Catherine Bernard possesses expertise in product development, strategy, business strategy, management, project management and 17 more skills. She is proficient in French. Colleagues describe her as "Catherine's work was exceptional in the 4 years I worked with her. She was heavily relied on by the buisness as person that could get something done. She worked very well accross the organization dealing with business, manaufacturing and shared services (HR , finance, etc.). Catherine's skills will be an asset to any company she works for." and "Catherine was an important member of the organization’s strategy team for Lyon a la carte. As the finance manager she worked closely with me to develop financial analysis and provide financial advice/direction through financial reporting and operational processing analysis to maximize profit. She provided leadership for the budget process and financial forecasting. She prepared financial reports and measured performance on a regular and ad hoc basis. Her operations background and working knowledge of budget preparation, variance analysis and strategic planning, with her high level of competence with Excel, Access, spreadsheets and database required were invaluable and essential to the success of the project. She has excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of management and staff. She repeatedly demonstrated ability to identify business problems, to develop rapid mitigation strategies, and to implement business-based solutions. Catherine has excellent written and oral communication skills with the capability to broadcast intent through traditional and online media. She is an assertive team player who plays to win, with a demonstrated ability to lead change and effective decision making skills. Catherine organized and maintained a comprehensive project repository to facilitate reuse for future projects Catherine has a unique capability of interfacing with clients at an executive level and the ability to analyze sensitive operational problems while maintaining sensitivity to relationships. She has enthusiasm and tenacity to carry out difficult tasks through to the end. Her management of an international staff of volunteers speaking more then a dozen different languages required the following skills sets: The creation of training materials and processes and provided leadership and input into procedures and processes for the event. The coordination and the development of reasonable estimates the acquisition of the necessary resources to achieve the projected plans The development and maintenance of detailed program and project plans The ability to make necessary schedule adjustments and managing their impact on the project Most of all, Catherine is a person you want on your team if you truly desire to win results with excellence. It is a pleasure to recommend her and it is without reservation that I endorse her professionalism as an expert, but also her generosity as a person."