Renan CASTEL

Deployment & Operations

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About

Seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in project deployment across nearly 50 countries, specializing in field operation set-up, technical consulting and supply chain operations. Extensive expertise in managing global teams, setting up local operations in challenging environments, coordinating logistics and deploying complex end-to-end solutions.

Experience

  • SICPA (4 yrs)
    • Senior Projects Deployment Manager
      Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos

    • Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos
      Present

      Leading a global team of project managers and senior engineers responsible for large‑scale equipment deployments, the setup of new local entities and the operational sizing and planning of projects. Driving a unified global deployment strategy while ensuring each local entity fully leverages the strengths, expertise, and resources already established across our international network.

    • Projects Deployment Manager
      Nov 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Oversaw the end‑to‑end deployment of Track & Trace projects. Responsible for setting up new local entities, a role that required extended travel to lead on‑site operations. This included securing offices and production facilities, contracting logistics partners and local suppliers, managing recruitment and talent selection, organizing training programs and establishing all operational and maintenance processes (corrective, preventive, and predictive). I also supervised equipment installation, testing, and nationwide rollout. Led multiple cost‑optimization initiatives, including spare‑parts management and field‑resource allocation. Conducted global reviews of best practices and improvement opportunities across all local entities. Defined and implemented global KPIs for maintenance activities and spare‑parts operations.

  • Hardware Integration Manager at dentsu international
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Service and Operations Manager Europe at ACG Worldwide
    Apr 2019 - Oct 2019 · 7 mos

    I've been in charge of the setup of the new center of excellence of ACG dedicated to the assembly and testing of pharmaceutical serialization and aggregation solutions, in Switzerland. Design of the equipment logistic flow between India / Croatia and Switzerland. Management of the production facilities refurbishment works as well as the office layout definition with the architects.

  • SICPA (10 yrs 2 mos)
    • Projects Deployment Manager
      Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr

      Responsible of the deployment of Track & Trace projects (Tax Stamps national programs); Oil and Gas programs (Fuel Marking) and serialization systems commissioning (Pharma). My activities range from the setup of the local entities, finding offices and local production facilities, assessing and contracting logistic partners and local suppliers, recruiting the new technicians up to the equipment installation, testing and rollout in the country.

    • Equipment Deployment Team Leader - Installation Coordinator
      Aug 2011 - Apr 2018 · 6 yrs 9 mos

      Team leader in charge of the installation of the governmental Track and Trace solutions. Involved in all project stages : contract negociations, supply chain planning, deployment, training and post-Go-Live operations. Setup of the new local entities. Coordination of a global team dedicated to installation / customer training. Management of a team of customer service engineers based in Switzerland.

    • Customer Service Engineer - Site leader
      Feb 2009 - Aug 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Installation and commissioning of the company’s Track and Trace solutions as a customer service site lead, customer and service technician training.

  • Service Engineer at National Oilwell Varco
    Feb 2008 - Dec 2008 · 11 mos