Talks

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[2014]

• Votre monde (Inspirational speech), November 2014
• Simitless: Simple, Limitless, November 2014
• Bio-mimétisme: Algorithmes inspirés par la nature, October 2014
• Password Protected (What is a good password?), OCtober 2014
• Simplicité, September 2014
• The lifecycle of knowledge, August 2014
• Being a Maker, July 2014
• Chef d’orchestre en entreprise, June 2014
• Les outils du Manager, May 2014
• The Parallels of my Life, motivational introduction talk, April 2014

[2012]

• Making things happen: Project Management Basics, Corporate talk, April 2012
• Probabilistic Modelling of Oil Rig Drilling Operations for Business Decision Support: A Real World application of Bayesian Networks and Computational Intelligence, PhD Viva presentation, December 2012

[2011]

• Making things happen: Project Management for Academics, Research and placement Students, Research and placement Students, Research Group talk (CIG), IDEAS Research Centre, 14 June 2011
• Talking Science: A superficial introduction to the subtle art of academic talks, Research Group talk (CIG), IDEAS Research Centre,  08 April 2011

[2010]

• On the building of a model: The work of the KTP* project on building a probabilistic model based on Rigs and Wells data. (*KTP: Knowledge Transfer Partnership), Corporate talk, 17 November 2010 (Prezi talk)
• Recommender Systems, RGU CIG Research Group , October 2010 (Prezi talk)
• Application of Evolutionary Algorithms to Learning Evolved Bayesian Network Models of Rig Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Conference Presentation, IEEE UKCI 2010
• Evolved Bayesian Network Models of Rig Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Paper Presentation, IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) as part of WCCI, 2010
• Rig Operations Data Modelling for Decision Support, KTP associate seminar, public talk, Culloden, 18 March 2010

[2009]

• Searching on the Internet: Using Google and its tools, Corporate talk for staff development, 2009 [Cheat Sheet]
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership, Corporate talk, 2009

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Publications

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[2013]

• Fournier, F.A., Probabilistic Modelling of Oil Rig Drilling Operations for Business Decision Support: A Real World application of Bayesian Networks and Computational Intelligence, PhD Thesis, March 2013, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland [Abstract PDF]

[2012]

• Fournier, F. A., McCall, J., Barclay P. J., Drilling Performance Models of Rig Drilling Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, EPSRC Digital Futures meeting, 23-25 October 2012, Poster
• Fournier, F. A., McCall, J., Barclay P. J., Drilling Performance Models of Rig Drilling Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, IFT Technology Showcase, 1 November 2012, Poster

[2010]

• Fournier, F. A., McCall, J., Wu, Y., Petrovski, A., Barclay P. J. , Application of Evolutionary Algorithms to Learning Evolved Bayesian Network Models of Rig Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, IEEE UKCI 2010 [Paper PDF]
• Fournier, F. A., McCall, J., Petrovski, A., Barclay P. J. , Evolved Bayesian Network Models of Rig Operations in the Gulf of Mexico: Preliminary Experiments, Poster for SICSA/SEABIS workshop, 2010 [Poster PDF]
• Fournier, F. A., McCall, J., Petrovski, A., Barclay P. J. , Evolved Bayesian Network Models of Rig Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2010 [Paper PDF]
• Fournier, François. Recommender Systems: Technical Report and Literature Review [Internet]. Version 13. Knol. 2010 Feb 18. Available from: http://knol.google.com/k/françois-fournier/recommender-systems/. [Local copy]
• Shakya, S., Brownlee, A., McCall, J.,Fournier, F.,Owusu, G., DEUM–A Fully Multivariate EDA Based on Markov Networks Exploitation of Linkage Learning in Evolutionary Algorithms, pp 71-93, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010

[2009]

• Shakya, S., Brownlee, A., McCall, J.,Fournier,F.,Owusu, G., A fully Multivariate DEUM Algorithm, CEC 2009

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Simitless

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In 2014, I finally took a leap and founded Simitless. I looked for a team and soon, Alex, Viktor and Yaël were joining me. I had been maturing the idea of such a system for a few years and finally, the possibilities offered by today's technology allow me to deliver a service many people could barely imagine.

Simitless is born from the wish to allow the greatest number of people to work with data. We want to enable everybody to collect the data they want. Whatever the data is, they can process it and learn from it.

