Greater Toulouse Metropolitan Area
After 25 years of building and leading technology organizations from startups to multinationals, I founded Nova Cogito with a clear conviction: complex problems require pragmatism, not dogmas. Today, Nova Cogito operates on two fronts: - Developing our own breakthrough solutions for Space and critical systems. - Advising executives and investors on their most critical decisions. My approach: depth of analysis, cross-domain coherence, concrete results. Track Record - €100M+ in commercial contracts negotiated - €500M+ in M&A transactions evaluated (multi-stream Due Diligence) - 60+ complex products delivered, concept to market - €9M+ innovation funding raised in a single year - R&D organizations built from scratch in under 12 months - Teams: 80+ direct, 700+ matrix across multiple sites - 50% OPEX reduction through operational excellence - 10+ international programs and EU consortiums led Domains: Aerospace, Defence, Telecom, IoT, Data, Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Software, AI, Optronics 🌐 www.novacogito.com
Nova Cogito provides breakthrough solutions for aerospace & critical applications and full lifecycle strategic advisory for investments, growth, transformation and complex program orchestration. Two fronts, one approach: depth, coherence, results.
Early R&D phase and strategic advisory activities, leading to the founding of Nova Cogito.
Strategic Product & technology leadership driving innovation in satellite communications, navigation systems, and embedded computing solutions. Key Achievements: - Strategy & Market Development: Established ACTIA's aerospace design and product activities from scratch, developing next-generation roadmap to capture emerging NewSpace economy opportunities. Led opportunity analysis and M&A operations with advisory firms, fostering cross-company synergies across the group. - Product Innovation: Led development of STRELLAN GNSS/ODTS solution, delivering ultra-high PVT accuracy with ultra-low SWaP-C parameters. - Business Growth: Structured strategic partnerships including CNES/ESA collaborations, managed technical and commercial proposals, built ecosystem relationships with customers, research institutions, and industry clusters.
Strategic product leadership driving SaaS innovation for large-scale environmental data processing across multiple business units. Led cross-functional teams developing scalable solutions for sustainable development monitoring. Key Achievements: - Strategic Transformation: Contributed to CLS products portfolio transformation towards microservices architecture, enhancing scalability and accelerating data services deployment for environmental monitoring solutions. - Operational Excellence: Industrialized development processes company-wide, implementing structured workflows across complex environmental data projects. Supervised design office operations to ensure delivery consistency. - Crisis Management: Successfully repositioned critical EMSA project, realigning strategic objectives and optimizing processes to restore project trajectory. - Cross-BU Leadership: Established collaborative frameworks across multidisciplinary teams, breaking down silos between business units to create coherent product development workflows.
Technology leadership directing 60-person R&D division for complex aerospace, defence and telecommunications systems. Led comprehensive product development from concept to market delivery, aligning technical innovation with strategic business objectives across multiple high-value product lines. Key Achievements: - Strategic R&D Leadership: Developed and executed multi-year technology roadmaps across diverse technical domains. Secured strategic funding and optimized R&D tax credit processes, maximizing innovation investment returns. - Organizational Excellence: Built and scaled multidisciplinary teams spanning Systems, Electronics, RF, Mechanics, Digital Signal Processing, Software Development, and FPGA design. Implemented comprehensive training and process optimization programs company-wide. - Product Innovation & Delivery: Successfully delivered complex solutions including Autonomous Systems, Distress Beacons, RF/Digital Simulators, In-Flight Entertainment Systems, Software Defined Radio, Navigation systems, Satcom solutions, and Digital Equipment Simulators for AIRBUS Final Assembly Line. - Executive Leadership: Active participation in management committees, driving strategic alignment and cross-functional problem resolution at executive level.