Franck Cotton
Directeur at Making Sense
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolFranck Cotton is a seasoned technology leader with 14 years of experience shaping strategic IT directions, now serving as Directeur at Making Sense after a long tenure at INSEE where he advised as Conseiller scientifique. Trained at École Polytechnique and ENSAE Paris in statistics, he blends rigorous analytical thinking with deep expertise in new technologies, IT security and system architectures. He has a proven track record defining organisational, technical and web/semantic XML strategies for large public institutions. Known for translating complex technical landscapes into practical, auditable roadmaps, he balances high-level strategy with hands-on oversight of secure, scalable systems. Based in Paris, he brings a public-sector perspective to private-sector innovation, often focusing on interoperability and governance as levers for digital transformation.
14 years of coding experience
Statistics, Statistics at ENSAE ParisÉcole Polytechnique
French, English, Italian, German
Github Skills (79)
sdmx10
transformation10
skos10
designer10
javascript9
statistics9
metadata9
css9
vtl9
react9
classification9
nodejs9
data-model8
python8
specification8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
FranckCo/SDMX-Metadata
Jun 2018 - Feb 2021
Conversion of legacy metadata format to SDMX-MM
Contributions:1 PR, 78 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
conversionsdmxmetadata
UNECE/Classification-Explorer
Aug 2016 - May 2021
A tool for browsing statistical classifications, developed for the Implementing ModernStats Standards project
Contributions:19 commits, 3 PRs, 19 pushes in 4 years 9 months
statisticspythonclassificationsdata-sciencestatistical
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