It is frustrating to realize that a complex product is not reliable or does not encounter the success you count on due to design errors. Thanks to my services, get a chance to avoid those mistakes.
Product design: errors that can kill your business
Even the biggest brands continue to make design mistakes. Working in a stressful atmosphere and short designing/producting schedules do not always allow the team in charge of product development to think about the tiny details nor a spontaneous reaction based on years of practice on the field. Often you only know what is wrong after you lived the situation.
Avoid those tiny design mistakes that could cost a lot to your company or disappoint your customers.
Diploma
- Bachelor degree in Business Management
- Masters degree in Action Sport Engineering
- Professional Diploma Physical Activities for All
- Mountain Leader State Diploma
- Mountain Biking State Diploma
MTBiking experience
- Coach at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc MTB club
- Leading coach at Vélo Val Montjoie MTB club
- Land-use planning to develop MTBiking in Les Contamines-Montjoie
- + 10 years experience in a bike workshop
- Mountain bike mechanic (home service)
- Bike mechanic trainer
Trekking experience
- Mountain Leader
- Rewarded hiking topo
- 3 years backpacking/trekking (Océania, South East Asia, South and Central America)
Projects I have collaborated with
Rockrider is one of Decathlon’s many in-house brands. Although the (E-)mountain bike research centre is located in Lille, their engineers often come to the Mountain Store in Passy to test their prototypes on more difficult trails before they reach the market. My role is either to test their products (bikes and textiles), give recommendations based on my extensive experience or lead the group test in accordance with the product specifications.
Bontaz, a world-class manufacturer of automotive equipment, is the leading company of hydraulic functions. At a time when our whole society is moving towards less carbon-intensive transport systems such as cycling, I bring my expertise to bear on specific issues linked to the product life cycle.
Qaou Outdoor was an outdoor company located in southeast of France that aimed to design highly functional and versatile trekking gears with a minimal footprint. The lack of chemical products is the reason why the fabric is white. However the company had to shut down in summer 2023 because of bigger companies able to produce some of their ideas at a lower cost.
My Utility Bag is a company located in Biarritz that aims to product well designed backpacks for business traveller. I helped with the first backpack design in 2013 under the brand name AG Sportbags.
K-lamp is a lighting company from Bearn in Southwest of France. Its owner is a true mountain biking enthusiast. It made sense to him to put his know-how into a lamp that could benefit the whole biking community at a really fair price.
Local companies worth knowing in Mont-Blanc area
In January 2022, Thierry (the Chapeau’s Hut warden) introduce me to Franck from Upcyde (the contraction of Upcycling and Design). After we met, Franck introduced me to another upcycling company: Redeem Equipment . Currently I haven’t started any project with these two amazing engaged businesses because I don’t manage to find enough free time…
Testimonial
I have hired Julien for a 6 month mission and I would recommend him to whoever is looking for a serious, reliable, intelligent et efficient employee. Julien is one of these persons you are glad they have crossed your path. He understands fast and works in great autonomy achieving great results regarding how young he is! He is now (2013) on a world tour adventure, very intelligently organized for his professional (SEO, web marketing, blogging, product testing, sports, travel guides, etc.) and language skills to grow while he travels. At the end of his world tour, whenever he is ready to settle I will be first in the list to hire him !