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CLOUD & IT TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR - 10+ years Closely work with large account CxO to scope their IT-as-a-Service transformation strategy. This includes industry assessments, key transformation recommendations, design of future IT architectures, processes & organizations, analyze the financial viability of the transformation and finally assist the deployment with a multi-year roadmap. Verticals : banking, insurance, transportation, retail, service providers, manufacturing, government;

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER - 5 years
In charge of all IBM Infrastructure Services offerings for Hybrid Cloud. Leading a team of experts of 3 main domains : Hybrid Cloud (Amazon, Azure, VMware, Redhat...), AI-Ops (ML/DL applied to IT operations) and Cloud Platforms (Containers, BigData, ERP, ServiceNow...)

IT ARCHITECT - 6 years (Micromuse, IBM)
Experience in both engagement and delivery phases in SI and Software Vendors
contexts: cloud computing, big data analytics, service management, enterprise architecture, social networking & mobile computing. I also covered multiple industries interacting directly with the Lines of Business: Telco (7 years - France Telecom),
Energy & utilities (4 years - EDF & Areva) & Banking (5 years - BNP Paribas & Crédit Agricole);

PROJECT MANAGER - 5 years (IBM, ServiceNow)
Experience in Strategic Planning to scope IT transformation and lead service delivery teams for programs running over multi-year periods;

PRESALES DIRECTOR - 5 years (Micromuse, IBM)
Strong experience in technical team leadership both in national & international contexts with presales team management up to 25 individuals (system engineers, architects & consultants) for a revenue of 50m€ of licenses and services.