Continuous Learning, Training and Certification Program

We reject stagnation and we strongly believe that Engineers/Managers need to be continuously trained, qualified and certified in order to master the state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies and provide the best-in-class engineering services to our clients.

Therefore, our consultants regularly complete the relevant training/learning courses and exams to be able to tailor and implement the best engineering practices and tools within our clients’ projects.

Please find below the professional and learning certificates that Pragmarc Team holds (this list of certificates is regularly updated since our staff is continuously training/learning during work and personal time).

Pragmarc Owner and Managing Director viewpoint: “We make a difference because we reject stagnation and we constantly improve by training ourselves throughout our career and by maintaining and validating our skills through management and engineering degrees and the most recognized professional certifications worldwide: this is currently reflected in the preparation of the INSA Lyon Engineer & Master’s Degrees (Number #1 Engineer’s Degree in France post high-school science diploma with honors), a valid PMP certificate (most challenging professional exam worldwide as per most of the management professionals trying to prepare and pass it, and to be renewed every 3 years by showing concrete improvement through 60 hours of training courses, professional publications, articles or thesis), the planned INSA Toulouse / Openclassrooms “C programming for Embedded System Engineering” project on STM32 microcontroller and related certificate to complete before EOF 2024, Openclassrooms “C programming” training course and certificate (almost completed), Automotive SPICE Assessor certificate from VDA-QMC (needed to be part of an ASPICE Assessment team), ISO 26262 Certified Functional Safety Engineer (CFSE) from TÜV SÜD (often a prerequesite to get Functional Safety contracts), CMMI Appraisal Team Member (Drove the main french Automotive Tier-1 to the compliance with CMMI L2, being the first one to achieve this key certification in France in 2007), Electronics and Agile SCRUM LinkedIn Learning certificates etc.

Also, our plan is to complete before end of 2024 or BOF 2025 the following training courses on the very complete and reliable training platform Udemy website:

Radiofrequency (as part of the preparation of the INSA Lyon Engineer’s Degree)

  • RF Fundamentals, Basic Concepts Components RAHRF101                
  • Modulation and Digital Communications in RF RAHRF152    
  • RF Design Theory and Principles RAHRF201             
  • Advance Design System (ADS)  Basics and Applications RAHRF209-L                
  • Receiver, Transmitter and Transceiver Architectures RAHRF409               
  • Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) Design Fundamentals RAHRF526                       
  • Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) Design lab using ADS RAHRF526-L                        
  • Power Amplifier (PA) Design Fundamentals RAHRF562        
  • Power Amplifier (PA) Design lab using ADS RAHRF562-L
 
 

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“Those who keep learning will keep rising in life” – Charlie Munger

Professional Certificates

Project Management Professional (PMP®️)

That is to certify that Antoine Roy has been formally evaluated for demonstrated experience, knowledge and performance in achieving organizational objective through defining and overseeing projects and resources.

Most challenging and valuable Management professional exam:

  • Prerequisites: Master’s Degree and 3000 hours of Project Management
  • 35 hours of intensive Project Management training provided by a “PMI accredited” Training company + successful Trial Exam ,
  • 80 hours of offline work during personal time to analyze the PMBOK (Project Management Book Of Knowledge) and synthetize main knowledge in 4-5 worksheets;
  • 3 trial PMP exams passed successfully;
  • 4 hours’ official exam successfully passed in August 2016 with results above average level of knowledge in  the specific “Project Initiating” phase;
  • Provide you with more than 20/25% chances to meet or exceed the project objectives;
  • To be renewed every 3 years by showing evidence of 60 hours of attended/provided training courses, Elearning and publication of professional articles, reports, thesis etc.
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ISO 26262 Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV SÜD)

  • Well-known European certification in the Automotive Functional Safety area;

  • Confirm stong knowledge of ISO 26262 Functional Safety standard applicable to Automotive EE systems;

  • 28 hours of intensive Functional Safety training provided by TÜV SÜD, 40 hours of offline work during personal time to analyze ISO 26262 standard;

  • 2.5 hours exam successfully passed in July 2020.

  • Achieved 67 points in 2020 largely above the required 50 points for the CFSE level. After 4 years of additional concrete experience in ISO 26262, I should easily be able to achieve the required 75 points to get the CFSP level.

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ASPICE Provisional Assessor (Intacs)

  • Certificate that allows the owner to be part of an ASPICE Assessment team;

  • Confirm excellent knowledge of the ASPICE standard related to the improvement of the Management, Supporting and Engineering practices within Automotive organizations/projects;

  • 35 hours of intensive ASPICE training approved by German VDA/QMC;

  • 2 hours exam successfully passed in 45 minutes in 2018 with a score of 57/60, lost 3 points due to a modified answer not considered.

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Learning Certificates

Electronics Foundations: Fundamentals

Fundamentals of Electricity:
Electrical charge, Conductors and insulators, Voltage, Current, Circuit basics, Resistance and Ohm's Law, SI prefixes, Limit current to an LED, Quiz.

Multimeter Measurements: What is a multimeter?, Measure DC Voltage, Measure direct current, Quiz.

Power: Electric Power, Ideal vs. real-world power sources, battery capacity, Batteries in series and parrallel, Grouded vs. floating power sources, Power a light bulb, Quiz.

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Electronics Foundations: Basic Circuits

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Electronics Foundations: Semiconductors
Planned EOF 2024
SCRUM: The Basics

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Learn C programming

All basics and advanced concepts of C language using Code::Blocks IDE and Gnu Compiler (GCC):

- Code your first program
- Declare variables
- Perform calculation with variables
- Quiz

- Structure your code thanks to the conditions, loops and functions
- Quiz

- Use pointers and master tables, string/char variables and preprocessor instructions
- Quiz

- Create your own types of variables
- Handle files thanks to specific functions
- Create variables thanks to dynamic allocation
- Secure Text input
- Quiz

- Structure your data with chained lists, stacks, hashing tables etc.
- Quiz

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C programming for Embedded Systems

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Planned in Feb. 2023