Karine is a French expert with a Master/degree in architecture from ENSB “Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Bretagne” in Rennes.  

From the last 20 years, Karine has been working under the private sector as an Architect coordinated and implemented multiple projects simultaneously in Africa related to multifaced residential, institutional, commercial and public building projects both for the private sector and in collaboration with international development institutions. 

With an excellent knowledge of architectural design principles, materials, patterns and practices, she has a focus on judicious management of costs, environmental impact and on workers capacity building for innovative techniques and responsive climate design  with the objective of sustainable development.  

From 2017, she is working as an International Technical Expert to Enabel in Burundi under the TVET Program on the implementation of infrastructures with the focus on field schools to provide hands -on training to apprentices in the building trade with a special attention to integrate minimal decent work criteria.