Nicolas Bastien
Fondateur SMART BOOSTER Expert En Développement De Projets Web
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolNicolas Bastien is a founder and web projects expert with 14+ years of hands-on experience delivering bespoke web applications and productivity tools from Lyon. He created SmartBooster in 2017 to combine technical delivery, product thinking and user-centered change management—helping clients replace Excel bottlenecks, automate repetitive tasks and build tailored SaaS solutions. Nicolas has led cross-disciplinary teams on strategic projects for La Maison Saint-Gobain, PIA-Production and Wellness-Management, driving measurable product and revenue improvements while managing integrations and organizational change. Formerly a technical director and R&D lead at PrestaConcept, he pairs strong PHP/Symfony backend expertise with a track record in open-source contribution (notably kernel-level work on eZ Platform). Clients praise his project structuring, pragmatism and ability to translate commercial needs into realistic digital solutions. He brings a rare combination of technical depth, product sensitivity and people-centered delivery that treats technology as an enabler, not an obstacle.
14 years of coding experience
Master, Informatique - Web Intelligence, Master, Informatique - Web Intelligence at Université Jean Monnet Saint-EtienneMaster, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Github Skills (7)
php10
ezplatform10
symfony10
symfony-ux10
translation9
rest-api9
twig8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel
Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
Kernel (Repository, MVC layer, REST) for eZ Platform
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 20 PRs, 30 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Nicolas primarily contributed to the backend aspects of the eZ Platform kernel. Their work included adding CSS classes for design purposes, fixing default location issues within the REST API, and integrating translation functionality. They also updated the field definition settings and ensured accurate handling of translations, demonstrating an understanding of the platform's core features.
ezplatformkernelmvcrest
smartbooster/docker-php-fpm
Oct 2018 - Jul 2021
Contributions:21 commits, 16 PRs, 10 pushes in 2 years 9 months
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