Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Leader in the implementation of systems and change management programs within multinational companies in diverse areas such as the entertainment industry, insurance, and staffing. More than 20 years in all phases of the project life cycle for both customized and off-the-shelf software. Direction and motivation of multi-cultural, cohesive teams. Specialties: Europe-wide implementation of IT solutions that are indispensable for the economic development of the company and appreciated by the users
Implement and maintain IT systems related to strategic CIP axes - Homogenization and technical simplification of tools - Guarantee of performance according to the Service Level Agreements
Lead the implementation of the information system within the framework of the European Directive regarding falsified medicinal products - Supervision of developments, configuration and tests - Management of external IT service providers for the project phase - Organization of the Steering Committee
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Standardized the applications and the infrastructure of the French entity in accordance with Group policies - Led the Infrastructure team (4 people) to ensure network connectivity with Corporate and the installation of all tools and services required - Supervised the Applications team (4 people) to define and put in place the implementation strategy of Regional solutions - Managed the change : strong involvement within the IT team and the user community to accompany the passage from a completely autonomous IT environment to an international context
Led the modernization of the applications used in the 80 French branches by influencing the technical and architectural choices to ensure long-term payback – budget 2M€ - Responsible for all phases of the project - Sold the French solution to the European leadership on the basis of the project plan, budget, and return on investment - Selected and managed the vendors - Defined the best practices to incorporate into the system - Coordinated with the French leadership, the users, the EMEA IT team, and the external vendor
Implemented strategic systems for Travel Insurance & Finance – including SAP-based insurance software (Alice), accounting package (Agresso), and consolidation solution (Magnitude) - Guaranteed the budget, resource management, and the internal and external communication - Facilitated the Steering Committee to define the short- and mid-term strategy - Supported the users in multiple European countries - Organized and relocated the hosting site - Constructed a high-performing team and developed the project managers
Managed the analysis and implementation of an ERP and decision support system to ensure the payroll of temporary employees (25000 salary slips per month) and the billing of clients (15000 invoices per month) – budget 1M€ - Responsible from the needs definition phase to the beginning of the pilot - Coached a virtual team of internal and external resources to implement within 9 months - Ensured communication among the leadership in the US, French management, and users