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Quentin Reul, PhD

Director, Ontology & Knowledge Graph Engineering

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About

I build the technical and strategic roadmaps that translate lab breakthroughs into safe, scalable enterprise value. With 25+ years of experience navigating the evolution of AI, from early symbolic systems to today’s generative era, I specialize in bridging the "pilot-to-production chasm" where many enterprise AI projects struggle to deliver value.𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 I am seeking AI Leadership and People Management roles where I can drive strategic roadmaps, oversee hands-on execution, and manage cross-functional teams. My core focus areas include: 🧠 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨-𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: Combining Generative AI, NLP, and Knowledge Graphs to develop accurate, consistent, and explainable enterprise solutions. 🎯 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: Leveraging the Lean AI Innovation framework to surface critical "jobs to be done" (JTBD), aligning complex capabilities directly with daily user workflows to ensure high-impact adoption.🌉 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭-𝐭𝐨-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐦: Bridging the gap between research and deployment as a hands-on leader. I combine rapid prototyping with disciplined engineering to successfully scale proof-of-concepts (POCs) into secure, enterprise-ready systems.🌱 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐌𝐞𝐧

Experience

Enterprise AI Advisory Board MemberDevNetwork
May 2026
Director, AI Strategy and SolutionsExpert.ai
Oct 2024 to Jun 2026
Founder & Principal, Enterprise AI EnablementRQle.AI
Apr 2024
Guest LecturerDePaul University
Jan 2018 to Jun 2019
Director, AI & Digital TransformationWolters Kluwer
Jan 2021 to Apr 2024
Director, Content & Knowledge EngineeringWolters Kluwer
Apr 2018 to Dec 2020
Content & Knowledge Engineering ManagerWolters Kluwer
Oct 2016 to Mar 2018
Senior Knowledge EngineerWolters Kluwer
Feb 2014 to Sep 2016
Knowledge EngineerWolters Kluwer
Nov 2010 to Jan 2014
Semantic Technology ConsultantTenForce
Jun 2010 to Oct 2010
ResearcherVrije Universiteit Brussel
Nov 2008 to Jun 2010
Director, Ontology & Knowledge Graph EngineeringThe Hartford
Sep 2026
Database AdministratorSun Microsystems
Jul 2003 to Aug 2004

Education

University of Aberdeen
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Role of Description Logic Reasoning in Ontology Matching
2005 to 2012
University of Aberdeen
BSc Honours Computing Science & AI with Industrial Placement Computing Science
2000 to 2005
Oxford College of Further Education
International Study Program Computing, Math, Physics
1999 to 2000
Institut du Sacre-Coeur
Secondary School Diploma Mathematics, Science
1992 to 1998