Mr.NiceMr.Nice
Axel Gentils
Aka Mr.Nice. Versatile technical lead: professional audiovisual, IT and networking, web development. Based in Rouen, Normandy, working across France and internationally.
Available right now, open to any proposal: full-time role, freelance, one-off assignment or technical audit. Pick one — not all four at once.
What I do
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AV & digital signage
Interactive scenography, detection systems (object, virtual line, presence), digital signage estates of over 100 retail locations and content deployment on an international scale.
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IT & networking
Server, NAS, VPN and telephony administration. Ran a company's entire IT and network single-handedly, end to end.
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Web development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Astro, Python, Java, among others. Sites and internal tools built to stay easy to maintain.
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Consulting, audit & automation
Quick technical audits, guidance on tool and architecture choices, and scripts to automate repetitive tasks. The goal: save time and reduce errors.
The common thread across all three: understand the need, simplify the solution, and document enough that no system depends on a single person to keep running.
Latest notes
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Why this site stays static
Why I kept this site 100% static: fewer dependencies, less attack surface, more simplicity.
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Pre-deployment checklist
The short checklist I run through before leaving for an AV or IT deployment.
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Writing an effective email
BLUF, subject-line prefixes, EOM: a simple method for writing — and receiving — better emails.
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LED wall commissioning checklist
A short checklist I use before handing over an LED wall to a client.