Mar 21 2011

Interview: Philippe Avena

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Philippe Avena
Senior Project Manager, Sungard APSYS
Interviewed by Ada
17 March 2011

“Sometimes, i log on to facebook to check on my 2 daughters.”

Q: Please give us a brief bio of yourself.

My name is Philippe Avena. I’m 50. I have 3 children (2 girls) and a wonderful wife. I’m working in the IT industry, specifically on banking software for 25 years. Im interested in technology, specifically in software languages. The bank is my second main professional competency.

Q: Is this your first visit?
Yes

Q: What do you think of Singapore?
I really discover a wonderful world here.

Q: How many hours do you work each week?
45 hours.

Q: List your 3 fav site
socgen.fr
facebook
google

Q: What do you do to de-stress?
Sleep, Ski, Fiesta

Q: What inspires you?
Mountain and sea,To be under the sea, for diving with noise

Q: When was the last time do you watched TV
One hour ago

Q: What show was that
News (French channel)

Q: Are you addicted to social media/do you use social media?
Sometimes, i log on to facebook to check on my 2 daughters.

Q: Do you know what is a 2^nd screen?
No.

Q: (After explaining the 2^nd screen) Would you use it?
Yes i will use it so that i can share & interact with my two girls

Q: Do you think there won’t be any tv sets anymore in future?
Yes i think so judging from how the technology has evolved. People no longer want to wait. They want to watch and findout about the news immediately.

Q: What do you think of aleph?

Thank You.