Pan-European technical consultant for marketing and sales forces for innovative products and services offerings.
+ Customer services (installation, configuration, training)
Training for pre-sales, resellers and end-users,
+ Conception of documents, presentations and comparative analysis for marketing of new products integrating innovative technologies (Backup Appliance, Server Monitoring, NetPC, Desktop Management software, Deployment Software, Blade Servers …),
+ Answering tenders in Europe for hardware products and services,
+ Support for European pre-sales consultants,
Example: Launch in Europe of Japanese network management software and virtual desktop infrastructure, setting up of asset management and helpdesk software (CG94-3500 nodes), backup architecture conception and installation for various customers (Caisse des Dépots et Consignations, Renault Trucks, Philips,…)
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Management, coordination and development of competences (international scale)
+ Management of software development projects,
+ Coordination of competence segments,
+ Technical interface for pre-sales, marketing and suppliers
Example: Participation as technical expert in a management and coordination committee for a project to implement an e-commerce platform: interface between internal resources and subcontractors (developers and ISP)
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Project management for software development in technically innovative and commercially highly restrictive environments
+ Development of a driver for a WiFi network adapter (Thomson)
+ Project Leader for development of a flexible tool to design desktop and server configurations (Configuration Assistant)
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Internal and external promotional lobbying
+ Internal and external promotion of the development team in order to secure its future
+ Systematic participation in organisation of major events in the industry:
+ Major international trade fairs (COMDEX, CEBit, SMAU, ITU),
+ Partnership with the Cannes Film Festival since 1998
+ Setting up of showrooms
Dassault Data Services
- SoftWare Developer / Project Manager
VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY1990 - 1996+ For the automotive industry (Magneti-Marelli): integration of industrial development teams on site, either on production projects (Renault/PSA), or R&D projects (improvement of driving comfort).
+ Systematic renewal of contracts over a two-year period, thanks to the quality of services.
+ During periods of economic slowdown, undertaking of several projects, often with full autonomy and requiring strict cost management: test bench project for the French railways (SNCF - FF 1.2m), under disadvantageous conditions given significant employee mistrust concerning introduction of automated engineering equipment in the workplace: making initial material investment profitable (FF 0.6 m), lifting employee resistance by involving them in the initial developing phase.
