David Mekersa
Coach & Founder at Gamecodeur - Video Game online School
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Summary
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SeniorDavid Mekersa is a seasoned founder and coach with 11 years of experience building and guiding ventures in the video game and multimedia sector from Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. He founded Casual Box and later launched Gamecodeur, an online school for game development, combining entrepreneurial leadership with hands-on industry coaching since 2016. His background spans product, marketing, engineering and program management roles, including stints as Engineering Director and QA Manager, which gives him a rare cross-functional perspective on shipping games and training developers. David has also steered regional industry initiatives as President of PixLR and served on the board of Push Start, demonstrating commitment to ecosystem building beyond his own companies. He blends practical operational experience with mentorship, helping studios and learners translate creative vision into deliverable projects. Notably, his career reflects a transition from technical management into education and community leadership within the French game industry.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
English, French
Github Skills (31)
game-development9
wordpress-plugin8
digital-signage8
wordpress7
binding7
csharp6
raspberry-pi5
python5
raylib4
iot4
facilities4
unity3d4
mono3
lua3
game-engine3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dmekersa/Gamecodeur
Apr 2016 - Apr 2020
Codes issus de la formation Gamecodeur
Contributions:36 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
game-development
dmekersa/Lost-Colonies
Nov 2022 - May 2023
Contributions:12 pushes, 8 tags in 6 months
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