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Paris, Fr

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

In the Microsoft Privacy & Regulatory Affairs group, I'm helping developing standards, specifications and open source solutions to address the company’s regulatory and customer challenges in the area of cloud and data, across Europe and globally around the world.

Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France

In the Microsoft partner division (GPS), I help strategic global partners in the manufacturing and energy industries through their digital transformation successfully using Microsoft technologies (Azure, AI & data, Mixed reality...) and market new offers based on Microsoft platforms. I understand partners' vision and strategy and align them with Microsoft's roadmap. I connect decision-makers, marketing and R&D teams at both sides and I facilitate growth of direct and influenced revenue.

Orsay, France

Product Marketing Manager for Convertigo's Enterprise Mashup solution.I drove requirements and roadmap.I coordinated pricing & packaging.I created product marketing materials (collateral, data sheets, white papers, demos, case studies, thought leadership pieces). I ensured effective launch, rollout and knowledge transfer.I contributed to business development in general with a specific role on Internet sales.I improved Convertigo awareness on the market.

Washington Dc, Usa

This is essentially a move within the company, I was leading the Data Strategy within the Office of the CTO Group.

Washington Dc, Usa

Following the acquisition of Xcalia by DataDirect, a division of Progress Software, I defined and built the Data Services strategy for the company.

Paris, France

I defined the vision and strategy.I managed the 3 main fund raising rounds (>$13M).I start international operations (GY and UK: 2003, US:2005) and distribution channels in Israel, Italy and Hong-Kong. I managed the strategic partnerships with IBM, Sun and Microsoft.I sold the company to Progress Software (DataDirect division).

Sevres, France

I managed all technical teams (pre-sales, support, consulting, training) in Southern EMEA (from NL to Israel).Several large contracts have been signed during that period (France Telecom, Bull, Alcatel, Nortel, Lucent, Sagem, BNP Paribas, Thalès...). Very exciting time, with a nice team, where we were about to make ODBMS successful in large accounts. We all learnt a lot about Java and databases, participating to large Java projects like France Telecom Archimede, and then I had the idea to found Xcalia to deliver Data & Services intermediation solutions.

Paris, France

I managed large Decision Support System and datawarehouse projects for French companies like TF1 (TV), Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, Hopital de Lille, Midas, etc.Business & Decision acquired my former consulting company, in order to broaden their skills to object-oriented and relational databases technologies.

Levallois-Perret, France

High-level consulting about object-oriented programming (Smalltalk, C++, etc.), relational databases, object databases, Corba, downsizing, rich user interfaces, 4GLs, Upper Cases and modeling tools, object-oriented design and analysis...

Massy, France

Real-time planning of fully-automated factories and flexible workshops. Solution based on Artificial Intelligence (constraint programming, expert systems...) as opposed to more traditional MRP oriented products. Installed and validated on site at Snecma Le Creusot (jet engines).

Paris La Défense, France

Development of building site management applications used in large projects like oil refineries, chemical plants, etc.The core product was a Cobol application running on IBM 3090 mainframes. The computing part (piping) was delegated to Cray II supercomputers.Then we created PC clients with nice GUI, easy to use on site.Participation to some AI projects within Elf.

Paris France

Development of decision support systems.

Master’S Degree, Distributed Artificial Intelligence

Pre-PhD diploma (French DEA). Working on Actors and Multi-Agents systems and more generally on social-based AI.

Master, Artificial Intelligence, Design Of Operating Systems, Computer Graphics

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Software Engineering

Operating Systems, Computer Graphics (3D), Databases, Artificial Intelligence.