After 10 years of experience with a major defense systems integrator, Thales, I have been working for small and medium enterprises in the software and IT industry, in roles combining technical, management and business skills.Fully bilingual in French and English, I have a strong international experience primarily in North-America and Europe.Skills :- Combines strong technical background with acute business sense- Ability to motivate and manage sales and technical teams- Ability to manage complex technical projects during presales and proposal stages as well as during execution.- Ability to manage geographically distributed teamsAreas of expertise:- Modeling and Simulation, especially for military training applications- Embedded systems and man-machine interfaces- 3D Graphics and visual systems
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CeoSt Engineering AntycipÎle-De-France, France
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Chief Operating OfficerAgueris May 2015 - PresentMeudon, Paris Area, FranceAGUERIS ambitions to become a reference player in the field of virtual and embedded simulation for land forces, with an extensive offer in technical and tactical training simulators for the land forces, and the development of innovative technological products in modeling and simulation.The company is a joint-venture between CMI Defence SAS, the French subsidiary of CMI group (Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie), a leader in multifunctional, high-effect weapon systems for light and medium weight armored vehicles and a provider of technical and training assistance, and SILKAN, French leader in virtual simulation and real time interconnection applied to critical systems. -
Director, Military Simulation Business UnitSilkan Sep 2013 - Apr 2015Meudon, Paris Area, FranceSILKAN is a company developing and integrating simulation-based solutions to support design optimization, testing, operation and maintenance of complex systems.Directly reporting to the Executive Committee, I am in charge of the business unit which develops and markets training systems for armored vehicles crews. With expertise in both virtual simulation and embedded simulation, our customers include systems integrators, vehicle manufacturers and armed forces. I am directly managing the definition of the go-to-market and sales strategy for the business unit as well as all proposals and programs.
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Business Development, Europe And NatoPresagis Nov 2007 - Jun 2013Vélizy, Paris Area, FrancePresagis (a subsidiary of CAE Inc.) is a company developing and selling commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software for modeling & simulation as well as embedded graphics solutions. Presagis software products are primarily used in mission critical applications for the Aerospace and Defense market.CAE Inc, a publicly traded Canadian company with more than 8000 employees worldwide, is specialized in simulation and training equipment and services.Reporting to the Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, I was in charge of Business Development in Europe and NATO -
Director, Pre-Sales EngineeringPresagis Nov 2007 - Dec 2012Vélizy, Paris Area, FranceIn parallel with my activities of Business Development, I managed the worldwide team of Field Application Engineers (FAEs) at Presagis: 12 FAEs, geographically distributed in Europe, USA and Canada, working closely with the Regional Sales Managers in each region.
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Managing DirectorOptimum Pc Jun 2006 - Nov 2007Le Chesnay, Paris Area, FranceFounder and managing director of OPTIMUM PC SARL, an IT consulting company
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Director Of European “Simulation” Business UnitAntycip Simulation Jan 2001 - Nov 2005Argenteuil, Paris Area, FranceAntycip is a Value-Added Reseller specialized in IT solutions primarily for the aerospace and defense market.Reporting the managing director and member of the company executive committee, I managed the “Simulation” business unit, which subsequently formed the company Antycip Simulation, a European VAR of software and hardware solutions for modeling and simulation applications and projection systems. I managed a European team of sales managers and application engineers and was responsible of the growth and profitability of the entity.
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Export Sales Manager And Business Development ManagerThales Naval France Mar 1997 - Dec 2000Bagneux, Paris Area, FranceSales and project manager for international projects (between 5 and 80 million euros) in Europe, US, Asia and Australia regarding naval and coastal surveillance systems and radar: coordination of the project team, supervision of the technical and commercial proposals, commercial and contract negotiations. -
Project ManagerThales Air Defence Feb 1995 - Mar 1997Bagneux, Paris Area, FranceProject Manager for the development of custom simulation software.Management of a software development team: modeling and simulation of anti-missile defense systems.
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Systems EngineerThales Canada, Defence & Security Oct 1993 - Jan 1995Nepean, Ottawa Area, Ontario, CanadaSimulation software development and operations research studies for naval anti-air warfare systems.
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Software EngineerAltran Jul 1991 - Oct 1993Paris, FranceOn assignment to the following companies: - THOMSON-CSF AIRSYS : Software development on a large in-house simulation software ; Operations research studies air-defense sensors and weapon systems. - DASSAULT AVIATION : Developed software technical specifications for the man-machine interface of the MIRAGE 2000-5 fighter aircraft (cockpit multi-function displays).
Benoit Rolland Education Details
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Institut D'Administration Des Entreprises De Paris- University Of La SorbonneInternational Business -
Institut National Polytechnique De GrenobleEngineering Physics/Applied Physics
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Lycée La Martinière (Lyon)
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Lycée Jean Moulin (Lyon)Baccalauréat C
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