WIND-IT TEAM

Alain Bour is Managing Director of DFI Telecom and one of Wind-it founders. Alain Bour has 30 years experience in tower design, manufacturing and installation and is also the founder of DFI Telecom, a company specialized in assessing, auditing and improving telecommunication towers. Alain is graduated from the University of Nancy in Civil Works.

Laurent Grimaud is Managing Partner of Ergos Energy and one of Wind-it founders. He brings in-depth knowledge of power production projects and extensive international experience in business building. Prior founding Ergos Energy, he worked for McKinsey and Procter & Gamble. Laurent has a Master of Physics from École Polytechnique de Lausanne and a MBA from IMD Business School.

Rik Joosten is CEO of Egis Projects, a subsidiary of the Egis Group, which develops and operates infrastructure and associated services. Rik brings deep international experience in project structuring, business management and growth. Rik has master's degree in civil engineering from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands and from ESCP Business School in Paris.

Raphaël Ménard is the originator of Wind-it and author of the patents. He launched Elioth, a multidisciplinary team involved in consulting and innovative design, part of the Egis group. He is also the Foresight Director of Egis. Raphaël has masters from École Polytechnique and École des Ponts Paris Tech engineering schools; he is also government certified architect from Paris-Belleville architecture school.

Éric d’Aboville has 20 years experience in telecom especially in Africa and Middle East. Prior joining Wind-it, Éric held various management positions in major telecommunication operators and equipement companies both in Europe and in Africa. Éric has a master from EPITA engineering school.

Adrien Escoffier is a specialist of engineering of complex structures working for Elioth. He recently took part in projects such as football stadiums of Marseille and Nice. Adrien has masters from École des Ponts et Chaussées engineering school and Marne-la-Vallée architecture school.

Daniel Geageac is an engineer specialized in the design of metallic structures. He has over 10 years experience in developing industrial projects, focused on telecommunication infrastructures. Daniel has a degree in Engineering and Management of Technological Systems from the Polytechnic University in Bucharest.

Laurent Jacquet is an engineer and designer specialized in environmental conception. He works on several R&D projects of light structures optimization. Laurent has masters from École des Métiers de l’Environnement engineering school and from Strate school of design.

Catalina Popa is the chief engineer of DFI Telecom and a leading expert of the telecommunication towers and masts. She is a member of International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures and has over 20 years international experience in structural design. Catalina has a master from Polytechnic University in Bucharest.

Félix Pouchain is an expert in data modeling and complex analyses.  He develops monitoring tools and cutting-edge applications devoted to energy optimization and contextual dimensioning of multi-sources power systems. Felix has a master from École Centrale de Lyon engineering school.

Stéphane Rué is a passionate and tenacious Project Manager, with proven experience in the organization and implementation of new projects in Africa and Europe. His previous positions include EQOS-Energie and SNEF Group. Stéphane has a degree from ESEAT military academy.

Gabriel Sandu is the Special Operation Manager in DFI TELECOM. Gabriel has more than 15 years experience in complex projects various in terms of type of structure, height, and location.