Florent Blachot
VP of Data Science & Engineering @Fandom
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WORK HISTORY
VP of Data Science & Engineering @Fandom
San Francisco, CA, US
Fandom is a startup series E and a spinoff of Wikipedia focusing on entertainment with 300M monthly users. Reporting to the CTO, my department builds data pipelines for analytical purposes and delivers data services to enhance user experience and revenue.Main duties: Manage and grow data science, data engineering, and ML engineering Educate the executive management about data Gather and surface data for analytics and insights Build data services to improve ads and engagement features Key results / Impact at company level: Defined a global data vision and identified priorities for development Delivered content classification increasing the value of Ads inventory by $7.5M Developed API and dashboards to give data and insights to marketing and sales teams Reduced AWS storage and cost by 60% by implementing a data lifecycle and optimizing frequent ETLs Organized the first Fandom’s data summit to align all teams working with data (Analytics, Ads, Sales, Platform, Store, etc) and turned it into an annual event Directed a GenAI task force formed from multiple engineering teams for 6 weeks. It led to the integration of LLM, including open source, in the product roadmap Participated in 8 due diligence for potential M&A leading to 2 companies being pushed back for data strategy reasons and 1 acquisition for $55m.Key results / Management: Defined and improved the recruitment process favoring diversity and inclusion Built a department from (nearly) scratch by hiring 20+ people (data scientists, data and ML engineers, from IC1 to senior manager) with high diversity Achieved the highest employee engagement score amongst all tech teams
EDUCATION
Gobelins, l'école de l'image
Advanced Master, Video Game & Interaction
Lycée Champollion
Bac, Physical Sciences
Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)
Master's degree, Operations Research
Conservatoire national des arts et métiers - Cnam
Advanced Master, Interactive Digital Experiences
Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)
Licence, Computer Science
National School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics of Grenoble
Master's degree, Operactions Research
SKILLS
ABOUT FLORENT BLACHOT
20+ Years of Experience in Data & Engineering: I am a T-shaped profile, an engineer with a product and business mindset, who uses his academic background as a tool to deliver actionable insights and better user experience. 10+ years in a people management position. 13+ years in the entertainment industry with extensive experience in user engagement, e-commerce, subscription, audience management, CRM, and media. Define long-term vision and roadmap with a specialty in data and AI to shape and influence the company strategy. Build a culture and grow teams (created 2 departments and 7 teams from the ground up), and advocate for diversity (gender, ethnicity, background…) by recruitment design. Scale actionable data services. Beyond gathering knowledge, I always stay focused on the purpose and the impact on KPI for acquisition, engagement & revenue. Manage multi-million dollar budget and headcount. Develop equity narratives during Merger & Acquisition.
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