Xavier Antoviaque
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Marine Batiste
Working with Xavier was a real pleasure. Always very professional, he is also extremely patient and he listens carefully every issues you point out in order to give you the most relevant option you wait for. Do not hesitate to work with him !
LinkedIn User
Xavier is a great and very talented manager, open minded, he really cares for the team under his care. He helps to think about possible solutions. One can only wish to work with him. Thanks Xavier.
Hugues Belaib
During my experience at Nevrax France SARL, I worked closely with Xavier Antoviaque, which was amongst the most studious and responsible supervisors of our organization. Xavier’s leadership and organizational skills have been invaluable to these projects, which allowed the company to maintain high quality standards on current projects such as
Marine Batiste
Working with Xavier was a real pleasure. Always very professional, he is also extremely patient and he listens carefully every issues you point out in order to give you the most relevant option you wait for. Do not hesitate to work with him !
LinkedIn User
Xavier is a great and very talented manager, open minded, he really cares for the team under his care. He helps to think about possible solutions. One can only wish to work with him. Thanks Xavier.
Hugues Belaib
During my experience at Nevrax France SARL, I worked closely with Xavier Antoviaque, which was amongst the most studious and responsible supervisors of our organization. Xavier’s leadership and organizational skills have been invaluable to these projects, which allowed the company to maintain high quality standards on current projects such as
Marine Batiste
Working with Xavier was a real pleasure. Always very professional, he is also extremely patient and he listens carefully every issues you point out in order to give you the most relevant option you wait for. Do not hesitate to work with him !
LinkedIn User
Xavier is a great and very talented manager, open minded, he really cares for the team under his care. He helps to think about possible solutions. One can only wish to work with him. Thanks Xavier.
Hugues Belaib
During my experience at Nevrax France SARL, I worked closely with Xavier Antoviaque, which was amongst the most studious and responsible supervisors of our organization. Xavier’s leadership and organizational skills have been invaluable to these projects, which allowed the company to maintain high quality standards on current projects such as
Marine Batiste
Working with Xavier was a real pleasure. Always very professional, he is also extremely patient and he listens carefully every issues you point out in order to give you the most relevant option you wait for. Do not hesitate to work with him !
LinkedIn User
Xavier is a great and very talented manager, open minded, he really cares for the team under his care. He helps to think about possible solutions. One can only wish to work with him. Thanks Xavier.
Hugues Belaib
During my experience at Nevrax France SARL, I worked closely with Xavier Antoviaque, which was amongst the most studious and responsible supervisors of our organization. Xavier’s leadership and organizational skills have been invaluable to these projects, which allowed the company to maintain high quality standards on current projects such as
Credentials
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Human-Computer Interaction
CourseraJun, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
The Modern World: Global History since 1760
CourseraApr, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
The Special Theory of Relativity
Coursera
Experience
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OpenCraft
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Germany
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and CEO
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May 2013 - Present
OpenCraft writes code that matches edX’s standards of quality, and the majority of the features we develop are contributed to the public version of the Open edX platform. OpenCraft’s approach minimizes maintenance, maximizes quality, and contributes to the sustainability of the Open edX community. We help you deliver online courses on the Open edX platform. References include: - Harvard (XBlock development for a course) - France-universite-numerique-mooc.fr (initiative of the French government for French schools/universities - skinning, universities directory, various tweaks) - CodeCoalition.com (deployment, skinning, Stripe payment, various tweaks) - Upstream-university.org (NGO, linked to the FSF France, providing training in Free Software contribution -- deployment, peer assessment) - Unow.fr (deployment) Show less
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Freelance Web Developer
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Dec 2010 - May 2013
Provided clients with: - Project management and specifications - Implementation of agile/SCRUM methodologies, including weekly sprints, tracker, git, mailing-lists, and IRC - Support for international team collaboration and communication management Projects include: - Card Stories - https://cardstories.org/ - HTML5 social card game (AGPL). Front-end (JS/HTML rich client, animations), backend (Django, Twisted web service), unit testing, plugins, bots with natural language processing. - Hukkster - http://www.hukkster.com/ - Online product tracking (letting users know when they go on sale). Python/Django (MongoDB & MySQL), JS (jQuery & Backbone), unit testing, web scraping. Show less
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Kazago
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Site Operations & Community
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Dec 2009 - Nov 2010
- Implemented in-game chat filtering and identified site and game improvements. - Defined internal level alerts according to severity of incidents and moderation standards. - Supervised community email, blog, and forum activity. - Responsible for hiring, training and management of multilingual community management teams. - Created, designed, and adapted training material. - Implemented in-game chat filtering and identified site and game improvements. - Defined internal level alerts according to severity of incidents and moderation standards. - Supervised community email, blog, and forum activity. - Responsible for hiring, training and management of multilingual community management teams. - Created, designed, and adapted training material.
