne les entreprises dans la conception et la mise en production de systèmes d’IA (LLM, RAG, agentic workflows).




I help companies design, build, and scale production-grade AI systems.

With over 20 years of experience as a hands-on architect and CTO, I specialize in generative AI systems (LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows) and cloud-native architectures.

I work with startups and large organizations to turn AI concepts into real, scalable products—from architecture design to production deployment.

Key expertise:
• LLM pipelines, RAG, embeddings, vector databases
• Agentic systems and tool orchestration
• AI platform architecture (cloud + hybrid inference)
• Performance & cost optimization

I combine deep technical expertise with strong execution and business impact.

Typical engagements:
• AI / GenAI architecture audit
• RAG / LLM system design & implementation
• AI platform architecture (enterprise)
• Fractional CTO (AI strategy & delivery)
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • R-Sight
    CTO, Co-Founder & Board Member
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
    Co-founder & Hands-on CTO of an AI platform using LLMs and agentic systems.

    • Designed a serverless multi-tenant AI architecture (Azure)
    • Built RAG pipelines, semantic extraction, and real-time AI interactions
    • Delivered production-ready platform with scalable infrastructure
    • Led product, hiring, and technical strategy

    Result: scalable AI platform combining LLM + real-time interaction systems
    intelligence artificielle IT Strategy CI/CD Management IT Architecture Performance Optimization
  • PLURALSIGHT
    Author
    September 2020 - Today (5 years and 9 months)
    Author of 25+ professional courses (AI, cloud, distributed systems).

    • Designed complete learning paths with hands-on labs
    • Specialized in LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and cloud architectures
  • Microsoft
    Microsoft Certified Trainer Freelance
    April 2007 - Today (19 years and 2 months)
    Microsoft Certified Trainer (Freelance)

    Delivering advanced technical training and consulting on Microsoft cloud, data, and AI platforms.

    • Delivered hundreds of training sessions for engineers and enterprise teams
    • Specialized in Azure, data platforms, and modern AI systems
    • Helped organizations upskill teams on cloud architecture, data engineering, and AI

    Focus areas:
    Azure • Data platforms • AI systems • Cloud architecture

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Education

  • DUT, informatique / génie logiciel
    Université de Lorraine
    2000
    DUT, informatique / génie logiciel
  • BAC S
    Lycée Bichat Lunéville
    1998
    BAC S

Certifications

  • Microsoft DP-500 - Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI
    Microsoft
    2022
  • Microsoft PL-500 - Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer
    Microsoft
    2022

Skill set

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