Frédéric Roger KESTENER

Education, Training & Qualifications

Education & Diplomas

Bachelor in General Informatics Sciences [evening studies] (LG02501A)

Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) - Paris, France

Dates: 01/01/2006 - 30/06/2025 (Awaiting final validation)

EQF Level: 6 | ECTS Credits: 180

Field(s) of study: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Since 2005, I've enhanced my IT skills through evening courses alongside work. I completed the bachelor's modules by 2014, covering programming, systems, databases, and more. I received an L2 equivalency and am now awaiting final diploma validation in Paris.


State diploma of informatic, development specialised in new technologies (Retraining)

AFPA (society recognized by French Government) - Amiens, France

Dates: 28/02/2003 - 29/06/2004

EQF Level: 5 | Final grade: Equivalent to french BTS

In 2003, I follow a year retraining program in NTIC development. I learn functional and object programming (VB, Perl, C, PHP, ASP (.Net), Java, JavaScript and SQL databases, N-third web applications conception with 6 months traineeship in LU.


Bachelor in Communication, Arts and Sciences Human Sciences

Université Paul Verlaine de Lorraine - Metz, France

Dates: 31/08/1996 - 29/06/1999

EQF Level: 6 | ECTS Credits: 180

Thesis: Francization policy through cinema in Alsace-Moselle between 1919 and 1939. Enrolled in the faculty of Arts, Communication and Human-sciences, I followed entertainment and cinema studies, aesthetic with minor in sociology. In parallel, I was working in local Televisions as video-editor and reporter (First Career).


High School degree (French Baccalauréat) in Applied Electronic

Lycée général Technique Régional (LGTR) La Briquerie - Thionville, France

Dates: 31/08/1993 - 29/06/1996

EQF Level: 4 | Final grade: Baccalaureat

I joined university after technical studies in electronics, in domain of industrial sciences, applied mathematics to weak electric currents, an physical sciences. Third year is achieved by obtaining the FR Baccalaureate (Humanities / High-school / Abitur).

Certifications & Trainings

Certificate Practitioner of Reuse SES-Studio by The REUSE Company | Requirements Engineering Suite

Dates: 19/05/2025 - 23/05/2025

SES ENGINEERING Studio streamlines system development, ensuring seamless interoperability across engineering tools. Its AI-driven approach enhances requirements engineering, delivering reliable system products. The REUSE Company


Certificate ARIS modelling Essential (review of knowledge)

Dates: 01/06/2023 - 01/06/2023

Online course to recapitalize and summarise acquired knowledges with SoftwareAG Modeller tools. ARIS Community


Certification PROMETA NextGen new framework of LU Governmental Digitalisation

Dates: 10/10/2019 - 13/10/2019

Completed 3-day training (INAP) on PROMETA NextGen, a framework for modelling LU public sector processes.


Certification SoftwareAG ARIS Administration (partners program)

Dates: 06/06/2017 - 09/06/2017

Completed SoftwareAG ARIS BPM Suite training (v10 & v9.7) in Saarbrücken, covering user, model, and license management. SoftwareAG Documentation


Certification in UML Design within Trasys International Brussels

Dates: 10/06/2015 - 10/06/2015

This training was organised in order to recapitalize knowledge in UML after a first training in 2008.


Certificate in model with Luxembourgish Government PROMETA Methodology

Dates: 27/02/2015 - 27/02/2015

Certified in BPM modelling with SoftwareAG ARIS for LU Government (2015, CTIE method release).


Certification in modelling with ARIS 7.1

Dates: 02/06/2014 - 02/06/2014

Exam-certified in BPM modelling with SoftwareAG ARIS (formerly hosted by IDS Scheer).


Certification to administrate the Audit-Suite Management WolterKluwer Teammate

Dates: 10/05/2011 - 13/05/2011

Certified in Wolters-Kluwer TeamMate for audit and forensic plan, supporting ArcelorMittal Internal assurance. Wolters Kluwer TeamMate


Certificate in Modeling and Mastering UML / OOAD with GFI Luxembourg

Dates: 10/11/2008 - 13/11/2008

Completed GFI LU training (Nov 2008) on UML modelling for Object-Oriented Application Design (OOAD) using RUP.

Other Qualifications

Here, training outside of professional curricula such as first aid.

Distinction and Decorum

In this section the title and decoration received.

Medal of Honor for 20 years of firefighter service

Corporal Diploma (Firefighters)