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More than 30 assignments in various sectors held since 1987 - IT developer, business analyst, team leader, project manager, project director, consultant, process improvement specialist, facilitator, workgroup animator.

Professional experience

France, 2006 -

Director of Projects

• Clients: TMA projects for Turbomeca, Technofan - PLM implementation & maintenance
• Techno: Windchill, PDMLink, Pro Engineer

• Ensure risk mitigation, liaison with client, steering committee, reviews on milestone, project accounting, engagement reviews
• Ensure quality assurance procedures take place for all practice engagements
• Communicate relevant practice information to responsible of agency
• Reinforce team approach throughout practice both on client projects and internal initiatives
• Define ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships
• Help create pipeline forecasts, address and resolve all billing issues
• Ensure information in internal tracking system is up-to-date
• Enforce internal standard policies and procedures

• Participated to successful major pre-sales for clients such as Pierre Fabre, Schneider, etc.

PMO Implementation

• Definition & Implementation of the PCO methodology to drive & manage projects
• Define & Enforce standard policies, metrics, dashboards and best practices related to Project Management
• Review status reports of Project Managers and address issues as appropriate
• Lend project management expertise to internal teams and task forces
• Prepare agencies’ indicators for top management

• Participated to the writing of specifications for PCO’s internal ERP, including best practices
• Participated to the writing of specifications for PCO’s internal Knowledge Management System

Project Manager

• Interim Project Management on “Primes SSCI 4.2 Qualification - PTC / Airbus”
• PLM Implementation - Windchill, PDMLink

IT Support & Maintenance management

• PLM Implementation & maintenance – Windschill, PDMLink, Oracle, CADDS
• Responsible on the site of Cherbourg for the IT Support & Maintenance management (all SITNA applications – Système Information Technique Navire Armé) – Reviews between MOE / MOA: Priorities, Projects Needs and Deadlines, Indicators of Performance
• Definition and development of improved processes and associated tools
• Tools: ITIL - IRMA (Service Center) – MS Office

PMO Consultant

• PLM Implementation & Maintenance – Windschill, PDMLink, CADDS, OPX2
• Consultant MOE, MOA - Assistance to Project Managers and Project Directors – Information Systems (submarine’s conception process - PLM, CADDS, Technical Database etc.) -> Barracuda, Scorpene
• Animation of all project reviews between MOE and MOA: Planning - Milestones, Cost, Risk, Resources
• Local deployment (Lorient & Cherbourg) of DCNS Project Management Office national methodologies
• Assistance in the management of the Centre of Competences projects portfolio: PMO, Performance Indicators, Milestones, Planning of Charge of all resources. Development of new processes and associated tools
• Assistance to the department heads of Lorient and Cherbourg (architecture - functional analysis, development and maintenance): Planning of Resources versus Projects and Milestones for approx. 100 internal and external resources. Development of new processes and associated tools
• Tools: PMBOK - OPX2 – MS Project – MS Office

South Africa, 2000 - 2006

Associate Partner - Project manager

• Marketing and Web Design project management and development
• Recent projects range from local small companies (web site developments) to FNB - First National Bank (local communication campaigns), Sun International and leisure resorts (interactive presentations for a tour in the US), French Embassy, etc.
• Dynamic standard compliant web sites, with CSS, DHTML, MySQL database - hosting service

Consultant Process Improvement

• Documentation and improvement of processes linked to new products (cereals on site storage facilities - up to 300 000 Tons per site - 3 sites deployed in the Free State area).
• Process mapping of the activities on site to define Value Stream mapping, muda reduction and best practices.
• Introduction of error proofing and visual management concepts.
• Facilitation of workshops from executives to site managers.
• Definition of lines of communication between the different stakeholders (2 companies: Trading company + site management and QA contracting company).
• Implemented Standard Operations principle to be reproduced on the different sites.

