Nicolas RUIZ

As President of EVI SAS, I lead a French technology company specializing in the design and production of professional hardware solutions: wall-mounted tablets, rugged terminals, industrial smartphones, and connected devices. We develop our products for system integrators and B2B clients across the smart-building, industrial, healthcare, logistics, and hospitality sectors. Headquartered in Paris, we complete our production in France, following strict quality control procedures: achieving a hardware failure rate as low as 0.38% in 2025. Our philosophy is built on three pillars: innovation, reliability, and customization. Today, our solutions are trusted by Fortune 500-level companies and several European and African governments as part of large-scale digital and public-sector initiatives.

🚀 From NRC to EVI SAS - A Journey of Innovation In 2009, NRC evolved into eviGroup, shifting from a software-focused company to a full-fledged designer and manufacturer of professional hardware. With new logistics and production facilities, the company laid the foundation for what would later become EVI SAS. During this period, eviGroup launched several pioneering products: 💻 Monolith: Ultra-compact, fanless desktop PCs (0 dB, 3 W power consumption) used by INRA and CNRS. 📱 Pad / eviPad: A Windows tablet released before Apple’s iPad, adopted by TF1, Airbus (EADS), CEA, Schneider Electric, Intel, Microsoft, McDonald’s, and more. 🎒 Smart-e: The first rugged school laptop for children, lightweight, durable, eco-friendly, and affordable (< €400). 🔹 Yzi: The world’s first Android 4 capacitive tablet under €150, with several thousand units sold in its first months. ⌚ Hardwear: Early R&D experiments in wearable technologies, including smartwatches. 🖥️ The Pupitre: The world’s first 42-inch touch computer priced under €3,000, designed for presentations and conferences. After several years of sustained growth, eviGroup completed a funding round in 2013, becoming EVI SAS, now a recognized French innovator in professional, Made-in-France technological solutions.

💼 NRC - IT Consulting and Software Engineering Before becoming eviGroup, NRC was an IT consulting and software development company specializing in mission-critical business applications and innovative digital solutions. The company designed and deployed several high-value software systems across various industries: 🏥 Medical Center: Collaborative client-server software for medical practice management. 💼 Business Center: Internal ERP system for small and medium-sized businesses. 🔬 Chromatographic Center: Data analysis and reporting software for medical and chemical laboratories. 🎓 Saalana: Interactive learning platform used in French universities from 2009, developed in partnership with CRAPEL, PASI, and the French Ministry of Education. 💡 Seline Software Suite: A collection of acclaimed software featuring the “Scale” 3D touch interface (with its own AppStore) and the “Voice” speech recognition technology. ☁️ Disque-Online.com: One of the first French online backup services, designed and operated by NRC. A pioneer in human-machine interaction and the convergence of software, interfaces, and connected services, NRC laid the foundation for the innovation philosophy that would later define eviGroup and EVI SAS.

🎥 Research Engineer - CTU (University Distance Learning Center) As head of the TV and Radio production studio at the Faculty of Humanities of Nancy, I was responsible for the university’s audiovisual production and the deployment of new technologies to support distance education. Key responsibilities: 🎬 Full production of audiovisual content: filming, editing, post-production, graphic design, music, and subtitling for online, DVD, and TV broadcasting. 🎙️ Radio production: recording and editing programs for online streaming, CD duplication, and partner radio stations. 💰 Project management: supervised a €70,000 budget for the creation of a high-definition TV and radio recording studio for the French Ministry of Education.