Product Manager
I work at the intersection of strategy, design, development and technology, focused on solving real problems and clarifying customer needs to build beautiful, easy and valuable experiences.
6+ years of experience with a background in Marketing, Development and UX Design.
My Impact, Quantified
In the realm of north star metrics and KPIs, success isn't just about vision; it's quantifiable and impactful.
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What I Do
Projects
App | Productivity | 2025
CaptainShot is an innovative application (iOS, iPadOS, MacOS) to automatically organize, classify, and manage user screenshots, transforming a cluttered photo library into a structured and searchable collection.
Product strategy & lifecycle management: Spearheaded the complete product lifecycle, defining the value proposition, shaping the product vision, designing user journeys including onboarding and core features, prototyping concepts, and overseeing testing, launch, and iteration. Independently drove the project end to end, from initial strategy to shipped product and continuous improvement.
On-device AI engineering & privacy: Ensured a privacy-first approach by engineering on-device AI capabilities and deploying advanced models for LLMs, CLIP, OCR, and Vision using CoreML and MLX, powered by Apple Intelligence. Built a fully local multimodal AI system combining embeddings, vector similarity search, retrieval-style reasoning, and LLM-based analysis, with zero data transfer, prioritizing user confidentiality, low latency, and high performance across Apple Silicon devices.
Swift development & advanced features: Led Swift development to build a robust architecture and intuitive native experience. Integrated advanced AI-driven features including semantic analysis across text and images, automatic tag generation, intelligent summarization, redesigned AI synthesis flows, SmartData extraction (dates, phone numbers, business references, and more), AI-powered reminder creation, SmartCollections with natural language rules, comprehensive data management, and seamless Photos app synchronization.
User-centric design & functionality: Designed core functionalities to create an effortless and actionable user experience, including quick cleanup workflows through swipe interactions, advanced collection refinement, powerful multi-criteria search with linguistic variant detection, timeline-based navigation, statistics and usage insights, and user-controlled analysis modes (partial, full, incremental) for managing large screenshot libraries with clarity and speed.
Multi-device experience & technical excellence: Developed the native Mac application alongside iPad and iPhone versions, with iCloud synchronization and conflict resolution to ensure a seamless cross-device experience. Ensured adherence to Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, including Liquid Glass principles, and leveraged modern Apple technologies to deliver a polished, efficient, and reliable product across the ecosystem.
Ongoing projects | 2024-2025
Building the next generation of AI apps
On-device execution: to ensure optimal performance, efficiency, and security. Prioritizing user privacy and confidentiality while minimizing memory footprint and power consumption.
Leveraging frameworks: like Apple Intelligence, Swift-Transformers, CoreML, and advanced tokenization systems to deploy state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision-Language Models (VLMs).
Utilizing tools: such as Hugging Face and MLX for cutting-edge machine learning capabilities directly on-device.
Optimizing data: to derive deeper insights, enhancing personalized experiences, and automating tasks to streamline workflows for greater efficiency.
SaaS | Video Conferencing | 2023
Be Ready: Webinar Onboarding @Livestorm
The video platform that delivers at every stage: meeting, webinars and complex workflows. Build engaging events in minutes and wow your audience.
All Product stages during a final case study in squad: Data analysis, vision, NSM, user interviews, opportunity trees, journey mapping, market benchmarking, brainstorming, prioritization, test protocols, wireframing, backlog and ticket management, sprint planning, and OMTM.
Real Estate | 2022-2023
End-to-End Rental Platform @GaumeAgency
Real estate specialist: Supports you in all your investment projects. Sale and purchase of villas, apartments, holiday rentals with swimming pools and private beach access. Advises you on properties’ market value.
Development of an online reservation system and a marketplace for seasonal rental: Which included creating both a back-office dashboard for the agency and a front-end dashboard for clients. This project not only enhanced user satisfaction and operational efficiency but also involved designing a dashboard with automations for internal metrics/KPI tracking. Data synchronization, options, listings, credit card payment and bank transfer with Stripe, data management…


SaaS | 2022
Gaume Transfer: File-sharing service
Creation of an internal file-sharing service: Meticulously designing both a client-facing front end and an employee-focused back end to facilitate efficient document exchange. This platform supports the exchange of various documents with clients, including projects, 3D models, quotations, and plans, as well as with partners like architects, notaries, and agencies. Developed on our own server to maintain full control over our data, the project aimed to enhance our brand image and increase traffic to our website.
AI Agency | 2019-2023
Startup Creation @FrenchPavillon
A Next-Gen AI Transformation Agency, fresh, creative, innovative, that empowers businesses through AI integration, automation, and performance optimization.
From streamlining operations with intelligent solutions to developing custom AI-driven applications (iOS, Android, and web), we help brands evolve and scale in the digital era. Our services include AI consulting, workflow automation, data-driven strategies, and tailored software development — all designed to boost efficiency, innovation, and growth.

Saas | 2017
Solusquare e-Commerce Cloud
SaaS omnichannel e-Commerce cloud platform. End-to-end solution, B2C, B2B, International, In-store. Interface quickly with any IT systems (ERP, Markeplaces…).
New website: User experiences, mock-up, layouts, content, graphics, web brand’s graphic charter, SEO.
In-depth study on the impact of integrating Responsive Design into the e-commerce frontends: focusing on key metrics such as sessions, users, transactions, revenue, and conversion rates. This analysis covered prominent brands such as Cache-Cache, Bonobo, Bréal, Morgan, and Scottage, offering valuable insights into how mobile responsiveness significantly enhances online shopping experiences and business outcomes.
Implementation of the HubSpot CRM, project management via Wrike, and integration of Zapier automations
Sales support and event organization: Mobile point of sale solution with tablets, Call Center solution with deployment to Casablanca.
Food Sector | 2021-2024
Branding & Website @LaCabaneduVoyageur
User experiences, mock-up, layouts, content, graphics, SEO, CSS, responsive design, menu, online booking.
612 online reservations in 20 months


Data/Cloud | 2021-2023
Dashboard & Automation @GroupeGaume
I have implemented a comprehensive data integration and analysis system, merging database sources from the past 50 years. This includes data from Construction CRM, Agency Excel files, Sales and Technical Teams, and Web Agency. I conducted thorough data analysis and created a cloud-based dashboard for tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The system automatically retrieves prospect statistics from the website and various internal team Google Sheets, displaying them in real-time on the dashboard. This seamless integration is achieved through APIs and Zapier, ensuring up-to-date and accurate monitoring of our business performance.

SaaS | 2022-2024
Cloud Storage @JST
Led the launch of a dedicated cloud storage service tailored for a football team, facilitating seamless document sharing between the club, coaches, and players. The solution is hosted on a dedicated server with encrypted files to ensure high security and privacy. This initiative streamlined communication and operational efficiency by providing a centralized, secure platform for all team-related documents and information.
Building & Real Estate | 2018-2023
Listings & Contacts gateway @LouisGaume
General Building Contractor with 100 years of experience, know-how and over 4,000 villas built. Family business welded together by 3 generations of builders.
Listings for luxury villa construction projects and for real estate for sale. Portfolio, blog, contact gateway, Offers and services. KPIs. Automation & Data synchronisation.
Increased traffic by 700% and leads by 600% in four years without increasing budget

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