My initial responsibilities were to prepare deliveries and my last mission was to manage the opening of the latest convenience store of the chain from a to z.
January
May
Roger Dubuis - Boutique Salesman - South Korea
While studying, I was part of the flagship boutique team of this high-end watchmaking brand. My responsibilities were to take care of foreign customers.
Jun
Aug
Roger Dubuis - VBA Developer - Switzerland
Developed a VBA based software that automatized the replacement of lightbulbs in boutiques and reduced related overheads by +20%.
May
February
Little Rocket Inc. - UX designer - Canada
LR is a digital agency that builds digital products for the world's most respected brands with a focus on Design and payment/e-commerce technologies.
March
Highline Beta - Senior Product Designer - Canada
Highline Beta is a corporate innovation and venture development firm. We work with Fortune 1000s on identifying new areas of growth.
September
January
Smart Repair - Cofounder & Operations - France
On campus smartphone repair service. Part of my mission was to build the website, the online ordering system, and help manage stocks.
September
May
Smart Repair - Cofounder & Operations - France
SaaS password manager that helped companies use and share passwords securely. My job was to design the product and organize sprints for a product team of 5.
September
Wirekit - Industrial Design Side Project - Canada
This project (4h-work-week mode) is my first attempt at designing a physical product. It is a stencil for designers who like to draw wireframes on paper.
September
May
IESEG - Bachelor's degree in Business Administration - France
IESEG is one of the top Business Schools, ranked 7th in France and 32nd overall in the Financial Times ranking.
September
May
Kyung Hee University - exchange student - South Korea
KHU is one of the top universities in South Korea. My biggest learning there was understanding and handling culture differences.
September
May
IESEG - Msc in International Business and Economics - France
IESEG is one of the top Business Schools, ranked 7th in France and 32nd overall in the Financial Times ranking.
Sept
Nov
General Assembly - Product Design bootcamp - Canada
3 months (500+ hours) of professional training leading to a certificate. The classes focus on user centred design and use real-world examples.
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IESEG, Kyung Hee university - France, South Korea
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IESEG, Kyung Hee university
- France, South Korea
IESEG is one of the top Business Schools, ranked 7th in France and 32nd overall in the Financial Times ranking. I also spent 1 year in Kyung Hee University as an exchange student.
IESEG - France
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IESEG - Msc in International Business and Economics
- France,
IESEG is one of the top Business Schools, ranked 7th in France and 32nd overall in the Financial Times ranking.
General Assembly - Canada
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General Assembly - Product Design bootcamp
- Canada
3 months (500+ hours) of professional training leading to a certificate. The classes focus on user centred design and use real-world examples.
Projects
Smart Repair - France
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Smart Repair
- France
On campus smartphone repair service. Part of my mission was to build the website, the online ordering system, and help manage stocks.
Ease Space - France
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Ease Space
- France
SAAS password manager that helped companies use and share passwords securely. My job was to design the product and organize sprints for a product team of 5.
Work
Kiwi Mart - Cambodia
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Kiwi Mart - Delivery Man
- Cambodia
My initial responsibilities were to prepare deliveries and my last mission was to manage the opening of the latest convenience store of the chain from a to z.
Roger Dubuis - South Korea
JAN
AUG
Roger Dubuis - Boutique Salesman
- South Korea
While studying, I was part of the flagship boutique team of this high-end watchmaking brand. My responsibilities were to take care of foreign customers.
Roger Dubuis - Geneva
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Roger Dubuis - VBA Developer
- Geneva
Developed a VBA based software that automatized the replacement of lightbulbs in boutiques and reduced related overheads by +20%.
Little Rocket Inc. - Canada
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MAR
Little Rocket Inc. - UX designer
- Canada
We are a digital agency. We build digital products for the world's most respected brands. We are laser focused on what we know how to do: Design and Technology.
Highline Beta - Canada
APR
Highline Beta - Senior Product designer
- Canada
Highline Beta is a corporate innovation and venture development firm. We work with Fortune 1000s on identifying new areas of growth.
Here we go 🕺
Before university, I thought designers were a sort of 21st century painters. My initial jobs were a series of attempts at finding a professional passion
Early Internships
My first job was in the food and beverage industry. I helped deliver food to supermarkets in down-town Phnom Penh - Cambodia.
