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A subtle mix of Syrian and Romanian, spiced up by a “French Touch”, I like to say that I am truly international.

I have a PhD in Industrial Pharmaceutics from the University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse and a Master’s degree in Health Industry Management from the ESC Toulouse business school. I naturally turned therefore to business development abroad.

After a humanitarian mission at the Turkey-Syria border, I went back home with one thing in mind: to become truly useful. Indeed, one of the main causes of child mortality throughout the world, and more particularly in conflict zones and isolated areas, is the absence of permanently clean water.

So, in 2013, I created a company in Romania and developed the first filtration module which had international success.

This made me confident to go further following this approach, so I set up InovaYa with the goal of offering a global solution to the water issue in isolated areas.

Born in the country known for its cheese, I always travelled the world with a back-pack, settled down in Vietnam, then in Romania, and I eventually returned to France.

I have a master’s degree in international private law and economic cooperation, and I chose early international business development missions, in different roles.

Involved in many association projects, all I wanted was to give a meaning to my work. A perfect job did not exist, so I created it with Guillaume and Khaled!

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In Cameroon, I was urgently admitted into a hospital in Yaoundé after drinking contaminated water, which made me brutally realise the crucial need for access to good quality water. I was totally cured by the right treatment, but there are too many who would not have such a chance.

InovaYa was thus my dream opportunity to use my skills for a cause. My education in several English-speaking countries and three years in Romania gives me a strong cultural sensitivity (understand what you want…).

As an employee in a big group, I could see how many procedures there are. But don’t get me wrong, there’s a good side to it… (however, consume in moderation) I guess you might have an idea that I am the task master of the team. Somebody had to be… so well, here I am…

During a one-year academic exchange programme in India, I became aware of the importance of water treatment to prevent waterborne diseases caused by contaminated water. After completing my engineering training at INSA Lyon, I decided to specialise in water treatment by doing a PhD at the University Grenoble Alpes, on the problems relating to the treatment of emerging micro-pollutants, before completing my professional experience at CNRS in Saint-Gobain, with projects on the filtration of aqueous effluents.

Considered an “old hand” at InovaYa, I’ve been able to see the team grow and evolve, leading to some fine achievements in facilitating access to drinking water and cleaning up industrial effluents. Achievements which, I hope, are just the first of a long list!

My travels in different countries made me become fully aware of the aberrations and inequalities which are still present. It is difficult to come back home and not feel the need to raise awareness and change the world! I gradually developed the vital need to give a meaning to my work, using my skills for a cause and not for a profit. So, I took the plunge with enthusiasm and left my small town in southern France to join InovaYa’s team!

I have a master’s degree in marketing and communication, I love to scratch my head to find the right word, to work on images, to create, to learn to surpass myself, for the sole purpose to make the projects I care about, accessible worldwide. And then, frankly, to be able to do it ethically, for a company and a team sharing my values, it’s just great!

Of Brazilian origin, I began my studies in the field of chemical engineering in Francisco Beltrão. My background allowed me to make a double degree at the Technological University of Compiègne in France, where I obtained a master’s degree in process engineering.

Born in a country with serious problems in water management, and after a first experience in water treatment within a biotechnological industry, I quickly understood the need to better value and use this resource.

With that in mind, I met InovaYa team for my end-of-study internship. After this period, my willingness to work on water issues only increased. So I joined the team, and today I work as a chemical engineer on projects related to the reuse and the purification of water.

With a wide range of opportunities in the field of effluent treatment, I am happy to continue my professional course in a company that seeks not only to improve an existing market, but also to revolutionise it, by making this vital resource accessible to everyone with better quality and more equality.

Algerian, from an electrical engineering background, I graduated as a control engineer at ENP in Oran. Then I came to France to do a master’s degree in systems and control theory at UGA, followed by a two-year research experience at INP Grenoble, where I worked on developing and applying novel control algorithms on clean energy systems.

Big believer that science and technology is the key enabler for the effort of sustaining our blue planet’s resources, I was happy to join the team at InovaYa as a control system engineer to help leading the sustainability transition in water resources technologies.

Freak of scuba diving since I was 8 years old, I have been aware of ecology and the impact of human beings on water since very young. After four years spent in Guadeloupe, an archipelago facing major problems of access to drinking water, I came back to France with the desire to contribute to impact projects in the water treatment sector.

