Yann Collet

Data compression expert at Facebook

Menlo Park, California, United States

About

With roots in telecommunications and satellite networks, I took a passion in studying data compression, and made it my primary contribution to this world.

Experience

  • Data compression expert at Facebook
    Jun 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 1 mo

    Create and help deploy new compression technologies for improved storage and transfer efficiency. Make these technologies Open Source, available to all for free, to maximize their impact over the planet. Conceptor and maintainer of LZ4 & Zstandard compression libraries.

  • Orange (9 yrs)
    • M2M / IoT Product Manager
      Mar 2009 - Jun 2015 · 6 yrs 4 mos

      Anticipate, Define and Lead execution of innovative products & services for the M2M / IoT market. International scope (all Orange subsidiaries).

    • Satellite Project Director
      Jul 2006 - Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Organize and report deployment of large-scale international Satellite-based networks (10's of countries, all continents). My customers are international companies (banking, energy, fossil-fuel, naval infrastructure, etc.) which activities are spread throughout multiple countries.

  • R&D Mobile Radio Network at Thales Communications
    Apr 2004 - Jul 2006 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Radio Ad-hoc Networking Building New protocols Product definition, lead development team

  • Startup Founder at Advanced Wireless Services
    Nov 2002 - Mar 2004 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Creation of WiFi services dedicated company - SNCF WiFi Gare deployment project - Long distance RF beams - VPN

  • Wireless Voice Project Manager at Firstmark France
    Jul 2001 - Jul 2002 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Deploy Voice services on top of WLL transmission access