# Romain Avalle

## About

Romain Avalle is an Interactive Developer with 20+ years of dedicated experience in front-end development and technical team leadership. Currently serving as Lead Technical Developer & Team Lead at LG2 in Montreal, he specializes in digital development and technical team leadership, managing and delivering complex digital projects.

## Professional Background

### Education
- Graduated from Gobelins (2006)

### Career Timeline
- **2006-2009**: Flash Developer at lingoBee in London, Shoreditch (3 years)
- **2010**: Year off traveling
- **2011-2016**: Lead Front-End Developer at 5emegauche in Paris (5 years)
- **2017-2021**: Full-time freelance work (5 years)
- **2021-2022**: Joined Wonderland in Amsterdam
- **2022-Present**: Lead Interactive Developer at LG2 in Montreal

### Current Role
As Team Lead Developer at LG2 in Montreal, Romain supports a big team of nine multidisciplinary talents, oversees the evolution of innovative solutions, and ensures the success of major mandates for a variety of clients.

## Awards & Recognition

Romain has received numerous industry awards throughout his career:
- Awwwards × 20
- FWA × 15
- CssDesignAwards × 17
- Webbie × 1
- Lovie × 1
- Fwawwwards × 1

## Notable Projects

Romain has worked on many projects throughout his career, including:

### Recent Work (2022-2025)
- In the blink of an eye (LG2, Montréal, 2025) - 1 Award
- HHHusher (LG2, Montréal, 2025) - 2 Awards
- Canopy Planet (LG2, Montréal, 2025) - 1 Award
- Halo Dental (LG2, Montréal, 2024) - 3 Awards
- Mission 2035 (LG2, Montréal, 2024) - 2 Awards
- Mellem (LG2, Montréal, 2023) - 1 Award
- Nortera (LG2, Montréal, 2023) - 1 Award
- Next Gen Now (LG2, Montréal, 2023) - 3 Awards
- Oovie (LG2, Montréal, 2023) - 1 Award
- 5 years of success (LG2, Montréal, 2023) - 2 Awards
- Vie de compost (LG2, Montréal, 2022) - 1 Award
- Alicia Moore (Freelance w/ Antinomy, Amsterdam, 2022)
- Make Reign (Freelance, Amsterdam, 2022)
- Santa Teresa (LG2, Montréal, 2022) - 3 Awards
- Fan study by spotify (Freelance w/ Rally Interactive, Amsterdam, 2021) - 2 Awards
- Wax Poetics (Wonderland, Amsterdam, 2021) - 2 Awards
- Studio BA (Freelance, Amsterdam, 2020) - 3 Awards
- Simon Daufresne (Freelance, Amsterdam, 2020) - 2 Awards
- Wonderland (Wonderland, Amsterdam, 2020) - 1 Award
- Matter of mind (Freelance, Amsterdam, 2020) - 3 Awards
- DDNA (Wonderland, Amsterdam, 2020) - 1 Award

### Earlier Work (2015-2019)
- Zhenya Rynzhuk (Freelance, Paris, 2019) - 3 Awards
- Romain Avalle (2019) (Freelance, Paris, 2019) - 2 Awards
- Veja Project (Freelance w/ Upian, Paris, 2019) - 1 Award
- Ranstad (Freelance w/ Angstrom, Paris, 2019) - 1 Award
- Beauregard (Freelance, Paris, 2019) - 1 Award
- Beyond Beauty (Freelance, Paris, 2018) - 3 Awards
- France 98 (Freelance w/ Upian, Paris, 2017)
- Predictive World (Freelance w/ Stink Digital, Paris, 2016) - 3 Awards
- Remember Everything (Freelance w/ Stink Digital, Paris, 2016) - 2 Awards
- Les grandes serres de patin (Freelance w/ BETC, Paris, 2016) - 1 Award
- Autavia Cup (Freelance w/ 909c, Paris, 2016) - 1 Award
- Do not track (Freelance w/ Upian, Paris, 2015) - 1 Award

### Earlier Work (2011-2013)
- Villebrequin (5emegauche, Paris, 2013) - 1 Award
- 5 emegauche (2012) (5emegauche, Paris, 2012) - 1 Award
- 5 emegauche (2011) (5emegauche, Paris, 2011) - 1 Award

## Skills & Expertise

- Front-end development
- Interactive development
- Technical team leadership
- Digital project management
- Complex digital solutions
- Flash development (historical)
- Modern web technologies

## Contact Information

- **Email**: romain.avalle@gmail.com
- **Website**: https://www.romainavalle.dev
- **Bluesky**: Available (see website)
- **LinkedIn**: Available (see website)
- **Github**: Available (see website)

## Design Credits

Portfolio design by Bastien Allard

## Personal Statement

"I'm Romain Avalle, an interactive developer with 20 years of dedicated experience in front-end development and technical team leadership. My professional story kicked off in 2006, fresh out of Gobelins at lingoBee in London, shoreditch, where I spent three formative years as a Flash developer, yeah... Remember flash ??? After a year off traveling, I came back to France, I transitioned into a leadership capacity as Lead Front-End Developer at 5emegauche, successfully leading development teams for five years. This period of strategic growth was followed by another five years of successful full freelance work, cultivating a versatile skill set, before I joined Wonderland in Amsterdam. Currently, as the Lead Interactive Developer at LG2 in Montreal, I am an expert in digital development and a technical team leader, managing and delivering complex digital projects. My role at LG2 allows me to support a big team of multidisciplinary talents, oversee the evolution of innovative solutions, and ensure the success of major mandates for a variety of clients."

## Location

Currently based in Montreal, Canada. Previously worked in:
- London, UK (2006-2009)
- Paris, France (2011-2021)
- Amsterdam, Netherlands (2021-2022)
- Montreal, Canada (2022-Present)

## Additional Notes

- Portfolio website: https://romainavalle.dev/
- Specializes in creating award-winning interactive digital experiences
- Has worked with notable agencies and studios including LG2, Wonderland, Upian, Stink Digital, BETC, Rally Interactive, and Antinomy
- Known for innovative front-end solutions and technical excellence