It was an eye-opening and joyful experience for many reasons yet I felt that I was lacking some kind of mission in my work.
Downtown Phnom Penh
Watches being a passion of mine, my second internship brought me to Seoul where a high-end watchmaking company needed a French and English speaking salesman.
Watches being a passion of mine, my second internship brought me to Seoul where a high-end watchmaking company needed a French and English speaking salesman.
I knew that watches were not solving a real problem anymore. Nevertheless, I thought my passion for the crafts would overpower the lack of purpose.
I even came back the next year to their Geneva HQ as an intern VBA Developer. The mission was very interesting and enabled me to practice my basic coding skills and start learning about digital products.
Over time I realized that most clients were buying a social status and not the craftsmanship I came for. The misalignment between product purpose and client motivation made me realize that the industry was not for me.
Roger Dubuis' flagship: Knights of the round table
Over time I realized that most clients were buying a social status and not the craftsmanship I came for. The misalignment between product purpose and client motivation made me realize that the industry was not for me.
Roger Dubuis' flagship: Knights of the round table
Trying entrepreneurship
My first try at building and selling something was at 17. While living for a year in Portland, OR, I’d buy old bicycles on CraigsList, refurbish and resell them.
One of the bicycles, fresh paint, almost ready.
I fell in love with the joy I felt when someone bought something I had built. This experience is the reason I went into business school.
As my internships were not helping me find more purpose in my work, I decided to start building on my own projects again along side my bachelor’s. In 2014, I co founded a smartphone repair service for students. This was the first time I built a website. After operating for over a year, we sold the business to a local competitor.
The Smart Repair team on campus
The Smart Repair team on campus
As my internships were not helping me find more purpose in my work, I decided to start building on my own projects again along side my bachelor’s.
In 2014, I co founded a smartphone repair service for students. This was the first time I built a website. After operating for over a year, we sold the business to a local competitor.
In 2016, my previous co-founder and I started a new venture and built a B2B focused password manager. I was the designer of the company and this time, we raised capital and were used by more than 150 companies.
This entrepreneurship phase made me go through many roles and realise I belonged in product teams.
After we had to close Ease.space for financial reasons, I decided to focus my career on design. To structure my self taught design skills and make sure I was heading the right way, I joined a bootcamp. And that’s how I ended up in Canada.
Diner at the office, going home was easy, just one floor above.
In 2016, my previous co-founder and I started a new venture and built a B2B focused password manager. I was the designer of the company and this time, we raised capital and were used by more than 150 companies.
This entrepreneurship phase made me go through many roles and realise I belonged in product teams.
After we had to close Ease.space for financial reasons, I decided to focus my career on design. To structure my self taught design skills and make sure I was heading the right way, I joined a bootcamp. And that’s how I ended up in Canada.
Diner at the office, going home was easy, just one floor above.
Finding purpose in my work is important to me. So here are some subjects that I care about. If one of them resonates with you, we should definitely chat.
The production and delivery of tasty, cheap and healthy food.
The population is increasing. Places of production and consumption are getting further apart. Food cannot become only nourishment, it has to stay an aspect of our culture.
Money management and savings when looking at an uncertain future.
If we start to alternate between work and education during our lifetime, we might need to change how we spend and save money to fit those new needs for funding.
The ownership and control of personal digital information.
Companies’ business goals are not always aligned with users’ personal goals. Technological companies are releasing products faster than regulatory entities can regulate them.
The education and re-education of people with changing market needs.
Technological advancements are accelerating. This phenomenon is also accelerating change in HR needs. Useful knowledge has become short term. I believe we need to change education’s goals and methods.
Water
Sailing, waterskiing, windsurfing, surfing, you name it. I just love being close to the water.
Thinking back on it, I think sailing has taught me the importance of taking informed decisions. While sailing, a decision made with wrong weather or position data can have harsh consequences.
When I am not near water, I love to run and play squash. Wanna play?
Traveling
I am from a small city in Brittany and I am writing these words from Toronto (~6000 km away). In between, I went to high school in the US and to University in South Korea. I also worked in Cambodia and Switzerland.
In The Design Of Everyday Things, Don Norman talks about mental models. When confronted with a product, people will unconsciously build a model of how it works using what they already know.
My favorite thing about traveling is seeing places and people that use mysterious rules and behave in mysterious ways. Each time, it is an incredible learning experience.
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