Ivan Bel Email & Phone Number

Paris, La Défense, Fr

Supporting our key client's strategies for decarbonization, I act as a facilitator between executives and various stakeholders in order to refine a feasible and concrete zero-carbon roadmap, and implement solutions that achieve global sustainable goals.I coordinate ENGIE's organization to make sure that our comprehensive low carbon energy solutions that respond to our key client's real needs for energy transition in various geographies are known and well considered.

Shawinigan, Qc, Ca

En tant qu'Administrateur bénévole, membre du conseil d'administration du C3E (https://c3e.ca), j'apporte mon expertise technique et commerciale au service de la transition énergétique, mon réseau de partenaires privés et publics, et surtout ma motivation gigantesque, pour de répondre aux besoins de diligence, de loyauté et de prise de décision éclairée du conseil d’administration.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Reporting to the CEO, as Senior Vice President of Business Development (SVPBD), I assume responsibility for the market development through prospecting, preparing services proposals, negotiate and sign services contracts, primarily in the fields of facilities management, building management or technical infrastructure and energy management. I’m also responsible for the overall productivity and effectiveness of the business development unit, which includes activities in the following categories: achievement of profit and strategic objectives, revenue goals, market competitiveness, talent acquisition and retention, sales methodology implementation, and designing strategy and tactics to drive profitable growth.Defined and implementing strategy for organic growth of ENGIE Services in North-America- Diagnosis and definition of a refocused strategy to grow ENGIE Services in Quebec, Ontario, and USA (North-East)- Implementing organization and tools (Salesforce) to support the commercial strategyIn charge of Marketing and Sales for Engie Services Canada- Member of the Executive Committee, reporting to Jean-Luc Billiani (CEO of ENGIE Services Inc.)- Manage a team of 20 employees in Marketing and Sales; incl. 6 BD Directors- Define sales targets for the company and assign sales objectives for the Sales team- Represent ENGIE Services in several professional organizations (BOMA, etc…)

Montréal, Québec, Ca

Administrateur bénévole et Membre du Comité Exécutif du Conseil d'Administration au Conseil des Infrastructures du Québec (https://www.ci-ic.ca/fr/)

Continuing as an Expat for ENGIE, I joined OpTerra Energy Services, since being acquired by Engie earlier in 2016, as Vice-President, responsible for integration. I accompany OpTerra in their journey to integrate within ENGIE North-America, and in their external growth development strategy.

Spokane, Wa, Us

Expat from ENGIE in Ecova, I joined Ecova in september 2014, as Vice President, responsible for Integration and Business Development.- I accompanied Ecova in the journey to integrate within Engie, and I initiated the initiatives for the Internationalization of Ecova and for bringing Engie Services to the USA.- I was in charge of the external growth of Ecova, through M&A and Strategic Alliances.Before Ecova was acquired by Engie (july 2014), I contributed to coordination of due diligence & technical assessment for Engie:- Contribute to coordination of the acquisition, from first Management presentation, due diligence, to signing- Contribute to technical assessment in a Due Diligence of an IT target acquisition in USA: challenge IT strategy & technical roadmap; assess IT architecture & infrastructure, evaluate Big Data functions & database, audit IT department expertise & resources, verify potential replication in Europe & Asia- Report to GSES International Division deputy (F. DEMAILLE)

Courbevoie, La Défense - Paris, Fr

Direct bid for Grand Lyon district cooling & heating call for tender: 25 years public service delegation contract, $250M investments, turnout: $90M, 600 GWh/year (~60 000 houses), construction of 56 MW biomass & 98 MW gas heating plant and 25 miles of pipes, innovative solutions for on-line customer services and geolocalizationProject Management & Coordination- Responsible for technical, financial, contracting & marketing bid within time & budget- Coordinate contributions from 25 collaborators from GDFSUEZ Energy Services (GSES) in Paris and Lyon- Direct promotional movie of the proposalStrategy & negotiation- Report to GSES VP in charge of Energy Networks (F. MARTIN) & to Regional Director (P. GHIELMETTI)- Present to GSES and to GDFSUEZ Group investment committees, chaired by J. TOLOT and by I. KOCHER- Serve as member of COFELY Services France Top Management- Negotiate proposal with Grand Lyon’s “Commission d’Appel d’Offres” (tender evaluation committee)- Manage legal action : from pre-contractual procedure application to favorable judgment of the “Conseil d’Etat”

Paris, La Défense, Fr

Defined and directed a portfolio of R&D projects focused on Smart Energy & Environment:  “Smart VISION”: synergies & technology intelligence for GDFSUEZ, European project SHOWE-IT & smart cities “Smart Solutions” Smart Homes developments, including ZenBox for Energy Europe Branch “Smart Grids”: Greenlys French demonstrator and flexibility aggregator for Energy Europe BranchSharing a vision:- Defined technical R&D roadmap, presented to & approved by Strategic Committee for $6M/year funding- Defined and negotiated strategic partnerships with academic research centers, contractors and industriesProject management & synergies- Managed a team of 24 project managers & experts, reported to CRIGEN deputy director (B. BLEZ)- Organized Technical Coordination Committees gathering managers from 12 Business Units- Organized and animated ‘SMART’ seminars (100 international participants)Technical expertise - Served as the resident expert on Smart Metering & Smart Grids for GDF SUEZ- Lobby in European standards : Mandate M441 (Smart Meter) and M490 (Smart grids)

Paris, France, Fr

Managed a Work Package of FENIX, European Project within the 6th Framework Program, aimed at increasing Distributed Energy Resources with Virtual Power Plants. Managed a team of 7 international experts within a European consortium, in Spain, France & Germany Reported to Strategic Advisory Group of the consortium & to EDF R&D Program Director (J. MAIRE) Identified innovative distribution operations (Advanced Distribution Automation) and analyzed its feasibility Defined functional specifications and presented mock-up of ADA operation tool

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Managed, as loan-in from EDF, D-FSM project within Intelligrid consortium, at EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute), aimed at developing tools to support DSO with faster than real-time simulation and market/policy risks analysis. Managed a team of 5 international experts from Consolidated Edison of New York and EDF Report to Intelligrid Program Director (M. SAMOTYJ) and EDF VP North-America (R. SCHOMBERG) Defined functional requirements for Distribution application, using use-case approach to design UML models Contributed to the design of the IntelliGrid Vision, and its technical roadmap Published and presented scientific articles in International conferences

Paris, France, Fr

- Carried out technical studies on Distributed Energy Resources penetration in isolated power systems for ErDF and Systèmes Electriques Insulaires (French DSO), and on dynamic behavior of nuclear plants for EDF- Taught session on dynamic stability of power systems for EDF- Served as member of “P.I.S.” group of experts, on KPI for Safety within nuclear plant operations

Business engineer in power grid extensions and public lighting, in Normandy and Paris (budget=$2.5M/year):- Managed 2 to 3 teams of electricians and workers on sites- Negotiated a 3 years maintenance contract for Montreuil Public Lights- Carried out a market analysis on Christmas lights in Yvelines (France)

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Electrical

Baccalaureat (93) + Prépa (96), Math

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