Nicolas Bozon
Cartography Lead & Sales Executive at MapTiler
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolNicolas Bozon is a cartography and geo-data specialist with 15 years’ experience combining scientific rigor and product-focused sales leadership, currently serving as Cartography Lead & Sales Executive at MapTiler. He blends deep academic training (PhD in Mathematics) and hands-on GIS research with practical expertise in open-source geospatial tools, webmapping, imagery and map design. Nicolas has moved between research, entrepreneurship and industry—from JSPS-funded postdoc work in Japan to building webmapping projects and contributing to FP7 and World Bank geodata initiatives—giving him rare fluency across technical, research and commercial domains. He excels at translating complex geospatial datasets into compelling visual products and go-to-market narratives, bridging UI/UX, technical marketing and client-facing sales. Based in Lyon, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective that pairs environmental modeling and cartographic craft with measurable business impact. An interesting detail: he leverages his academic background in atmospheric dispersion modeling to inform more accurate thematic mapping and data-driven map design.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Geographic Information Systems, Master's degree, Geographic Information Systems at Université Jean Monnet Saint-EtienneDEUG Géographie, Geography and Cartography, DEUG Géographie, Geography and Cartography at Université Lumière (Lyon II)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics at Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc (Montpellier II)Master's degree, Environmental Sciences, Master's degree, Environmental Sciences at Université du Québec à MontréalMaster's degree internship, Geographic Information Systems, Master's degree internship, Geographic Information Systems at Université LavalMaitrise de Sciences et Techniques, Environmental Sciences, Maitrise de Sciences et Techniques, Environmental Sciences at Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale
French, English, German, Japanese
Github Skills (40)
choropleth10
geospatial10
grass10
hugo9
osgeo9
gis9
terrain9
geocoding8
wfs8
geoserver8
geojson8
financial8
foundation8
ogc7
geofencing7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nbozon/nbozon.github.io
Aug 2016 - Dec 2019
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
nbozon/GRASS_GIS_web
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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