RELIABILITY
99.7%
pipeline success rate
Critical recurring data operations stabilized through ownership, observability and reusable delivery patterns.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE // PARIS
Loïc Bélec
Head of Data Platform and Principal Architect for environments where performance, governance and operational pressure coexist.
I design and lead data platforms that have to remain reliable under real constraints: industrial complexity, executive scrutiny, cost discipline and engineering speed.
Open to Head of Platform and Principal Architect roles where data platforms, governance and operating models are central to business performance.
Positioning
I bring a combination that is still relatively uncommon: deep platform architecture, operational credibility and the ability to frame technical decisions in business terms.
My work is to turn fragmented systems, competing constraints and high expectations into operating platforms that are governed, scalable and usable. That includes architecture direction, delivery alignment, metadata and policy strategy, and cloud economics.
I am most effective in organizations that need both technical depth and structural clarity: places where systems matter, trade-offs are real, and fragile platform decisions become business problems very quickly. My current scope spans two industrial sites, Viry-Chatillon and Dieppe, with stakeholders across operations, design office, accounting and finance, procurement and information systems.
Selected Impact
DELIVERY SPEED
-40%
lead time
Reduced recurring integration delivery time through standard platform patterns, clearer intake and architecture governance.
GOVERNANCE
80%
classified coverage
Classified data assets brought under metadata, ownership and policy controls using OpenMetadata and policy-as-code.
THROUGHPUT
3.2
PB / year
Governed factory-to-cloud exchange across Viry-Chatillon and Dieppe through secure hybrid connectivity.
OPERATING MODEL
134
daily pipelines
Recurring production pipelines standardized across 11 critical systems, including SAP, 3DX and telemetry domains.
ECONOMICS
€480k
delivery scope
8-person professional services engagement coordinated with FinOps discipline, procurement alignment and performance trade-offs.
Leadership Scope
Platform Strategy
Define the shape of hybrid data platforms, integration boundaries and long-term architectural direction.
Governance
Set standards for security, metadata, policy and delivery discipline so systems remain scalable and auditable.
Delivery Alignment
Bridge leadership priorities, technical boards and engineering execution across an 8-person team, multiple functions and two industrial sites.
Cloud Economics
Arbitrate performance, capacity and spend with operating models that are sustainable beyond one-off technical wins.
Operating Scale
SITES
2
Viry-Chatillon and Dieppe
FUNCTIONS
5
Operations, engineering, finance, procurement, IT
TEAM
8
Delivery and architecture scope
SYSTEMS
11
Critical systems integrated
PIPELINES
134
Daily production workloads
ENGAGEMENT
€480k
Professional services scope
Current Mandate
At Alpine Racing, I lead the design and evolution of the data platform that connects on-premise operational systems with Azure-based services supporting Formula 1 and endurance programs.
The mandate is broader than infrastructure. It includes architectural governance, modernization priorities, cloud cost structure, metadata strategy and the practical operating model required to turn platform capability into usable business and engineering outcomes across Viry-Chatillon and Dieppe.
I coordinate an 8-person delivery scope and a €480k professional services engagement, working with operations, design office, accounting and finance, procurement and information systems stakeholders.
The core challenge is disciplined complexity management: preserving speed for engineering teams while introducing the controls expected from enterprise-grade systems.
Career Highlights
Head of Data Platform
Alpine Racing | Jan 2023 - Present
CURRENT ROLE
- Lead hybrid data platform strategy connecting on-premise operational systems with Azure services for Formula 1 and endurance programs.
- Coordinate an 8-person delivery scope, €480k professional services engagement and 5 stakeholder groups across Viry-Chatillon and Dieppe.
- Standardized 134 daily pipelines across 11 critical systems with stronger governance, metadata coverage and FinOps discipline.
High-Performance Data Architect
Alpine F1 Team | Jul 2018 - Dec 2022
- Architected high-frequency telemetry platforms combining kdb+, Kafka and Azure for wind tunnel, simulator and trackside data.
- Integrated low-latency ingestion capabilities reaching 20M samples per second at peak across factory and trackside environments.
- Built infrastructure patterns with Terraform and automation practices suitable for high-pressure engineering operations.
Data Engineer
Renault F1 Team | 2014 - 2018
- Consolidated CFD, telemetry and test-bench data into reusable structures for performance analysis.
- Designed object-oriented MATLAB frameworks supporting race analysis workflows and engineering reporting.
- Automated engine performance reporting to reduce manual turnaround time and improve operational repeatability.
Selected Initiatives
ENERGY / REGOPS
Solar Curtailment Operations Layer
Project focused on translating the EDF OA Smart OA curtailment framework into a clearer operating layer for solar asset owners facing site curtailment or limitation workflows.
The value is not only API connectivity, but structuring the surrounding process: event capture, rule interpretation, operator actions, auditability and downstream billing implications.
OPEN FRAMEWORK
Pitgun
Pitgun is a self-directed platform initiative used to explore how simulation, telemetry and governed processing can evolve into reusable infrastructure rather than isolated applications.
It is a concrete expression of how I think about architecture: turning live workloads, data contracts and runtime systems into one coherent operating model.