From an electrical background, I have accumulated more than 10 years of experience in electricity, mechanics, hydraulics and maintenance in large groups and medium-sized company, where I also discovered the world of automation. Passionate about technology, I trained on the job and specialised myself to become an automation technician.

If I chose to work at InovaYa, it is for its humanist values, its inspiring projects and its ambitious vision to reinvent the world of water through a more responsible approach and more sustainable technologies.

The field of water was not originally mine but as a Breton I have never been very far from it.

After my training of Biological Engineering at UTC (Technology University of Compiegne, France) I have worked over 18 years at Millipore (renowned membranes manufacturer in the pharmaceutical world, bought out by Merck KGaA in 2010) where I have enjoyed discovering pharmaceutical process and the opportunity given to fully experiment specificities of my customers factories. Very challenging as a commercial engineer dedicated to their needs.
Over the years, even if I was delighted of my contribution to the health field, the heart of my expertise was mainly summarised into selling chemical products and single-use plastic… no longer in accordance with the ecological transition that I was experimenting privately as well as volunteer.

Joining InovaYa was a great opportunity for me to give the best from my experience and to finally use my abilities and skills in a purpose aligned with my own values and perspectives.

After training in the fields of environment and water, an internship sharpened my curiosity and my interest in the international solidarity. With a double master’s degree in water sciences and international cooperation, I started my career in the emergency humanitarian field.

After 5 years of international expatriation in Africa and in the Middle-East, I pressed pause on this hectic pace and looked for new opportunities in France where I could extend my experience as a project manager I developed abroad.

Working for InovaYa allows me to find the balance between personal and professional life, I have been missing over the past years, while keeping working on problematic I estimate such as significant to me and spreading values I strongly share.

I’m a 24-year-old native of Bourgogne, raised on good wine and good food, and I recently completed a double degree in management and engineering in Nantes, France, where I specialised in management for sustainable development and product engineering. It was after an internship in production optimisation that I discovered my attraction for finding effective solutions.

Passionate about ecology and aware of the issues and consequences of climate change, I joined InovaYa because this company represents for me the opportunity to discover the water sector and to give meaning to my work.

I have worked for almost 20 years in various sectors of industry. My career has given me a wide range of experience, each as diverse and varied as the next. I’ve worked on big projects, sometimes smaller ones, some exciting, others less so… I’ve had emergency missions, others extremely planned, whether in France or abroad. But… despite all this diversity, I’ve always lacked the desire to contribute to projects that make sense to me. And that’s what I found at InovaYa!

The common thread running through my different experiences and what I’m passionate about is understanding other people and what motivates them. This is what made me want to live abroad for several years, between Japan, China and the United States. I’ve worked in sales-related positions, both on the purchasing/supply chain side and on the business development side, as well as managing teams.

I work on the principle that we all have common interests, the aim being to identify them and build on them to create a relationship of trust and partnership.

I was lucky enough to be able to take a break from my professional career at the beginning of 2022 to travel and give my time to causes that are of value to me, in particular by working for various NGOs. It was after this break that I joined Inovaya, because I wanted to continue dedicating my time to meaningful causes.

I work on the principle that we can all help change the world in our own way, and I wanted to contribute to making the world a better place, or at least closer to the world I want to live in. And InovaYa’s project to preserve water resources and make them accessible to all was completely in line with this desire.

I grew up near by the Mediterranean Sea and I have a great curiosity about the world.

With a general engineering background, I studied entrepreneurship and technological innovation. My interest in environmental issues led me to be trained in recycling and eco-design, and I’m happy to share my enthusiasm for these subjects.

I decided to join InovaYa because of its human-centred principles, its stimulating projects and its bold vision to transform the water industry by adopting a responsible approach and focusing on sustainable technologies. I am currently working as a VIE on Plastic Odyssey’s round-the-world expedition.

I have over 20 years’ experience in quality management. I have held these positions within large industrial groups and SMEs in various sectors (agri-food industry, building materials, environmental engineering, chemicals). At the same time, in my spare time, I trained in Chinese medicine and acupuncture in particular. I also worked in the water sector in an engineering office, focusing on river quality. So getting back into the water business by joining InovaYa is a path that combines a quest for meaning and the use of my experience as a quality specialist to progress together in the structuring of our processes.