Consultant Project Management

• Consultant / Project Manager / Facilitator for cleaning up of existing projects at SITA (State Information Technology Agency) - Master System Plan Implementation Office (ERP Business Processes, Centralization of Processes and Communication, Knowledge Gathering Points, Tool Adoption - GoAgile).
• Workshops facilitation with the different stakeholders for writing up of business and project plans.

Consultant Process Improvement

• Formally trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt (DMAIC methodology, statistical tools, Process Mapping, Process Capability, MSA, ANOVA, FMEA, DOE, Control Plan, etc.) - 6 months course finished in June 2005.
• Customised and performed short versions of the Executive overview and general presentation of Six Sigma to potential clients of Breakthrough Management Group Africa.
• In charge of artificial intelligence solutions in predictive modeling (RapAnalyst) - consulting, facilitation and project management.
• SABRIC (South African Banking Risk Information Center) project: fraud and crime prevention project for the banking industry).
• Customised and performed general demonstrations to potential clients.

IT Manager

• Management of the IT Supply and Support department (5 IT specialists + 1 call desk officer) - ~ 10 servers, 300 PCs, switches & cabling on 2 different industrial sites, around 250 among 500 employees using IT equipment
• Management of the Call Desk Center, improvement of the process and procedures within a SAP environment
• Integration of Microsoft SMS (Systems Management Server)
• Co-ordinate and manage IT infrastructure projects
• Negotiation and introduction of Service Level Agreement with suppliers
• Establish recommendations for Top Management regarding the use of IT
• Representation of Iscor Coke & Chemicals in the Iscor group forums (Information Management, Service Management, Suppliers Meeting, IT Infrastructure, Voice & Data, etc.)
• Projects: Fibers and Networks upgrading, RightFax integration, Intranet, Disaster Recovery Plan, Integration of activities in the framework of ISO 14001, Integrated Printing solutions, etc.

• Member of the core team to deploy Six Sigma (in charge of Project Methodology and Information Technology sides)
• Animation of industrial problem-solving workgroups not related to IT for Iscor Coke & Chemicals (brainstorming sessions, Ishikawa - Fishbone Analysis, etc.) on local industrial subjects (e.g. opacity on the stack)

Consultant - Information Systems

• Organization of flow of information, improvement of quality and time cycle in several South African SMMEs
• Animation of workshops based on process improvement and problem solving tools
• Project management and development of the French Embassy web site in South Africa. Deployment of dynamic database (development of a «back office» tool to manage and update the database).
• Maintenance of the Information Systems of the French Embassy Police Department, Pretoria

Operational Manager

• Deployment of methods of project management (evaluation of previous state, reorganization of processes linked to projects, setting up of the procedures and templates of documents, training, storage of information)
• Guidance of South African students on projects for Master and Bachelor of Technology - Project Methodologies
• Consulting and management of projects for local industries - Research and Development activities
• Create and manage bilateral exchanges between France and South Africa: partnerships on projects, organization of visits, visas, agreements and administrative follow ups (professionals, universities and students)
• Liaison between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris, the Cultural & Scientific Service of the French Embassy in South Africa and their local partners
• IT Manager, definition & deployment of the information system (Internet, Intranet) - ~150 NT workstations, 4 servers
• Participate to Research and Development activities

Europe, 1987 - 2000

IT Consultant - Project manager

• Participation in the creation of a consulting department (process reengineering)
• Y2K co-coordinator for the head office and regional agencies of DGI 2000. Consultant and facilitator for 7 companies of an industrial group working in the nuclear sector to certify their computers, software and means of production for the Y2K problem (Machine tool industry, France, 1998-1999)
• Business Analyst and consultant for IT process reengineering solutions
• Participated to the ISO 9001 initiative to certify all services rendered by the company
• Participated in the writing of a manual to animate problem solving workgroups
• Internet and Intranet site, back office evaluation for clients
• Converted database (DBMS to ORACLE): feasibility study, management of the technical teams, software development Nuclear industry – Site of La Hague, France, 1998

