Guillaume BELFIORE

Current

• Technology Journalist Writer at M6 Web | Cyréalis

Past

• Independent IT Writer at Belfiore.fr
• French teacher at Brighton Central School District

Education

• Université de Nantes

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Websites

• Personal profile

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Summary

- Journalist writer for a group of online magazines specialized in different technology domains (IT, Mobility, General) and part of a larger TV network

- Former independent writer for several online/papers technology magazines.

- One year of experience as a French teacher in the USA. Working with students in high school, middle school. Took charge of an Adult continuing education program.

- Developed a personal experience in several fields of technology : web development as well as software testing. certified Microsoft MVP two years in a row.

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Specialties:

writing articles, conducting interview, attending conferences, reporting news, researching information, publishing media content, testing several kinds of product: hardware, software, web services

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Experience

• Technology Journalist Writer

  M6 Web | Cyréalis

  (Online Media industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  I work as an IT Journalist for M6 Web | Cyréalis. i write on several technology topics.
  
  Clubic.com: general technology
  Mobinaute.com: Mobility
  NetEco.com: Information Technology
  
  My main activites consists in:
  - Writing articles
  - Conducting interviews
  - Attending conferences,
  - Reporting news
  - Researching information
  - Publishing media content
  - Testing several kinds of product: hardware, software, web services

• Independent IT Writer

  Belfiore.fr

  (Newspapers industry)

  January 2006 — July 2008 (2 years 7 months)

  I used work as a freelance writer on several online and paper technology-oriented Magazines
  
  - SVM Mac
  - SVM iPod
  - VNUnet.fr (NetMedia Europe Group)
  - A Vos Mac
  - MobiFrance.com (Sojeng Group)
  - iPhonetik (Sojeng Group)
  - Livenet.fr (TigerSun Group)
  - OpenSource Magazine
  - Zébulon.fr
  - Translations for Techcrunch France
  
  COMPETENCES:
  
  - Collecting & synthesizing information on a subject, a technique.
  - Conducting an interview
  - Testing software and hardware
  - Accurately translating a text from one language into another
  - Using various types of CMS

• French teacher

  Brighton Central School District

  (Education Management industry)

  October 2001 — May 2002 (8 months)

  I used to work a French Teacher in Rochester, NY
  
  I used to work alternatively for 6 teachers both in High School and Middle School. Also I created a continuing education program and taught French to adults in night classes
  
  My main activites consisted in:
  - Teaching French to Beginners, Intermediate or Advanced students (9yo to 50yo).
  - Preparing courses, written or oral exams. Correcting tests.
  - Managing a group of people (children or adults)
  - Speaking at international, socio-cultural conferences.

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Education

• Université de Nantes

  3-year Bachelor , English Literature and Civilization , 1998 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Throughout those studies I have learned:
  
  - Traductology: French to English and English to French translations
  - Linguistics
  - Phonetics
  - English Grammar and Syntax
  - Anglo-Saxon Literature
  - Anglo-Saxon Civilization (specialized in American History)

Additional Information

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Websites:

• Personal profile

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Interests:

technology, media, communication, internet, web 2.0, photography, blogging, cinema, rock music, hiking.

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Groups:

Community Manager at the Yahoo! Mail Group - the official group gathering Yahoo! Mail users:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Y-Mail/

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Honors:

- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MSN Client) - 2004/2006
- MSN Beta Mentor
- MSN Beta MVP

Guillaume BELFIORE’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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