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Lausanne, VD, CH

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

The C4DT is a new research platform, and aims to be a center of excellence for IT security and personal data protection in the digital era.The Center addresses the three critical challenges of this digital era: cybersecurity, which involves making sure that data transferred across networks cannot be hacked; transparency, which means making it clear how.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

The First Tokenized Fund in the MedTech Industry, investing in the best companies in Switzerland and Europe.

TasteHit is an online shop booster using smart product recommendations. Using Machine Learning, it adapts the shop to each individual visitor, helping him discover products he will be interested in.TasteHit joined the MassChallenge Switzerland accelerator, and got a Diamond awards in November 2017.TasteHit was acquired by Selligent, the leading global.

Lausanne

Teleport turns any video into a scrollable and rich experience. It allows easy creation of tutorials, virtual tours, training material or product information.Teleport was the first Swiss company to join the accelerator program of 500 Startups, a US-based venture capital firm.I advised Teleport.ninja to support the definition of the strategy and the ramp-up.

euNetworks is a Western European provider of bandwidth infrastructure services.After selling Fibrelac to euNetworks, I stayed to lead the transition phase, ensuring smooth integration of all activities (finances, legal, HR, sales, operations,...) into the new structure.

• Private B2B telecom operator with its own fibre optic network in Switzerland.
• Hired by shareholders to rework the strategy and raise company attractiveness
• Optimised processes and outsourced activities to improve profitability
• Identified investment opportunities, leading to start-up creation (Swiss Giga)
• Looked for new investors (CH+EU) and coordinated due diligence
• Improved visibility by working with design/PR Results

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

• B2C distribution of a DIY "all-in-one" home security solution
• Negotiated partnerships with solution provider and distributors
• Established strategy, developed product roadmap and led implementation
• Defined and executed the complete Swiss-wide marketing campaign Less than a year to launch product in more than 2000 post officesResults
• Secured partnerships with major actors (Securitas Group and Swiss Post)
• Less than a year to launch product in more than… Show more B2C distribution of a DIY "all-in-one" home security solution

• Web service targeted at organising our social lives
• Led service specifications based on international market and competition analysis
• Brought focus and simplicity in the development phaseResults
• Won the Swiss Television “Pacte Multimedia” prize

• US start-up developing an innovative 3D biometric recognition system
• Set up pre-/post-sales teams (Russia, Switzerland, USA)
• Coached Russian R&D leadership team for product development
• Established, managed and trained resellers and system integratorsResults
• Acquired customers like Pictet bank or Philip Morris International or Singapore Immigration
• A4Vision then sold to Bioscript, a large American company

Nyon

• Telecom operator offering innovative B2B services
• Full P&L responsibility (2002: CHF 55mio)
• Set up and restructured teams to support growth (4 teams, 25 FTE)
• Coordinated due diligence and kept team focused during company liquidationResults
• Reached targeted goals for commercial launch
• Sold company assets

Lausanne

• Multinational telecom equipment manufacturer
• Reworked complete project management, introducing milestones and KPIs
• Reorganised and supervised the Central and West regions (20 people, 2 offices)
• Managed suppliers and subcontractors (more than 350 FTE working)Results
• Recovered CHF 71mio through processes improvement
• Reached in time 90% population coverage for a mobile telephony network commercial launch

Munich Area, Germany

• Largest industrial manufacturer in Europe
• Developed an MPEG-2 video decompression software

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Telecommunications

Telecommunications, Multimedia

Diploma, Board Member Academy

Diploma, Business Administration

Master'S Degree, Multimedia

Activities and Societies: Head of the Student Council Telecommunications, Multimedia

Master'S Degree, Telecommunications

Maturité Fédérale, Scientific