Passionate about sports Jean was destined for a life of Basketball from a young age. He excelled in one of the most prestigious teams in the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg and made it to the National Level.

Travelling extensively Jean's attention was repeatedly drawn to the ruthless working conditions and lack of fundamental rights throughout the world. Especially in places without access to education, he saw large corporations and multinationals exploit the local people and their land. For this reason Jean devoted himself to a career in Teaching in order to show young people the importance of literacy and make them aware of ecology and our role to protect nature.

When visiting Panama for the first time in 2013 with his wife Magalee, he felt immediately accepted.  Aside from the warmth of the people of Panama, the nation has one of the richest ecosystems on the planet. A dream was born to invest in Panama, and to study the flora and fauna, to better protect the wealth of the Country. Jean developed a friendship of like-mindedness with Nature Lovers, Lazare Roels and Carmen Lawton, who had found a paradise in the province of Chiriqui,  a place protected as a National Marine Park. The dream became the "Punta Ballena Project".