Plain-language engineering and reverse engineering.
Understand a technical topic to make a decision, or understand equipment nobody documents any more. Someone who speaks engineer and translates.
Not an engineer? That is often where I start.
Executives, buyers, investors, lawyers, insurers: you have to decide on a technical topic without its vocabulary. My job is to make it readable, without oversimplifying.
- A supplier proposes a solution and you cannot judge the quote.
- Equipment has failed and its manufacturer has gone, or no longer provides documentation.
- An acquisition, an investment or a dispute rests on a technical file nobody has explained to you.
What I actually do.
Plain-language briefing
A technical file translated for a board, an investor or a lawyer, with diagrams.
Second opinion
Quote, specification, technology choice: what is solid, what is risky, the right questions to ask.
Technical due diligence
The real state of a product, a team or its documentation before an acquisition or investment.
Reverse engineering
Survey of an electronic board, schematic, bill of materials, obsolete parts and equivalents.
Interoperability and repair
Understanding how equipment works to maintain, repair or connect it.
Amicable expert opinion
Technical analysis of a supplier dispute, a factual report every party can read.
Deliverables
| Two-page summary readable without technical training |
| Explanatory diagrams and illustrations |
| Reverse-documentation file: schematic, BOM, critical points |
| Technical opinion or expert report |
Framework
| Directive (EU) 2016/943 | Trade secrets: reverse engineering a lawfully acquired product is lawful unless a contract forbids it |
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| Directive 2009/24/EC | Software: decompilation limited to interoperability |
| Confidentiality | Agreement signed before any exchange, results delivered to the client only |
| Limits | No copying of protected products, no circumvention of protections |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need technical knowledge to work with you?
No. That is precisely the point: you leave with a clear answer to your question.
Is reverse engineering legal?
Yes, on a lawfully acquired product, to understand, maintain or make it interoperable, unless a contract forbids it. I turn down copying requests.
What kind of equipment?
Electronic and electromechanical equipment, measuring instruments, medical devices, industrial equipment.
A project to move forward? Let's talk.
First 30-minute call free, no commitment. Three lines are enough: the topic, the stage, the deadline. Reply within two business days.
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