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David Lupau

Bridging L&D, Data, Tech & AI for People Who Learn

About Me

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David Lupau

Most L&D teams either understand learning or understand data. I'm trying to do both.

I work as Learning Technology & Insights Specialist — managing the systems that power our global learning ecosystem, turning usage data into insights that actually inform decisions, and exploring what AI tools can realistically contribute to how people learn at work.

Two decades in L&D taught me what learners and businesses actually need. The last few years I've been building the technical side to match: analytics, platform integration, automation, and now a BSc in Data Science with a thesis on machine learning applied to sports performance prediction — which keeps the thinking sharp even outside of work.

Technical Skills

Power BI
Intermediate
Dashboard design • DAX formulas • Power Query
Microsoft Excel
Advanced
Pivot tables • Dashboards • Advanced formulas
Python
Intermediate
pandas • numpy • scikit-learn • matplotlib • seaborn
SQL
Intermediate
Query writing • Joins • Aggregations • Data extraction
Machine Learning
Developing
Supervised & unsupervised learning
Statistical Analysis
Intermediate
Descriptive statistics • Trend analysis • Data validation

Professional Strengths

  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Analytical Problem-Solving
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Continuous Learning & Adaptability

Languages

  • 🇫🇷 French Native (C2)
  • 🇬🇧 English Fluent (C1)
  • 🇨🇿 Czech Conversational (B1)

Work Experience

My professional journey

Learning Technology & Insights Specialist

PPG Industries - Brno, Czech Republic

April 2026 - Present

Managing global learning systems, turning usage data into decisions, and exploring AI in L&D

    Systems & platforms
  • Administering and optimizing a global LMS serving thousands of learners across multiple regions
  • Managing access governance for 350+ course managers across business units and locations

  • Data & insights
  • Building learning impact dashboards to turn platform data into decisions
  • Tracking adoption, engagement, and completion metrics across the global learning ecosystem

  • AI & emerging tech
  • Evaluating AI tools for practical application in organizational learning

  • The broader role
  • Acting as the connective tissue between learning strategy, technology, and data

Learning and Development Partner

PPG Industries - Brno, Czech Republic

April 2019 - March 2026

Learning consultant leveraging data analytics to inform strategy and measure program impact

  • Build dashboards in Power BI and Excel to track program effectiveness and learning engagement trends across regions
  • Lead exploration into AI applications within learning and development, identifying and categorizing tools and creating a roadmap for implementation
  • Lead global projects: building Digital Organization capabilities (learning, onboarding, mentoring), roll out of leadership program for frontline managers, LinkedIn Learning and Udemy adoption, implementation of 360-feedback for the whole organization and Return On Investment of leadership program
  • Consult with stakeholders across business units to gather analytical requirements and translate findings into actionable recommendations
  • Facilitate training and workshops: leadership program, sales training, diversity, equity and inclusion, personal development, soft skills
  • Design learning sessions
  • Act as consultant for business leaders and HR
  • Coaching: internal coach, EQ-I 2.0, 360-feedback, CliftonStrengths
  • Collaborate with external vendors to source, evaluate, and integrate high-quality learning content

Organizational Development Associate

PPG Industries - Brno, Czech Republic

February 2018 - March 2019

Supported cross-function teams as part of OD global projects

  • Led a group of 5 people as a Service leader to ensure quality of service and support colleagues during a transition
  • Involved in recruitment and onboarding processes
  • Implemented work instructions
  • Organised training courses for EMEA region
  • Supported Performance, Talent Management and Talent acquisition teams
  • Guided business and HR community through transition: webinars, creation of portal, writing guidelines
  • Created reporting and data visualisation

Organizational Development Associate

PPG Industries - Brno, Czech Republic

August 2017 - January 2018

Managed training logistics and administration

  • Organised training courses for French sites and managed logistics (hotel, restaurant, meeting room) and information flow with participants
  • Managed funds and invoices via Oracle and SAP
  • Supported L&D department in statistics reports and preparation of audits

Customer Service Representative

Okin BPS - Ostrava, Czech Republic

February 2015 - July 2017

Provided technical B2B support in multiple languages

  • Business-to-business technical support for dedicated Verizon customers
  • Daily communication with customers via phone, email and chat in English and French
  • Provided technical support by troubleshooting router status, latency, and packet loss to quickly resolve issues

Health and Safety at Work Trainer/Consultant

Lyon and Marseille regions, France

October 2000 - December 2014

Delivered health and safety training as employee and freelancer

  • As employee and from 2006 as freelance
  • Delivered various courses in health and safety management: risk assessment, accident at work analysis, health and safety committees, first aid, electrical hazard, fire safety, ergonomics, fork lift trucks and aerial work platforms

Freelance Data Projects

Freelance Contributor – AI Data Projects

Remote work

October 2024 - Present

Collected and annotated multilingual voice, text, and event data to support speech, language, and sports AI systems

  • Transcribed and evaluated French audio data for naturalness, grammar, and pronunciation to support speech recognition models
  • Recorded voice samples for AI training and validation tasks
  • Logged live volleyball match events using structured data entry systems for real-time sports analytics
  • Followed annotation guidelines to ensure consistency, data quality, and compliance

  • Platforms used:

  • CrowdCompute
  • IMG Arena
  • MARC (Audio recording)
  • Samsung CAS Platform
  • Data Hive

Education

Academic background

B.Sc. Data Science

IU International University of Applied Sciences - Germany

February 2023 - Present

DUT HSE (Associate's Degree)

Institut Universitaire de Technologie - Bordeaux, France

1996 - 1998

2-year-degree in Environment, Health and Safety

Certificates

Technical certifications & continuous learning

CS50's Introduction to Computer Science

HarvardX

September 2022 - December 2022