The Ubees Colony
Meet the Ubees Team
At UBEES we pride ourselves on our diversity - in competence, origin & culture.
UBEES is a colony - multicultural with 6 different nationalities, multiskilled with a unique set of skills: Beekeepers, agronomists, financial experts, marketers, engineers, developers, designers and entrepreneurs... We are proud of our solid profiles that make up the colony.
The Ubees Team
Migratory Beekeeper
Location: CA (Fresno) and SD (Redfield)
Start date : As soon as possible!
Developer Full-Stack
Location: Paris (XVe)
Start date : As soon as possible!
Sales Specialist
Location: CA (Fresno, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Modesto)
Start date : As soon as possible!
Data scientist
Location: Paris (XVe)
Start date : As soon as possible
Gabriel
Director of Sales & Marketing
Gabriel is our director of sales & marketing with 20+ years of progressive experience in managing regional marketing and sales teams.
He is a fierce, accomplished leader in operations & sales development, with a background in agriculture, oil, and gas/propane industries.
Taking care of the customers' needs through relationship building has always been at the core of his success.
Anne-Sophie
Graphic Designer & Marketing Specialist
Anne-Sophie is a graphic & UX/UI designer with a background in marketing.
She gained invaluable experience in brand management and project development while working closely with design agencies.
Due to her previous career path, understanding the clients' needs & how to capture an audience through impactful visuals is truly what she loves to do.
Laurine
Designer
Laurine takes care of the visual display of UBEES’ products, as much in the reflection as in the implementation.
She has always been passionate about design and she is very happy to start her career with meaningful work at UBEES.
Laurine joined UBEES in 2020 as a designer.
Xavier
Martin
Arnaud
Lead Software Engineer
Business Developer
CEO
Xavier is our technology Swiss army knife. Former startup founder himself & holding a strong engineering background, Technology-for-good drives Xavier everyday.
Xavier is now in charge of the data science and software development at UBEES.
Martin is a Business Developer who works with farmers in the Central Valley in California to introduce new technology combined with proven traditional beekeeping methods to help reduce bee mortality and sustain pollination at an industrial scale.
Martin has worked in the business development field for multiple years across multiple industries including home improvement, financial services, and online marketing and multimedia solutions.
Arnaud, our CEO, is an entrepreneur who combines extensive international experience in the technology industry with vast knowledge of beekeeping in Europe.
He co-founded Apiterra & several companies in the tech industry: Boreal Communications (1993) and Carlipa (2002).
Arnaud intends to expand his crusade to save the bees from his base in New York.
Jean-Charles
Chairman
Jean-Charles, or "JC," is an entrepreneur, based in NYC, pursuing his passion to save the bees.
JC has been the Chairman and majority shareholder of Diadeis and now serves as a Board Member at sgsco.
Jean-Charles is also an Impact Investor with a focus on renewable energy, natural food and Agtech, waste management and social justice.
Panitee
Marcus
Accountant
South Dakota
Operation Manager
Panitee is our New York based dynamic accountant.
She joined UBEES in 2018.
Dynamic and efficient, Panitee is a very valuable asset helping with the administrative and accounting management of UBEES’ operations. Thanks to her, our operators do what they know how to do best: take care of the bees!
Marcus is the most curious beekeeper. With decades in the bee sciences and beekeeping industry, he is always eager to test our tech innovations. Experience in large scale queen production, colony and operations management coupled with considerable research experience focused on queen quality, hive health and the effect of agrichemicals, his passion for honey bee husbandry is a valued asset within UBEES.
Marcus serves as Manager leading our team and operation in SD.
Ben
Business Intelligence
Ben has dual training as an operations engineer and in business.
Dedicating time with the field team during pollination and in the orchards, together with his deep understanding of logistics issues make him essential to the design of our monitoring & management tools. Ben’s knowledge and efforts allow us to optimize our operations and manage our hives with the greatest precision.
Ben manages the business intelligence of UBEES.
Joan
Full-Stack Developer
Always passionate about IT, Joan is a developer at UBEES.
He is proud to dedicate his tech skills for a purpose that is essential to the health of our planet: beekeeping.
Joan grew up in a beekeeping family. He has always been passionate about computers and loves knowing that his work contributes to improving the world through technology every day.
David
Regional Sales Manager
Born and raised in Northern California, his family farmed in Modesto.
David has been in Agricultural sales for more than 20 years in the irrigation industry, production nursery and the Ag tech space most recently.
He is excited to be joining the team at Ubees.
David
CA Operation Manager
He is a true bee lover.
David has been working with bees since he could walk.
He earned his strongest beekeeping knowledge in HawaïÏ and gained great experience in queen breeding and operation management. David’s depth of honey bee husbandry knowledge and acumen are a valued asset within UBEES.
David serves as Manager leading the California team & operation.
Lea
R&D Specialist
Lea is responsible for deploying Ubees' technology in California, as well as promoting cover crop installations so the honeybees can have the best forage possible.
Lea's previous work includes native habitat restoration in the Central Valley. She has always been intrigued by honeybees, especially after taking classes in entomology and apiculture. Her goal is to promote honeybee conservation with the use of tech and enhancing pollinator habitat.
Max
COO
Maximilian is an entrepreneur dedicated to bees and technology.
Before joining Ubees, he started two companies: Le Miel Sauvage, which imports honey, and La Cool Co, which designs and builds IoT devices.
Max is a partner at UBEES, in charge of operations and technology.
