Chief engineer for local authorities, he has held management positions in these last for 20 years. He joined the University of Grenoble Alpes in 2000, and develops research work in the field of development and regional planning, particularly in the Mediterranean hinterlands. He works in particular on the place of heritage and the construction of resources specific to territories. In addition, he has founded a management structure for an important associative vacation center in the Diois (Drôme).