Thierry Salmon

French Nuclear Counsellor for Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine (based in Bucharest)

Bucharest, Romania

About

Life is short. Professional life is even shorter. Professional routine does not reassure me, it bores me. I think that - often even unconsciously - it is on the basis of these two observations that I have built my career path, with a fierce will to never stay in my comfort zone, to change the type of activity, and to learn. Thus, in my favorite field, energy, I have alternately done fundamental research, modeling, software development, expatriation, financial controlling, budgeting, multiple projects management, team management, and diplomacy. And I am still curious and hungry. Who knows what new roads this professional path will lead me to.

Experience

  • Ministère des Affaires étrangères français (Full-time · 6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Diplomat. French Nuclear Counsellor for Balkans (Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine)
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

      => Head of Nuclear Service, based in Bucharest for Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine Highlights: • Support of the French nuclear industrial offer in Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine: Coordination of meetings between either Institutional (Ministers, States Secretaries, Ambassadors) and / or Industry leaders (CEO) • Networking, discussion and negotiation with institutional (plenipotentiary, nuclear safety authorities, universities)

    • Diplomat. French Nuclear Counsellor for Visegrad group
      2020 - Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      => Head of Nuclear Service, based in Prague for the 4 countries of Visegrad (2 permanent offices in Prague and Warsaw Embassies) Highlights: • Support of the French nuclear industrial offer in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia: Coordination of meetings between either Institutional (Ministers, States Secretaries, Ambassadors) and / or Industry leaders (CEO) • Networking, discussion and negotiation with institutional (plenipotentiary, nuclear safety authorities, universities)

  • Head of IT Group & Project Management at CEA
    2014 - 2020 · 6 yrs

    => IT Group Manager for Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (10 permanent agents, 2 to 5 non-CEA) => Project Manager for “La Bergerie”, Remote Experimental Control (REC) (1.5M€ building rehabilitation in Cadarache Castle) Highlights: • F4E REC: Organisation of a Remote Control of WEST (IRFM Tokamak) from Rokkasho (JA) in November 2018 (in the frame of an F4E-CEA contract) • Eurofusion WPCD project: development and maintenance of an automatic interface for Kepler code users

  • Seconded National Expert ITER unit (European Commission) at European Commission
    2009 - 2013 · 4 yrs

    => Monitoring, analyse and follow-up of F4E activities (technical and financial milestones), and of ITER Organization activities (technical and financial milestones) => Contribution to the Commission position for the meetings in F4E (ExCo, AFC and GB) and in ITER (MAC and ITER Council) => Contribution to the Commission position for other EU institutions (Council and Parliament) in particular on technical and budgetary matters Highlights: • Briefing (ITER) for Commissioner & DG of RTD (i.e. Line to take, Speaking points, Defensive points) • Organisation of the ITER Building independent expert cost assessment

  • CEA (Full-time · 6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Coordination of the Euratom/CEA contracts of technology
      2005 - 2009 · 4 yrs

      => Coordination of the contracts of technology of Euratom/CEA Association => Annual report of Technologies of the Euratom/CEA Association (worldwide distributed) => Support to the head of the Institute (Conference organisation, projects inventory…) Highlights: • Coordination of around 100 projects per year from the call for expression of interest, to budget, planning, execution and deliverables (total budget of about 10M€ per year)

    • Head of Financial Control group on CEA large projects
      2003 - 2005 · 2 yrs

      => In charge of the group of financial control of the project of CEA => Preparation of main financial cycle documents (program part): Budget, Execution,… => Multiannual budgetary tool project: from the expression of needs to the release Highlights: • Setup of new CEA financial documents (budget, execution) to a more "project oriented view" • Setup of CEA financial monthly report on large projects

  • Assignee in Japanese Nuclear Cycle Development Institute at Japan Atomic Energy Agency
    2002 - 2003 · 1 yr

    => H.T.T.R Project: 3D modelling for JAERI of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of triso particles with CEA software => Management of a project of irradiation in the experimental reactor Joyo Highlights: • Development of a 2D and 3D application enabling parametric thermomechanical calculations on triso particles (Gibiane)