Lausanne Metropolitan Area
My career has followed the transformation of IT itself: from a technical function focused on systems and delivery to a strategic capability that shapes how organisations operate, innovate and serve people. I began close to the operational and technical side of IT. That experience gave me a strong understanding of platforms, development, integration, service delivery and the realities of execution. Over time, I moved into leadership roles where the challenge was no longer only to deliver technology, but to align people, priorities, governance and strategy around meaningful transformation. Today, I lead at the intersection of digital strategy, innovation, sustainable IT and public-sector modernization. My work focuses on turning IT into a lever for public value: improving services, strengthening governance, reducing environmental impact, enabling innovation and helping institutions make better decisions in a complex digital environment. At the City of Lausanne, I have contributed to major evolutions in IT governance, service portfolio management, Green IT, DevSecOps culture, platform organization and digital innovation. I also work on initiatives that connect technology with broader institutional challenges, including sustainability, transparency and the future of public services. I believe modern IT leadership is not about technology alone. It is about creating direction, building trust, challenging legacy assumptions and helping organizations move from operational efficiency to strategic transformation.
Lead sustainable IT, innovation and cross-directorate IT governance for the City of Lausanne, with a mandate to strengthen the strategic role of technology in public-sector transformation. My role has expanded beyond Green IT and innovation to include coordination of the City's Information Systems Managers network, representing 7 directorates, 40 BUs, 5'800 employees that serve around 150'000 inhabitants. This network is central to IT demand governance: qualifying needs, coordinating priorities, validating budget impacts and ensuring that requests for new digital products, services, systems and acquisitions are aligned with institutional priorities and IT delivery capacity. • Lead sustainable IT strategy and governance, building on Lausanne's IT Sustainability level 2 label (Numérique Responsable niveau 2) recognition and renewal in 2026. • Coordinate cross-directorate IT demand governance through the Information Systems Managers network. • Structure the intake, assessment and prioritisation of requests for new IT projects, products, services and acquisitions. • Align business needs, budget considerations, PMO coordination, IT capacity and strategic priorities. • Support portfolio-level arbitration and decision-making for digital initiatives across the City administration. • Drive innovation initiatives connecting digital technology, sustainability, urban systems and public value. • Lead Lausanne's contribution to strategic innovation partnerships, including Blue City and Urban Twin with EPFL and WISER with HES-SO. • Contribute to the IT leadership team on governance, innovation, service evolution and sustainable digital transformation. • Help reposition IT from a delivery function to a strategic capability for organizational transformation.
Joined the leadership team, led development and integration capabilities, supporting the modernisation of software delivery and digital transformation across the City administration. • Managed department strategy, budget, procurement, resource planning and team allocation. • Promoted DevSecOps, continuous delivery and improved software quality. • Supported agile and cross-functional collaboration between IT, business stakeholders and end users. • Contributed to digital transformation across 7 directorates and 40 BUs, serving approximately 5'800 employees. • Led the preparation and coordination of the Numérique Responsable niveau 2 sustainable IT label.
Led the development factory and platforms, building the foundations for agile delivery, platform modernisation and stronger integration capabilities. • Oversaw major enterprise platforms and teams covering HR (PeopleSoft), collaboration (SharePoint) and population's CRM for 150'000 inhabitants (in-house solution). • Supported rapid application development and low-code approaches with one new platform. • Defined the City’s mobile development strategy. • Introduced DevSecOps principles into the development lifecycle.
Founded and led Genius App during the rapid growth of the smartphone and tablet market, at a time when mobile applications were becoming a new strategic channel for businesses, professionals and service providers. Built the company around a European network of designers, developers and digital specialists, combining product creation, sector collaboration and advisory services for organisations trying to understand and enter the mobile ecosystem. Defined the company's 3C service strategy - Create, Collaborate and Consult - to address three complementary needs in the emerging mobile market: building applications, partnering with sector actors, and advising companies on how to position themselves in a fast-changing digital environment. • Founded and owned 100% of the company, defining its positioning, service model and business development strategy. • Built and coordinated a distributed team of designers and developers across Europe. • Created the 3C strategy: Create — design and develop smartphone and tablet applications. Collaborate — work with partners, sector specialists and business actors to create relevant digital services. Consult — advise organisations on mobile strategy, market positioning and digital opportunities. • Developed and released a first product/service dedicated to construction-sector professionals, including architects, owners, engineers and project managers. • Gained entrepreneurial experience in product strategy, digital service design, customer development, distributed team coordination and early-stage business execution. • Built practical expertise in translating emerging technologies into concrete business opportunities.
Integrated Emminens in an interim CTO role to rethink and accelerate the company’s digital product and service strategy, with a focus on professional healthcare solutions, data-driven services and international delivery. The role involved coordinating large development teams and stakeholders across Switzerland, Spain, Germany and the United States, while aligning digital R&D, architecture, product execution and business priorities within the Roche Diabetes Care digital ecosystem. • Led digital solutions for professional and data-driven healthcare services, including the delivery of eConecta 6. • Provided leadership across digital platforms, architecture, solution engineering, agile execution, mobile strategy, data and analytics. • Coordinated international development teams and stakeholders across Europe and the United States. • Drove agile, incremental and experimental ways of working. • Evaluated international partners and strategic opportunities to accelerate digital transformation.
Contributed to the global reorganization of Roche Pharma’s engineering capabilities, aligning regional teams, operating models and domains of expertise across EMEA, APAC, headquarters and North America. The mandate focused on redesigning the engineering organization to better support global architecture, operations and emerging technology needs, including mobility and iOS integration. • Reorganised the main EMEA engineering center in Madrid in coordination with APAC teams in Shanghai, headquarters in Basel and North American teams in San Francisco. • Defined six new global engineering domains aligned with architecture, operations and evolving technology priorities. • Structured engineering activities worldwide to improve clarity of ownership, delivery capabilities and regional coordination. • Integrated emerging mobility topics, including iOS-related projects, into the global engineering scope. • Defined the worldwide transition plan for 2012–2014 in collaboration with HR and executive stakeholders. • Supported change management across regional teams, leadership groups and global technology functions.
Led business-facing IT and digital transformation initiatives for Roche Pharma France, supporting Executive Management and major business functions through field-force digitalisation, mobile adoption, portfolio management and workplace modernisation. Led the “iPad to replace paper” initiative with Executive Management France, modernising field-force practices and reducing reliance on paper-based processes. • Managed the national iPad rollout for more than 400 representatives, including change coordination. • Drove the Western Europe iPad pilot across 18 countries and more than 3'000 users. • Acted as IT partner for major business units and functions, including Oncology, Anemia, Transplantation, Medical Affairs, eMarketing and Communication. • Supported more than 800 users through major changes in CRM, BI/reporting, eMarketing, workstation modernisation and workplace relocation. • Contributed business specifications and field feedback for five internal application developments. • Managed the IT portfolio in alignment with global strategy, enterprise tools and local business priorities.
Provided consulting support to organizations evaluating IT, organizational and business transformation challenges, with a focus on information systems, operating models, sourcing and emerging technology trends. • Supported customers in assessing business transformation opportunities and defining strategic IT directions. • Conducted gap analyses between information systems, organizational structures and business functions. • Produced executive summary reports outlining findings, priorities, goals and recommended actions. • Evaluated and reviewed information system performance and improvement opportunities. • Audited sourcing models, vendor relationships and external service arrangements. • Helped IT organizations understand and adapt to emerging changes in the industry, including smartphones, tablets, mobility and evolving user habits.