
Digital Media & Entertainment Expert (incl. Social Media), Music Supervisor
Paris Area, France

Digital Media & Entertainment Expert (incl. Social Media), Music Supervisor
Paris Area, France
* Focus on Internet and intranet technologies since 1996, both inside and outside Microsoft
=> "Masters du Web 98" finalist for an online training Web project
=> "Best Practice" award for the Microsoft Entrepreneur Web site in 2000.
* Started "Cybear" in 1998
- Web Agency / B2B full-service communications firm
- Communication tools (print, offline, online) both for internal and external use.
- Internet and intranet (consulting and analysis, graphic design, development...).
- Translation/supervision of technical books and user guides for Microsoft Press (English to French).
=> Now focused on SEO/SEM, Digital Presence and Social Media.
* Started "CybearSonic" in 2004
- sound and music design agency (TV, film, ad...)
- NEW: upcoming in-house "label"
- More to see/listen to @ MySpace/YouTube/Facebook
- CybearSonic is a member of SACEM, the French Music Rights Society
=> Check my paper (in French) on Brands Identity & Music (http://www.marketing-professionnel.fr/outil-marketing/identite-sonore-marques-entreprises-image-couleur-charte-logo.html)
Misc:
- e-tourism solutions (back & front-office) and speaker in conferences/presentations on Web and e-Commerce impact on Travel agencies and Tour Operators.
- Digital Rights Management : involved in MPEG IPMP group from 1998 to 2003, as consultant (ISO JTC1/SC29/WG11).
=> Follow me on various Web 2.0 apps (FriendFeed, Digg, Del.i.cious, Twitter...) as CybearDJM
Advanced skills in presenting, training and writing ; Web ergonomics and man/machine interaction (Supportability, Usability) ; SEO/SEM ;
(Music industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Blogging on various subjects around music... on my main blog and a few others (Babel Blog Music as part of Mondomix blogs & Clovys.com)
(Privately Held; Music industry)
February 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)
* sound and music design agency (TV, movies, ads, cartoons, radio...)
* sound and music producing and publishing
* mobile music label
* content sourcing & aggregation
=> Check our blog too : www.KoToNTeeJ.com
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1998 — Present (12 years )
* IT company, multimedia oriented and specialized in marketing and promotional tools development (online, offline, print or event)
* Main customers : Microsoft France, Microsoft Europe, HEC Entrepreneur, Dunod, Groupement (GIE) Carte Bancaire, France Télécom, NetBooster, L’Expansion, L’Entreprise en Solo, Agence Pour la Création d’Entreprises (APCE), Réseau des Boutiques de Gestion, Association des Régions de France, SAGEM, Assemblée Permanente des Chambres de Métiers (APCM), Ordre des Experts-comptables de Paris-Ile-de-France, ACE La Poste, NetIQ, Peugeot, Volvo Trucks – Renault Trucks, Intersport, Canon Europe, Danka, UNCOVAC, ADP, ADP GSI France, ADP Suisse…
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
March 1989 — September 1997 (8 years 7 months)
8 years at Microsoft France, as a support engineer (Certified Professional), French localizer and then as Technical Product Leader in charge of Hardware, Home and productivity products:
- Management of a technical support team, both inside (10 people) and outsourced.
- Microsoft PowerPoint & Microsoft Project technical manager (trained to Project Management)
- In charge of audio-visual presentations and events (monthly meetings, Company meetings...).
From 1983 to 1988 :
* trainer for desktop products (3M, Kodak, Canon, Minolta, Xerox...),
* launched a small business targeted to Personal Computing (consulting and training).
Media & Entertainment Executive Program 2007 — 2008
From September '07 to February '08, I attended this brand new ESSEC program for executives, focusing on the media & entertainment markets.
Our final presentation was well received, and the group is evaluating the opportunity to "really" launch the new business we proposed...
HEC Executive MBA 2005 — 2006
Formerly CPA Paris - merged with HEC, the (so far) #1 French Business School.
Innovation & entrepreneurship 2005 — 2005
Microsoft Certified Professional 1994
Electronics 1982 — 1983
Trained to Electronics & Radar
ETAA = Ecole Technique de l'Armee de l'Air (French Air Force)
* strategy & management * innovation, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship * e-tourism & u-tourism * team building & life coaching * creating incentive events * Music (Jazz, Blues, World...)
SACEM
* Microsoft "Best Practice" for the "Entrepreneur" Web site - 2000
* Finalist "Masters du Web" - 1998