Logistics, Production management, Strategy

• Leader of Kaizen groups for Autoliv (one of the world leading suppliers of airbags and security system for the automotive industry) - Automobile equipment supplier, France, 1997
• Led and coordinated Kaizen groups Just in Time, 5S and management of the production flow.
• Animated problem solving workgroups.
• Also implemented a Kanban system (external demand - internal production line + external raw material supplier) to improve production priorities and production on demand. It reduced the stock to 1/2 a day worth of production and globally eliminated overproduction (from a push to a pull system).
• Introduced a stock 'picking system', which reduced by 80% the stock kept in the warehouse and on the production line.
• Studied the impact of Just in Time on the Manufacturing Enhanced System.

• Management of a production line for Parker Hannifin - Electro-pneumatic industry, France, 1997
• Managed a production line of 30 people (assembly line for electro pneumatic products).
• Led teams and organised the means of production to improve the service rate and reduce delays. Delayed product lines were reduced from 100 to 15 per day.
• Improved the tracking and reporting system on line activities and capacity planning. Automation of the process was adopted by all other production lines.
• Also managed and trained temporary workers

• Guest speaker in seminars and conferences about Industrial Performance, Continuous Improvement, Just in Time, Kaizen philosophy, Production Management methods, Solving Problem methodologies (tools and tactics) - public of Corporate managers, professionals, students (France, 1997 - 1999)

• Opportunity study of innovative projects - nuclear industry, France, 1998
• Opportunity study of innovative projects for a company specialised in the collection of nuclear waste, to improve the chances of renewing their contract on a client site.
• Reengineering of the different internal processes of the company (Value Stream mapping, Mudas reduction, documentation of the different processes, introduction of new technologies for IT collection of data - hand held terminals).
• Sensitised the teams to the company's projects.
• The contract was subsequently renewed.

• IT development of a company simulator for production environment and banking industry - ESC Trade High School Rouen, France, 1998
• Collaborated with consultants on accounting, cost analysis, cost control, finance in order to create a game which functions as a company simulator (production environment and banking industry).
• Animated the simulation which was used to train people in various situations using role-playing game.
• Also used by final year students in Trade High School (1998 - 1999)

IT Project manager

• Software developer and project manager for key accounts, local councils and regional bodies. Among many projects were:
• Business Analyst for key clients in process reengineering - (Telecom industry, France, 1995 - 1996)
• Project manager and developer of a 3D viewing software of enclosed nuclear areas, from 'photogrametric' data - MDL Microstation on Silicon Graphics - (Nuclear industry, France, 1995 - 1996).
• Audit and centralization of several existing technical database systems from different nuclear sites - (EDF nuclear power plant, France, 1995)
• Developed a real time interface between a 3D viewing system from satellite pictures and CAD software - MDL Microstation, system programming on SUN stations - (MATRA Systèmes, France, 1995)
• Created a graphic interface on UNIX, for a software which displays, controls and verifies the electrical cables of submarines - (Direction Générale de l'Armement, France, 1994)
• Trained staff on networks, databases, office software, Internet (local council, regional bodies, France, 1993 - 1996)
• Set up, administrated and maintained networks LAN MANAGER, NT (key accounts, SMME’s, France, 1994 – 1996)

Analyst programmer - Project leader

• Created a software to treat information coming from sensitive sites such as nuclear recycling plants (collecting physical data with hand-held terminals, central database, real time radio transmission of critical information and statistics).
• Led a team of 5 developers + external contracting companies.
• Business Analyst, user requirements, IT development and project management.
• Two international patents were filed and the software was nominated "Software of the Year" in its category by a French magazine in 1989.
• International versions were also developed for other plants. in English speaking countries.
• Missions and technical follow-up on providers sites (Canada), technical support and hotline (users in USA)


• NT and OS2 network administrator
• Member of a Technological Survey group: hardware and software tests on supplier’s equipment

 

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