THE TEAM
Thomas Demarne
Thomas Demarne has joined ALCIOM in 2006. He is an ESME/SUDRIA graduate engineer, and has a wide scope of experiences from digital systems to radio frequency, protocols of communication, connected devices, high-speed electronics, signal processing and embedded software. From 2015 to 2019, Thomas started and managed Alciom’s South-West Director with his office based in Toulouse. Since September 2019 he is back at the headquaters and is our Managing Director.
In May 2021, together with two other historical members of the company, he acquired 51% of the shares and became President of Alciom on 1 June 2021.2.5.0.02.5.0.02.5.0.0
Robert Lacoste
Robert Lacoste is graduated from Paris’ Ecole Polytechnique and ENSEEIHT engineering school. He has 25 years of experience in electronics, real time systems and telecommunications. CTO of ALCIOM during 5 years, he then joined NORTEL as operation and R&D/PLM director before founding ALCIOM in 2003. Winner of more than 15 international design contests, Robert is contributing editor to Circuit Cellar and Elektor magazines and author of numerous publications.
In May 2021, he will sell 51% of Alciom’s shares to Thomas Demarne and two other historical employees. He will nevertheless remain very much involved in Alciom as a consultant/trainer (and 49% shareholder).2.5.0.02.5.0.0
Paul Rousseau
Paul Rousseau has joined ALCIOM in 2010. He is a diplomed CNAM Engineer in Electronics and Telecommunications. Paul is one of our most experienced R&D engineers, with expertise ranging from RF to microcontrollers, from antenna design and optimization to wave guides. Since 2021, Paul is our CTO and provides technical and methodological support to our teams as well as to our customers.
In May 2021, he will accompany Thomas Demarne in the purchase of 51% of Alciom’s shares.2.5.0.02.5.0.02.5.0.0
Adeline Mermier
Adeline Mermier joined ALCIOM in September 2013 and supports the team as Administrative and Financial Director. In particular, Adeline is in charge of the accounting and financial management of the company, and is the privileged interface for our customers, suppliers, banks and administrative partners.
In May 2021, she will accompany Thomas Demarne in the purchase of 51% of Alciom’s shares.2.5.0.02.5.0.0
Antoine Costani
Antoine Costani joined the ALCIOM team in September 2019 for an internship and continued for 2 years as a work-study student alongside his courses at PHELMA Grenoble to obtain his engineering degree. In August 2022, he officially joined ALCIOM’s team of R&D engineers. He is working on a wide range of projects to develop his expertise.
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Cherif Hamouda
Cherif Hamouda joined Alciom in May 2019. Holder of a Master 2 in High Frequency Communications Systems and a PhD in High Frequency Electronics, Cherif is our antenna design and optimization prime and is also electronic R&D engineer .
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Victor Ketels
A 2019 graduate of ISEN in Lille, Victor Ketels began his career as an electronics engineer at Elsys Design and then iFollow. He then joined the Alciom team in spring 2024.
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Théo Rives
After an internship with Alciom in spring 2022, Théo Rives continued his engineering studies at Mines de Saint Etienne with an apprenticeship contract in the Embedded Electronic Systems programme.
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Maryam Al Qahwachi
Maryam Al Qahwachi joined the ALCIOM team in September 2022 as an apprentice. She is also a student at ENSUP on the ‘Management and Administration’ course, after completing a BTS in ‘SME Management’, and provides support to the Administrative and Financial Department.
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Previous team members
We have also to thanks the nice people who spent some time with ALCIOM before going elsewhere : Yannick Avelino, Rachel Craveiro, Hicham Amara, Lucien Thiriet, Mehdi Khairy, Solène Gadeau, Vincent Le Gouis, Nicolas Matringe, Leana Boucher and Emma Gouzou.
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Internship
ALCIOM had the pleasure to have the following interns : Bertrand Achard (ESIEE, 2006), Joel Guittet (ENSEA, 2007), Vanuel Bellance (ENSEA, 2007), Laurent Goudet (ESIEE, 2008), Brahim Ndoumajoud (ENSEA, 2009), Céline Leseigneur (ESIGELEC, 2009), Raphael Vuaillat (IUT Ville d’Avray, 2010), Adelphe Mbimba (Université Jules Verne Amiens, 2012), Thibault Chevalier (IUT Ville d’Avray, 2014), Lucas Le Chevalier (Mines Saint Etienne, 2015), Grégoire Zeisser (IUT Ville d’Avray, 2015), Anissa Makouf (IUT Ville d’Avray, 2015), Guillaume Carry (BTS Lycée Jules Ferry, 2018), Grégory Raveyre & Abel Didouh (ESIEE, 2024) … and nearly all members of the current team who started as interns !
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