Mr.Nice

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Axel (Mr.Nice) Gentils

Technical Lead · IT & Digital Signage · Professional Audiovisual · Project Management · AV Systems · Innovation

A versatile profile bridging professional audiovisual and web tooling. Several years of experience integrating high-end audiovisual systems — LED walls, bespoke displays, digital signage, sound, lighting — mainly for the luxury sector in France and worldwide. Interested in R&D, automation and technical documentation.

Emailhello@mrnice.fr

Profiles

LocationMontreuil / Paris area, France

Experience

  • Technical Lead

    Showson · Montreuil

    Jul. 2022 · 3+ years · Permanent · On site

    • Design and integration of audiovisual and digital signage systems for the luxury sector.
    • LED walls, LCD/OLED screens, bespoke displays, sound, lighting control and customer interaction programming.
    • Technical leadership, R&D, deployments in France and internationally.

  • Project Engineer

    Showson · Montreuil

    Oct. 2018 – Jun. 2022 · 3 years 9 months · Full-time

    • Design and delivery of AV and digital signage installations.
    • Site preparation, cabling, configuration and commissioning of display walls.

  • Work-study student

    Digital PostProduction · Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris area

    Oct. 2017 – Sept. 2018 · 1 year · Apprenticeship

    • Professional degree in Digital Audiovisual Systems through apprenticeship.
    • Training in post-production, digital workflows and AV technical chains.

  • Intern

    Studio Belleville · 68 rue Julien Lacroix, Paris 20th

    Nov. 2016 – Dec. 2016 · 2 months · Internship

    • Introduction to the audiovisual industry and content production.

  • Intern

    Trempolino · Nantes area, France

    May 2016 – Jul. 2016 · 3 months · Internship

    • Internship in the cultural sector, focusing on stage and AV techniques.

  • Crew member

    McDonald's · Nantes area

    Jul. 2013 – 2015 · 1 year 7 months · Permanent

    • First professional experience in a permanent role, autonomy and teamwork.

Education

  • INA campus

    Professional bachelor's degree · Digital Audiovisual Systems, Computer Science

    2017 – 2018

  • Lycée Suger

    BTS (2-year technical degree) · Sound engineering

    2015 – 2017 · Passed

Key skills

  • LED walls, LCD / OLED screens, bespoke displays
  • Digital signage: BrightSign, NovaStar
  • Sound & audio processing: Yamaha
  • Lighting control: DALI
  • AV networking and on-site troubleshooting
  • Linux, Windows, WSL
  • Python, automation, scripting
  • Astro, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
  • Cloudflare, self-hosting, Git

Languages

  • French — native
  • English — professional