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NATINATI
About

Connecting the field and the decision.

In Tahitian, nati means “to bind”. The ʻAha in our signature is the braided cord that binds. NATI connects people, practice and data to help you decide. NATI was born in French Polynesia.

Portrait of Thomas Lory, smiling, by a rowing basin
Thomas Lory, founder of NATI · Tahiti
The founder

Thomas Lory

“I understand businesses from the inside (flows, stock, transport, production, sales) and the human body under effort (training, physiology, performance). I have organised national and regional sporting events, I know how to get people working together, and I turn scattered data into simple decisions.”

Thomas Lory
  • Operations and supply chain
  • Sport, training and physiology
  • Organising major events
  • Social and educational work
  • Data, AI and applications
The common thread

One path, one method.

Elite sport, industry, coaching, social work and data: the same method, tested on every kind of ground.

  1. Elite sport

    U19 European Championships, international racing with the French U23 team, 19 medals at the French national championships, trail races won.

    Precision: measure, calibrate, never copy · Performance Intelligence, talks

  2. Industry

    Work-study degrees, then nearly 5 years in logistics and supply chain: passenger transport, chocolate, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals. SAP, flows, stock, planning.

    Operations · Operations & Transformation

  3. Coaching

    A career change into rowing: BPJEPS then DEJEPS coaching diplomas, earned while working. Sports director of several clubs, including one in the top division. Rowers coached up to the French national team. Rowing technical advisor.

    Lead, coach, help people progress · Coaching staff

  4. Events

    A triple French national championship (two junior categories and under-23) and a junior qualifying regatta in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

    Organising at scale · Events, on-the-ground support

  5. 2024

    Moved to French Polynesia to work for Polynesian rowing. A Tahitian family, the feti’i: a family that doesn’t stop at blood. Two years in child protection in Papeete: a good decision always starts with listening.

    Listening · The human factor

  6. 2026

    Training in data analysis and AI, DataCamp certifications (Data Analyst, AI Fundamentals, AI Engineer). Orchestrating AI, building Garmin, Android and iOS apps, designing NATI’s own metrics.

    Making scattered information readable · Data & Decision, AI & Automation, NATI tools

Still competing, in rowing and in trail running.

Key facts

A few verified figures.

  • 19medals at the French national rowing championships
  • French teaminternational racing at U23, European Championships at U19
  • Nearly 5 yearsin industrial logistics and supply chain: flows, stock, planning

Qualifications, all earned as work-study

  • DEJEPS, French State diploma in rowing performance and coaching
  • BPJEPS, French State diploma in rowing
  • Master’s level 1 in project management (ECEMA Lyon)
  • Bachelor’s in Economics & Management, operations and production management (IAE Caen)
  • DUT in Marketing & Sales (IUT Caen)

Data and AI certifications

  • Data Analyst Certification (DataCamp)
  • AI Fundamentals Certification (DataCamp)
  • AI Engineer Certification (DataCamp)

Working tools

  • Python
  • SQL / PostgreSQL
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Machine Learning (scikit-learn)
  • Data engineering
  • Excel / VBA
  • SAP
Our identity

From Ao to Pō.

The site has two lights: Ao, the day, the world of light, and Pō, the night, the darkness of origins. It follows day and night on your device’s clock; you can also choose, and your browser remembers it. The Tahitian pearl, dark and deep, grows layer after layer: it is what we are made of.

Let’s talk about your field.

A club, an event, a business, a talk? Let’s start from what you need.

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