Bertrand Wattel
Fondateur Et Président
La Meauffe, Normandy, France
Summary
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Top SchoolBertrand Wattel is the founder and president of Liqueur de Toile, an 8-year-old French web and IT agency based in Normandy that blends web development, graphic design and audiovisual post-production with a focus on open source solutions and client autonomy. Trained as an agricultural engineer, he pivoted from leadership roles in regional associations to build a boutique agency that prioritizes tailored, competency-transfer engagements and pragmatic adaptation of existing technologies. Hands-on across PHP, JavaScript and Java, he contributes to open-source projects such as Phinx, improving MySQL migration support and test coverage—work that underscores his attention to reliability at the database layer. Known for combining technical craftsmanship with communication and community management skills, he helps clients become self-sufficient while delivering polished digital experiences.
9 years of coding experience
Diplôme d'ingénieur, Agronomie, sylviculture, Diplôme d'ingénieur, Agronomie, sylviculture at Ecole nationale d'Ingénieurs des Travaux agricoles de Bordeaux
French, English
Stackoverflow
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72answers
4questions
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Github Skills (25)
database-migrations10
mysql10
phpunit10
php10
database-design10
db-schema10
database-schema10
database-management10
data-handling10
database-migration10
binary-data10
schema10
phinx10
bootstrap9
javascript9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cakephp/phinx
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
PHP Database Migrations for Everyone
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 6 comments in 16 days
Contributions summary:Bertrand primarily focused on enhancing the database migration capabilities of the Phinx library, particularly for MySQL. Their work included adding support for native MySQL blob types and managing binary/varbinary to blob conversions with proper limit handling. They also addressed several testing-related issues, improving test coverage and ensuring compatibility across different systems and database configurations. Further contributions involved refactoring, and ensuring the correct behavior of the application.
database-migrationdatabase-migrationsphpmigrationsphp-database-migrations
beloader/beloader
Mar 2018 - Nov 2020
Highly customizable and lightweight assets loader based on dynamic imports
Contributions:13 releases, 29 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 8 months
dynamic-import
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