Jean Georges Perrin
Jean Georges Perrin “JGP” discovered Informix in 1997 and never stopped working with 4GL and/or IDS ever since.
He started his career in the web in 1994. He co-founded several startups and joined Four J’s Development Tools in 1997 which he left in 2002 after launching several successful 4GL to Web solutions. In 2002 he founded Awoma, offering a new approach to Web development using Java and 4GL paradigm.
Since 2006, Jean Georges heads GreenIvory. GreenIvory is providing Web 2.0 tools for building more dynamic websites using mashups (MashupXFeed), measuring your online reputation (VoiceObserver) and is currently building a complete e-marketing oriented social network platform. Since April 2009, Jean Georges focuses on Research & Development of new Web 2.0 tools within GreenIvory.
Jean Georges has been proudly serving on the IIUG Board of Directors since 2002.
Company
GreenIvory
France
Expertise
Informix, Web 2.0
Blog
http://www.jgp.net (link resides outside ibm.com)
Languages
FR, EN, DE, ES
Interests
His family and then (in mixed order) the GreenTeam, IT, Web, his company, teasing IBM (but only in private with IBMers), sharing knowledge, mashups, online reputation, social networks (and not only in real life), building beautiful software...
Recommended links
- GreenIvory (his company) (link resides outside of ibm.com)
- GreenIvory (his company for non-English speakers, almost as interesting) (link resides outside of ibm.com)
- DeveloperForum (your next development conference) (link resides outside ibm.com)
Publications
Several articles on application development & web with Informix Dynamic Server on IIUG.org, DeveloperWorks and IBM Database Magazine (both online & print).
User Groups/Professional Associations
IIUG (http://www.iiug.org) (link resides outside ibm.com) is the International Informix Users Group, a wonderful family which Jean Georges Perrin is proud to be part of as director since 2002.
CogiFactory (http://www.cogifactory.com) (link resides outside ibm.com) is both an e-marketing users group and an e-marketing R&D facility which helps us shape the future of Web 2.0 with technology providers (like GreenIvory), agencies and consumers. Jean Georges is Secretary General since 2007.
Rhenatic (http://www.rhenatic.eu) (link resides outside ibm.com) is the IT cluster for eastern France, grouping over 100 companies and 4000 individuals, Jean Georges has been elected to their Strategic Council in 2008.
Conferences
Jean Georges Perrin has been speaking at various conferences, including IBM DMTC, IDUG, IIUG Conference, WAIUG Forum, Developer Forum in the US and France. Do not hesitate to contact him if you want him to speak about Informix or Web 2.0 at one of your events...
Additional information
Jean Georges Perrin regularly works with college students by either giving lectures or working on innovative projects which involves his company, students, professors, labs… If you’d like to “play” in this environment, please contact him.
Contact Information
Twit Jean Georges at @jgperrin, become his friend on Facebook, LinkedIn or Viadeo or mail him at jgp at jgp dot net, jgp at iiug dot org or jg.perrin at greenivory dot com (pick one depending on your mood).