My name is Sylvain Martinez, I have been interested in computers since a very early age. I enjoy  and practice contact sports, photography and travels. As nobody is perfect I come from France, but have been living in the UK since 1996 ;)

After graduating in Computer Science in France, I won a European Artificial Programming Contest (PROLOGIN 1996) and went on to the UK for a BSc in Computer Science.

I have worked in IT Security since 1998. first, for a major American Bank, then, for a Unix Consulting company in California USA and, since 2001, for a  major oil company. I have held quite a diverse number of positions which helped broadening my IT Security knowledge as well as my project and people management skills.

I worked as a Security Administrator, a Unix Security consultant, a global security monitoring manager, a security auditor, a security consultant, a global Security Technical manager, a Security Architect and finally as the technical lead for a global Information Protection program from the ground up.

In 2008 I decided to do an MSc in Information Security at the Royal Holloway University of London while still remaining a full time employee. This meant the last few years have been very busy but also very enjoyable as I have graduated with a merit and have been able to work again on my Cryptography algorithm as part of my MSc Thesis.

Although my current work in the IT Security field does not involve hands on cryptography, my BUGS algorithm project keeps me interested in that field.

I am available for some freelance work as long as:
- It is legal (my hacking days are long over)
- It can be done in my spare time as I have a full time job from 9 to 5 UK time.

If you want my CV or just contact me, please send an email to martinez (at) encryptsolutions.com

For any questions related to the BUGS Algorithm please use the FORUM