Wifirst
Raphaël Ghikh has a diverse work experience across various roles and industries. Raphaël is the Founder & President of WABAM since February 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Wifirst from September 2018 to October 2022, where they held roles such as Head of Retail Product & Project Director and International Project Manager. Raphaël also founded and served as President of AZERUS since January 2020. Raphaël has worked as a freelance web developer, developing multiple websites on platforms like Wordpress, Shopify, and Prestashop from January 2019 to June 2023. In the past, Raphaël founded and directed Gaming WinterFest, a popular gaming event, from September 2016 to September 2019. Raphaël also worked as a Project Manager at Seekat from April to August 2018 and from October 2017 to March 2018, where they focused on network deployment and client relations for major music festivals. Additionally, Raphaël served as the Director of Operations at Masters du Jeu Vidéo from April 2015 to October 2017, where they were responsible for commercial strategy, marketing, and partnerships.
Raphaël Ghikh's education history begins in 2012 when they attended Sainte Croix Provins and obtained a Baccalauréat Economique et Sociale with a focus on études générales in 2015. From 2015 to 2018, they enrolled at EPITECH - European Institute of Technology and completed a Bachelor's degree in Expertise Informatique, specializing in programmation informatique. In 2018, Raphaël started attending IIM Digital School to pursue a Master's degree in Stratégie e-business, with a field of study in Gestion de projet, which they completed in 2020.
In addition to their formal education, Raphaël Ghikh has obtained two additional certifications. In May 2017, they achieved the Mentor OpenClassRoom certification from OpenClassrooms. Furthermore, in May 2020, they obtained the certification in Google Analytics from Google.
Wifirst
Wifirst has developed the leading super high speed WiFi platform. It operates several hundred thousand intuitive, secure, high-performance connected spaces in Europe and Africas. Wifirst has established itself as the no. 1 provider of managed WiFi in the Hospitality & Student accomodation market through constantly adapting its solution to meet the growing demands of users. Major players like AccorHotels, The Ascott, The French National Student Service (CROUS) and Nexity Studea have all entrusted Wifirst with meeting their connectivity needs. Wifirst also supports the French army, providing WiFi services to defence bases in France as well as to theatres of operations overseas. Lastly, Wifirst plans to speed up its growth by targeting the major bank, insurance and retail networks. - 650,000 units covered - 7,000 sites equipped in 2430 cities - 130,000 WiFi access points monitored - over 16,000 TB of data exchanged per month and collected on Wifirst owned and operated carrier grade, fully redundant core network. All-inclusive service : 1. Audit & local area network deployment (LAN) 2. Internet link with ADSL or optical fiber through Wifirst core network 3. Quality of Service (QoS) algorithm 4. Supervision and maintenance 24/7 5. Hotline 24/7 6. Extranet for tracking activity and service portal Wifirst offices : Headquarters in Paris Office in London Office in Barcelona