We have a strong business model with a high growth potential. We aim to shift the way organisations handle data in the business world. We believe we can make it happen by making computers better understand what humans want and need. The no-tech, large public high-tech approach.

Simitless is a new kind of data systems company that is using technology to make data handling simple, intuitive and finally, human. No code, no IT contractors, no techno-babble, no hardware servers, no worries. Just internet and a modern browser.

http://www.simitless.com

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Experience

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This is a log of my experiences as well as various training and courses I took.

Professional Experience

• 2014 : Business Development Consultant, Innovation Technologies Web, Blagnac, France.
• 2013 – 2014 : Project Manager, Management consultant, Percall PLM, Toulouse/Vichy, France
• 2011 – 2013 : Team Leader software engineering, ODS-Petrodata Ltd. (IHS Inc.), Aberdeen, Ecosse.
• 2009 – 2013 : Business and Computing Management consultant, Aberdeen, Ecosse.
• 2008 – 2011 : R&D Project Manager, Knowledge Transfer Associate, ODS-Petrodata Ltd (Robert Gordon University).
• 2006 – 2008 : Project Leadership, Software Engineer, ODS-Petrodata Ltd, Aberdeen, Ecosse.
• 2005 – 2006 : Team Leader, Computing Engineer, Smart Light Devices Ltd., Aberdeen, Ecosse.
• 2004 – 2005 : Consultant Informatique, Freelance, Aberdeen, Ecosse.
• 2004 : Software Intern, Simitel, S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexico city, Mexique.
• 1999 – 2004 : Consultant Support Informatique, Le Mayet de Montagne/Vichy/Clermont Ferrand, France.

Education

• PhD Computing: Data models for business intelligence, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, 2013
• The Open Group Architecture Framework 9 (TOGAF 9) certified, Architecting the Enterprise, 2012
• Level 5 diploma in Management and Leadership, Chartered Management Institute, UK, 2011
• MSc Computing: Information Engineering, The Robert Gordon University, 2007 – obtained with distinction
• BSc (hons) in Computing & Information, The Robert Gordon University, 2006 – awarded class prize
• DUT in Computing: Industrial systems, IUT de Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2004
• Baccalauréat S (Electronics and Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry and Maths), Lycée de Presles, Cusset, France, 2002

Continuous Professional Development

Additional Resources

This is a selection of books and links I found the most useful in my career development and management education:

• The Pragmatic Programmer 
• Rites of Passage: At $100, 000 to $1 Million: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing & Faster Career Progress
• The Effective Executive (Classic Drucker Collection)

Podcasts:

• http://www.manager-tools.com/ 
• videopodcasts.tv David Maister Live Videocast 
• Horstman's laws

Books and links I found the most useful in my academic research and culture:

• Recommender Systems: An Introduction 
• Le nouvel esprit scientifique et les sciences de l'éducation : Essai pour établir un pont entre les sciences de la nature et les sciences de l'homme

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Blog & Public Social Media

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Tweets and Blog posts by @frafournier

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Profiles

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CMI 360 Assessment (Oct 2011)

Calculated using an online form-based interview system during the CMI CMgr Procedure, based on 6 Manager/Coworker/Subordinate anonymous ratings, 2011

Public profiles:

• francoisfournier.tel
• www.francoisfournier.eu
• vizualize.me/f.a.fournier
• re.vu/ffournier
• profiles.google.com/f.a.fournier
• gplus.to/francoisfournier
• www.linkedin.com/in/francoisfournier
• rgu.academia.edu/FrancoisFournier
• member.acm.org/~f.a.fournier
• www.mendeley.com/profiles/francois-fournier
• http://www.facebook.com/francois.fournier
• http://about.me/ffournier
• https://www.aegora.com/321/profile/francois-fournier

Articles:

• Featured article on the RGU:School of Computing web page - 2009
  ( local version)
• http://www.science-engineering.net/information-engineering.htm

Companies Linked with me in some way or another:

• Simitless
• IHS Inc. 
• Robert Gordon University
• ODS-Petrodata Ltd.
• Smart Light Devices Ltd.
• Simitel S. de R.L de C.V.
• All Access Design

Previous email addresses (not active anymore, just for being findable):

• ffournier@simitel.com
• francois@sldltd.com
• ffournier@ods-petrodata.com
• francois.fournier@ihs.com
• f.a.j.fournier1@rgu.ac.uk

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