François Friderich
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Email address:-
Phone number: (- (Mobile)
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoisfriderich
Address: Vrhovčeva 8, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Home)
ABOUT ME
Multilingual French engineer with 10+ years of international experience in Marketing, Ad Tech, IT and user-facing roles.
Expert in HubSpot, skilled in project coordination, web technologies, and digital tools. Adaptable and communicative,
with a passion for visual medias and user-centered solutions.
WORK EXPERIENCE
ELAN D.O.O / NAUTICAL DIVISION – BEGUNJE NA GORENSKEM, SLOVENIA
DIGITAL MARKETING EXPERT – 09/2024 – 05/2025
• HubSpot – Building automation systems from website forms to contact management and follow-up
communication with Sales, Distributors, and After-Sales teams.
• Managing content website and SEO, digital marketing campaigns, social media, reports on digital
activities.
OUTBRAIN D.D. – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER FOR SPAIN, FRANCE AND BENELUX – 06/2022 – CURRENT
• Multilingual support and strategic campaign advice to clients across France, Belgium, and Spain on the
Zemanta DSP platform.
• Onboarding of new customers and expanded existing accounts, helping traders from major agencies meet
KPIs.
ROGLAB - MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF LJUBLJANA – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
PROJECT MANAGER – 10/2016 – 08/2019
• Management the EU-funded FabLabNet project (Interreg) at partner level, integrating fablabs into local
innovation ecosystems across nine countries.
• Financial and content 6-month reports, writing tenders, recruitment and management of external
contractors.
• Organized public events including hackathons, workshops, and media presentations; created promotional
materials and videos.
UCS D.O.O – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
ACCOUNT MANAGER – 12/2013 – 07/2015
• Managed customer relationships for Safesize, a SaaS startup offering footwear size recommendations via
web services and 3D optical scanning.
• Coordinated development of custom solutions for Client with R&D, business, and IT teams to align solutions.
• Conducted solution demonstrations to acquire new customers; fluent in Slovene, French, English, and
Spanish.
SOGETI (CAP GEMINI) – LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
ICT SYSTEM ARCHITECT – 11/2006 – 06/2013
• Maintained ICT applications for data center management serving the European Parliament and financial
institutions.
• Prepared technical content for sales presentations and demonstrated pilot solutions to financial and
institutional clients.
ORSYP – PARIS, FRANCE
USER SUPPORT ENGINEER / PROBLEM MANAGER – 12/2004 – 10/2006
• Provided multilingual second level technical support (four languages) for Dollar Universe, an IT process
automation and scheduling system.
• Resolved recurring incidents and problems collaboratively with R&D and end-users.
• Authored FAQs for the company website to assist customers.
FRENCH EMBASSY IN SLOVENIA – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
OFFICER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION ("ATTACHÉ SCIENTIFIQUE") – 09/2001 –
09/2003
• Managed bilateral scientific and technological cooperation, including programs for the exchange of
researchers and students.
• Wrote reports and evaluations for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Organized scientific events with Slovenian institutions (symposia, conferences, exhibitions), such as a
symposium on GMO risks.
ISKRA TRANSMISSION D.O.O. – LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
C DEVELOPPER – 11/2000 – 09/2001
Developed a mini-operating system in C language for communication between an optical network card/electronic
bench test and a computer.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
09/1998 – 07/1999 Noisy-Le-Grand, France
DIPLÔME D'ETUDES APPROFFONDIES (DEA) IN HIGH-FREQUENCIES COMMUNICATIONS Université de
Marne-La-Vallée
Level in EQF EQF level 7
09/1993 – 09/1999 Paris, France
“DIPLÔME D’INGÉNIEUR” AT ESIEE-PARIS, SPECIALISATION IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Ecole
Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Electrotechnique et Electronique de Paris (ESIEE-Paris)
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Level in EQF EQF level 7
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s):
FRENCH
Other language(s):
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken production Spoken interaction
ENGLISH
C1
C1
C1
C1
B2
SLOVENIAN
C1
C1
C1
C1
B1
SPANISH
B2
B2
B2
B2
B1
GERMAN
B1
A2
A2
A2
A2
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
What we could do together (or chat about) when not working...
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Music: playing piano in a band.
Sport: sailing, touring-skiing, yoga.
Wood-working and DIY movement, natural building, sustainable energies, autonomous living, nomadic life.
Children education, spontaneous learning, unschooling.
