To discover my background and my main commitments, you can download my bio (PDF, 98 kb).
To discover myself in a more personal view, here is my resume reviewed and commented on in the form of key dates:
- October 1, 2010: : Launching the videos with Guillaume Buffet I cannot believe my eyes.
- October 10 2010 : The birth of our daughter Chloe. Born on 10/10/10, a very nice nod to his dad who loves football… A future Stade de Reims supporter ?
- July 3rd 2010 : Marriage to Corinne. Rather than a long speech in which I praise the qualities of Corinne, we learn out of the town hall with a picture that hints at a forthcoming key dates …
- August 3rd 2008 : Death of Cedric, my brother. An intelligent man of great sensitivity, genuine kindness and generosity. Death following a brain hemorrhage at the origin of which remains uncertain (all medical tests, detection of illicit substances, alcohol being negative). If Cedric had trouble finding its place in our society, our trade and his (short) life remain for me rich in many lessons.
Read the word that I said at his funeral to honor him (in French) and to invite everyone to reflect on our differences - October 2007 :Association with Florence Daumas to develop Easymetros ” The subway map that speaks to you ” (winner of the Concours Lépine 2009)
- June 2006 : Release of the book ” Start with a Difference “ cco-written with Patrick Blanchet;
- December 24th 2005 : Death of my mother, an exceptional woman, full of values, generosity and uncommon courage. And that’s the least I can pay tribute here to report!
- November 2005 : Creation of Easylife Consulting. Business of assistance to businesses and institutional investors in the development of solutions to simplify daily life and accessible to all. Originally, two observations: disability is a source of useful innovations to all on the example of the remote originally invented for people with tetraplegia and ” if your product or service is easy to use for me because of my disability, it should be simple for many people. ”
- October 2005 : Created at Sciences-Po with Xavier Monmarché of the class be an entrepreneur today »
- First Quarter 2005 : Recovery of the Visual Friendly assets by the consulting firm Kinoa
- August 2000 : Creating with three shareholders of Friendly Visual specializing in ergonomics and accessibility of new technologies. Our goal: to enable all users, disabled or not, to use the web as simple as possible and whatever the display. To do this, software and services that we developed meet the following requirements:
- TEST compliance of web pages with accessibility guidelines.
- CREATE web sites conform to accessibility standards and integrating the service Label Vue
- CUSTOMIZE and simplify the use of websites with the Label View service label allowing the user to adjust the display page according to their needs (visual, agility with the mouse …)
- 1999 (second half) : Studies in the AB Freeman School of Business (MBA from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA). Introduction to various water activities including kneeboard, wakeboard, barefoot … Important and essential for me to join the fun to the useful during such stay. The useful of it, was between other research to work on the concept “Visual Friendly”
- 1998-2000 : Studies at ESSEC Specialization in Sales and Marketing Strategy. ESSEC was the opportunity to complete my original training course … And to discover more about student life through its many associations, his evenings as “The Night of the ESSEC,” “The hottest night” etc…
- 1997 and 1998 : Champion de France handisport 100 and 200 category B1 (B Blind as in English or in French squint?) Fortunate that Aladji Ba, club teammate and buddy first and foremost, was not yet naturalized French, if not I would have finished on the podium in second place
- 1995-1998 :Studies at Sciences-Po Paris. Specialization in Communication and HR or CRH as « Cafe, Restaurant, Hotel »as said by some fellow “Science-Pipo “
- 1995 : Getting the baccalaureate into my high school home of Reims
- 1992-1994 : Transition trough the National Institute for Young Blind (Paris) to continue my education and learn Braille, computer, how to get around independently … “Be careful, white cane in sight!”
- 1992 : Loss of vision after a brain tumor and first tests in water skiing
- 1987 : Arrive at the school of the Sacred Heart of Reims … Including almost as many students as people in Rilly, the mountain village where I did my primary school and previously lived
- 1986 : First tackles, first strike, first misses and first goals in the soccer school of the Stade de Reims
- 1 May 1977 : Born in Reims on the day of Labor Day … Strange for a mother and a future boss
