I have been working during the last few years within the Online Social Media space, creating strategy, marketing strategy, setting up processes and building Online Social Networks, Social Apps, online communities, mobile communities.
I’m particularly interested in BtoC and CtoC environment which allow me to be strongly focused on the user experiences and user interactions.
My last position has been to work for Passado as Product Strategy Director and previously at Skype as Business and Product Manager within the global eCommerce team, responsible for products like Skypecasts and other social products.
Before joining Skype, i was Head of Strategy & Innovation for Knexus Group, where I was advising major global or european companies with their social media strategy . My work was to help these companies to develop and implement strategies, and marketing strategy based on online & mobile communities, online social networks, social web or what we call currently Web 2.0.
I have also during the same period worked for 2TalkAbout.com (today Woyano.com), an online brand network, letting customers exchanging & engaging with their favorite brands e.g. Honda.I have developed 2TalkAbout's original idea & concept, as well as defined the strategy & marketing. 2TalkAbout recieved several interesting press coverage concerning its engaging customer model (Marketing, NMA, Media Week, Brand Strategy, Word of Mouth Marketing Association...).
Previously I worked for academici.com (based on the OpenBC ( Xing.com ) platform), a virtual academy, as Head of Online Development where my work focussed on online communities building and management, customer services, IT relationships, Internet strategy and marketing. I was also Project Manager for Online Communities such as L'Oréal e-Strat Challenge at academici. Academici was the first global online social network for academics and attracted during the first three months of activity more than 8000 members.
Before moving to the UK in February 2005, I studied for an MBA at Montpellier Graduate Institute of Business in the South of France. During my MBA thesis and while working at academici, I studied online identity, group identity & online social networks as a building and management tool for online communities. Most of my interests, previous work experience, and research focus on the Internet and particularly Online Communities, Online Social Networks, and Social Web.
I previously worked for companies such as HP in the EMEA E-business Team as Junior Country Manager, and have worked for various different IT and Internet consultancy companies such as Alexid where I implemented the Intranet community for Paris 5 University - or GFI Informatique. I worked also for some Start-ups such as Makkina News and Ascent (Nights'n'Dates - Meet More People!). Until 2001, I was the owner of ABCjuris.com the first online law portal for French speakers.
Until June 2002, I was student at Limoges Sciences University
and hold a MST in Information and Communication technologies
Management, which was awarded with the highest distinctions. During my
course, I studied the social aspects of Internet, Online Communities'
development and management, Internet marketing and strategy, project
management and mainly Open Source technologies.
I originally studied law as an undergraduate at Montpellier University majoring
in Private and Tax Law.
In addition to my job, I'm a member of E-mint ,The Association of Online Community Professionals, and I am also a member of the Association of Internet Researchers .
I am passionate about the Internet, Online Communities, Social Web, online strategy and User Experiences. I enjoy developing new ventures and do not imagine working in a field other than the Internet...
I'm just another passionate, crazy person.
Updated on August 2007