Where most people see a wall — dead hardware, an unsupported configuration — I’ve seen a challenge since I was eight. Eventually it became my entire career.
How I learned
I’ve never learned anything from a manual. I learn by taking things apart — an object, a problem, a system — until it breaks, and only then does it make sense. Slower than a tutorial, and objectively more destructive, but far more instructive as far as I’m concerned.
I did a two-year vocational diploma (BTS) to learn a different way of learning, and to patch some of the gaps self-teaching leaves behind. Mostly, though, it taught me how to structure a course and frame technical subjects so they can actually be taught — which comes in handy now that I train other people.
What pays the bills
These days, that reflex sells to three different markets.
At Cloudéo, in Platform Engineering and MLOps, I design and keep Cloud and AI infrastructure standing, with a frugal approach — doing a lot with little — kept secure throughout.
As a trainer, in schools and in companies, I teach by taking a subject apart and rebuilding it with the people in the room.
At Retake, my own company, I buy hardware a manufacturer or an IT department has declared dead, and sell it back alive.
Outside IT
Fishing, fishkeeping, console modding, piano, and a passing interest in finance.