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The Walt Disney Company
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Community Support Lead
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Sep 2008 - Dec 2009
- Responsible for the French community and community support teams including monitoring, moderation, feedback, and event management. - Managed the pre-launch support production, including the creation and maintenance of the French chat filter. - Provided overall management, leadership, and support for the community support department, which had 12 employees located in the UK and Canada. - Liaised with other departments and headquarters, within DOS and Disney. - Designed, adapted, and implemented training material and courses. - Established the relationship with key NGOs in France, managed the media launch in Paris and designed viral marketing plans. - Managed market research and competition analysis. Show less
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Web Developer & Community Management Consultant
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Jan 2007 - Sep 2008
Provided consulting, project management and website development for clients including Neuf Cegetel, City of Paris, Rue89, Free Software Foundation. Provided consulting, project management and website development for clients including Neuf Cegetel, City of Paris, Rue89, Free Software Foundation.
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Initiator of the Free Ryzom Campaign
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Nov 2006 - Dec 2006
- Initiated and led the community-based campaign to buy the assets of the Ryzom MMORPG and release them as Free Software. - The campaign has been covered by mainstream media outlets (see Le Monde or the BBC), backed by two FLOSS investors and the Free Software Foundation. - Registered 200,000 euros of donation pledges (350,000 euros total) in only one month and received huge spontaneous support from thousands of players. See Ryzom.org. - Initiated and led the community-based campaign to buy the assets of the Ryzom MMORPG and release them as Free Software. - The campaign has been covered by mainstream media outlets (see Le Monde or the BBC), backed by two FLOSS investors and the Free Software Foundation. - Registered 200,000 euros of donation pledges (350,000 euros total) in only one month and received huge spontaneous support from thousands of players. See Ryzom.org.
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Nevrax
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Network Administration, Web & Community Management
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Sep 2003 - Aug 2006
- Managed the Network Administration & Web Development teams. - Led the Community Management teams on the Ryzom MMORPG in a multilingual environment (English, French, German) with in-house and external staff. Built the ”best community ever seen” (MMORPG.com, 9/10). - Managed the Network Administration & Web Development teams. - Led the Community Management teams on the Ryzom MMORPG in a multilingual environment (English, French, German) with in-house and external staff. Built the ”best community ever seen” (MMORPG.com, 9/10).
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Python & Web Developer, Technical Proof-reader
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Dec 2001 - Apr 2003
- Developed Web applications, including e-commerce packages with online orders and payment. - Proof-reader of technical books for O’Reilly Editions (French versions of ”Python in a Nutshell” and ”Apache: The Reference”). - Developed Web applications, including e-commerce packages with online orders and payment. - Proof-reader of technical books for O’Reilly Editions (French versions of ”Python in a Nutshell” and ”Apache: The Reference”).
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Community Manager
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Sep 2000 - Nov 2001
- Worked on the French versions of the Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplay Games ”The 4th Coming” and during the early days of ”Dark Age of Camelot.” - Managed a staff of 30 to 40 volunteers (CS/CM/EM). - Administered and developed Web Applications for Game Masters. - Worked on the French versions of the Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplay Games ”The 4th Coming” and during the early days of ”Dark Age of Camelot.” - Managed a staff of 30 to 40 volunteers (CS/CM/EM). - Administered and developed Web Applications for Game Masters.
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