Tosin Omoya, PhD
Coach, mentor and educator — thoughtful guidance for complex life and professional decisions
- PhD, Mechanics & Architecture
- University teaching, ENSAP Bordeaux
- Professional communication, CNAM-Aquitaine
- English & French
Meet Tosin Omoya, PhD — a multidisciplinary coach, mentor, educator and researcher with a rare combination of academic depth, professional experience and practical life perspective. Tosin brings more than a decade of experience across architecture, project delivery, higher education and applied research, with doctoral expertise in how people perceive, adapt to and interact with their environments. He has worked as a project architect and consultant on complex building, infrastructure and development projects in Nigeria and now directs Dannie Projects in France.
What distinguishes Tosin is not simply the number of roles he has held, but the way those experiences have trained him to listen carefully, break complex situations into understandable parts, identify the factors that matter most, and help people move from uncertainty toward practical next steps. His academic and research work has required close attention to human perception, psychological adaptation, communication, experimentation, data and evidence. His teaching roles at ENSAP Bordeaux and CNAM-Aquitaine have further strengthened his ability to explain difficult ideas clearly, ask constructive questions, and support people as they develop their own solutions.
In coaching conversations, Tosin combines this analytical discipline with a warm, respectful and human approach. He believes that many challenges become more manageable when people have a safe space to think clearly, examine assumptions, understand competing pressures, and turn their intentions into realistic action. His style is thoughtful rather than judgemental, structured rather than rigid, and practical rather than purely theoretical.
Tosin's life outside professional and academic work also shapes his perspective. He has been married for 15 years and is a father of three. He is also a musician, songwriter and producer. These experiences have reinforced the importance he places on patience, communication, creativity, responsibility, consistency and the ability to see situations from more than one perspective.
Whether you are navigating a career decision, academic challenge, personal-development goal, relationship or communication difficulty, professional transition, or simply trying to make sense of a complex situation, Tosin's role is to listen, help you think, and work with you toward practical clarity and purposeful action.
At a glance
- Doctorate
- PhD in Mechanics & Architecture — University of Bordeaux / ENSAP Bordeaux
- Experience
- 15+ years across architecture, project delivery, teaching and research
- Teaching
- University teaching at ENSAP Bordeaux and CNAM-Aquitaine
- Research
- Researcher in human perception, psychological adaptation and thermal comfort
- Practice
- Architectural and project management experience in Nigeria and France
- Languages
- English & French
Specialties
Topics covered
- Life and personal issues
- Relationships and marriage
- Academic guidance
- Business guidance
- Career guidance
- Wellness and healthy lifestyle practices
- Intelligence, discipline, personal development, and success practices
Qualifications and experience
PhD in Mechanics & Architecture (Comfort and Ambiances in Architecture), University of Bordeaux / ENSAP Bordeaux. MTech and BTech Architecture, Federal University of Technology Akure. University teaching at ENSAP Bordeaux and CNAM-Aquitaine. Postdoctoral researcher in perceived comfort and psychological adaptation. · 15 years of practice
Languages: English, French · Coach timezone: Indian/Reunion (Réunion · UTC+04:00)
What a session with Tosin can offer
- A calm, private space to think out loud and be heard without judgement.
- A structured way to describe your situation and separate causes from symptoms.
- Clear questions that test assumptions and surface the options you already have.
- A realistic plan with priorities, next steps and ways to measure progress.
- Support with communication: preparing difficult conversations and hearing other perspectives.
- Direction for career, academic and professional decisions, including transitions abroad.
- Encouragement for consistency — habits, discipline and follow-through between sessions.
Why clients may value working with Tosin
Clarity in complex situations
Identify what is actually driving the problem instead of reacting to its surface.
Structured reflection
Turn scattered thoughts into a clear picture you can work with.
Practical action planning
Define realistic next steps, priorities and a sequence you can sustain.
Career & academic direction
Connect your skills, goals and opportunities into a coherent direction.
Communication & relationships
Strengthen perspective, listening and constructive dialogue.
Personal development
Build intentional habits, confidence, discipline and forward momentum.
Evidence-informed thinking
Use observation, reasoning and structured analysis without losing sight of the person behind the problem.
- Years of project leadership mean he is used to complex situations with many moving parts, competing pressures and real deadlines.
- University teaching and supervision have trained him to explain difficult ideas simply and to ask questions that help people find their own answers.
- Doctoral and postdoctoral research demand careful observation, patience and respect for individual differences rather than quick generalisations.
- Professional communication teaching for architects and engineers keeps him focused on clear, confident expression across languages and cultures.
- Work in Nigeria and France gives him a genuinely international, culturally aware perspective on career and life transitions.
- Family life and creative work keep the conversations human, warm and grounded in everyday reality.
Professional journey
2011–2020
Architectural practice and project management, Nigeria
Architectural design, consultancy, construction and project management across building, infrastructure and development projects, including roles with Hamtarc Associates, Akunna-Martata, Sales People Nigeria and Jireh Development / Allied Associates.
2020–2023
Doctoral research, University of Bordeaux / ENSAP Bordeaux
PhD in Mechanics & Architecture, specialising in comfort and ambiances in architecture, with a focus on thermal comfort, adaptation and psychological factors.
2023–2025
Postdoctoral research in perceived comfort
Research on psychological adaptation and perceived thermal comfort, later extending to double-skin façade performance.
2025
Postdoctoral research on radiative sky cooling
Applied research on radiative sky cooling systems, combining measurement, experimentation and modelling.
2023–2026
University teaching and supervision
Assistant lecturer and supervisor for Master Architecture and Experiment at ENSAP Bordeaux, teaching aesthetics and politics in architecture, history of architecture, culture of observation, representations, arts and languages; professional communication for architects and engineers through CNAM-Aquitaine / TNEB.
2026–present
Current research: tropical adaptation of systemic architecture
Postdoctoral research with University of La Réunion / PIMENT and international partners on tropical adaptation of systemic architecture.
Current
Director, Dannie Projects (France) · Coach and mentor, Dannie Life
Leading project delivery in France while coaching and mentoring clients worldwide through Dannie Life.
Research and intellectual perspective
Tosin's research looks at how people experience the places they live and work in — how they perceive conditions around them, and how they adapt to those conditions both psychologically and physically.
- Careful observation: watching what actually happens rather than assuming what should happen.
- Listening to individual perspectives through interviews and questionnaires, because two people rarely experience the same situation identically.
- Combining different kinds of evidence — measurements, reported experience and modelling — before drawing conclusions.
- Mapping interacting factors in complex systems instead of looking for a single cause.
- Published work includes papers in Building and Environment and Indoor Environment, along with international conference proceedings.
This research background has strengthened his ability to listen for individual differences, distinguish symptoms from contributing factors, and approach complex situations with curiosity rather than assumptions. It is a way of thinking, not a clinical or mental-health qualification.
Beyond academia and work
Tosin has been happily married for 15 years and is a father of three. Family life has deepened his appreciation for communication, patience, responsibility and perspective.
He is also a musician, songwriter and producer. Music is where creativity, discipline and emotional expression meet for him — and it shapes how he listens.
Ready to take the next step?
Private online sessions of 30, 60 or 90 minutes, shown in your timezone and Europe/Paris.
Book a Session with Tosin