Mr. Thomine has been involved in the  technical and project management aspects of submarine cable systems for more  than 22 years. Between 1988 and 1998, Jean-Baptiste was a member of the FT-CNET  applied research department dedicated to submarine systems, where he  participated in the design of the latest generations of optical submarine  systems, specialising in modelisation and simulation of long-haul WDM optical  transmission using optical amplifiers, including soliton technology. In the  same period, Mr. Thomine also provided technical follow-up and quality  assurance management of several cable projects. Mr. Thomine is the author or  co-author of six patents. 

Jean-Baptiste was heavily involved in the SEA-ME-WE 3  project, where he participated in the technical design of the cable network and  subsequently chaired both the Technical Working Group and the Commissioning  Working Group, while managing the Project QA team.</p>

        Among  various projects and tasks within Axiom, Mr Thomine has participated to the  following:

        SEA-ME-WE 3 numerous upgrades

        SEA-ME-WE 3 maintenance support

        Atlas-Offshore (RFQ to RFPA)

        AKORN (RFQ to RFPA)

        Sidney-Hawaii (QA)

        Silphium (RFQ to start of implementation)

        Americas-2 Upgrade#1 (QA and PM of the project)

Mr. Thomine received his joint graduate degree in Engineering from the  EcolePolytechnique (x83) and the EcoleNationaleSupérieure des  Télécommunications in Paris, France.