I hold French and British dual citizenship and have been working in the European defence and space industry for over three decades. I created AXSYSNAV in Toulouse, France - a business consultancy that offers professional advisory services and raises funds for spacetech companies (>47M€ so far). I am an accredited business advisor to the European Defence Fund, the CASSINI Business Accelerator, Copernicus, BlueInvest and the EIC Accelerator (EISMEA evaluation 4.5/5). I have experience in the space industry as an entrepreneur, a business development director, an engineer for the European Space Agency and a telecoms company CEO. I am currently a member of the EU agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) Space Academy. AXSYSNAV customers are private businesses (for strategy and management consulting) and public sector (for policy and advisory services). Some recent projects include:- Space Hubs Network (SUN) project partner, actively advising over 77 space companies; - European Defence Fund accredited mentor and CASSINI business accelerator coach;- Space robotics and perspective studies for the CNES;- EU space robotics R&D project (PERASPERA);- Wildfire Alerts! service for forest fire management, fusing IoT ground sensor data with satellite data;- Market analysis of the EU aerospace sector for non-EU clients (Russia, China, USA and Canada);- Market strategy and implementation for multiple IoT applications;- Expert adviser for RDI by delegation for the European Commission;- Consultancy for market development at the EU Agency for the Space Programme, EUSPA;- Outreach projects to Africa and China;- RDI and implementation of innovative GNSS services for the visually impaired.
Listed skills include Project Management, Business Strategy, Management, Strategy, and 2 others.