Olivier Dessoude Email & Phone Number

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandie, France

• Established Systems Engineering governance principles, in agreement with the customer and the combat system integrator;
• Supervised SE activities in a multi-cultural environment;
• Managed the SE front office in charge of:- Customer relationship, structured around regular working groups and workshops;- Aligning system requirements with customer's requirements;- Successfully passing System.
• Supervised the SE back office, in charge of:- Implementing the engineering plans,- Supporting naval architects, specialty engineers, and system leaders,- Reviewing engineering deliverables and producing the delivery.
• Transferred knowledge to Naval Group Australia's engineers in France; and
• Gradually introduced MBSE into submarine design.

Cherbourg

• Promoted Systems Engineering as a path to performance improvement and risk reduction for the design and build of nuclear power plants;
• Supported major projects:- EPR NM (France): definition and implementation of the SE process, requirements engineering, functional analysis, definition of Product and Functional Breakdown Structures;- Hinkley Point EPR.
• Defined AREVA's "Systems Engineering Roadmap", a transformational program sponsored by Executive VP; and
• As the leader of the SEMPER project (Systems Engineering for PERformance), delivered studies, training material, and recommendations for the adoption of Systems Engineering in the company.

Cherbourg, Normandie, France

• Demonstrated the first application of Systems Engineering in AREVA's nuclear power plant business, in the framework of the PCMS project (Plant Control Management System); and
• Implemented the first Requirements Management System used in AREVA NP (3SL's Cradle tool).

Cherbourg, Normandie, France

• Reporting to the Western Region Director, promoted innovative technologies, both to strenghten position in the nuclear sector and as a diversification: - Entertainment systems for mega-yachts (spin-off company.
• Promoted company's image towards local elected officials;
• Managed the La Hague Nuclear Reprocessing Facility account for all company's services;
• Managed and performed consulting services for La Hague facility; and
• Delivered lectured in international conferences:- Global 2009 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference, Paris, France;- 1st Dassault Systèmes Energy Conference 2009, Orlando, FL;- Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 2008.

Arcueil, Île-de-France, France

• In charge of operations, managed a team of 30 IT consultants, reporting to the CEO of Informatique CDC:
• Promoted and disseminated new technologies (networks and cyber-security, e-Business architectures, decision support systems, scientific and financial modelling);
• Advised decision-makers from all business units (investment banking, life insurance, regulated banking, savings and pension funds);
• Co-founded Caisse des Dépôts's Innovation Club; and
• Delivered lectures at Corporate University.

Ville De Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Reporting to Director of Engineering:
• Managed a team of 70 engineers in charge of warship combal system architectures: - Performing combat system design under contracts placed by French and foreign navies; - Designing combat systems for domestic and.
• Implemented improvement actions: - Introducing SE standards MIL-STD-498 / 499B and requirement managements tools (RDD-100) on export projects; - Obtaining ISO 9001 certification; and - Reducing number of contractors by.
• Managed cooperative agreements and working groups with international partners (NATO, UK, Italy, Norway); and
• Earned the rank of Ingénieur en Chef, Armament Corps (Commander).

Arcueil, Île-de-France, France

• Managed a team of 6 junior scientists;
• Performed applied research and experiments in the field of multi-sensory data fusion; and
• Published over 15 papers, e.g.: - IEEE/RSJ International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1991, Osaka, Japan;- IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 1991, Brighton, UK;- IEEE Conference on Industrial.
• Performed part-time teaching appointments at ENSTA and Université de Paris-Sud; and
• Delivered lecture at Collège de l'Ecole Polytechnique.

X83, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Soccer

Phd, Multisensor Data Fusion

Engineer, Systems Analysis

Preparatory Class, Mathematics

Baccalauréat, C (Mathematics And Physical Sciences)

Stege Programme - 1996, Enterprise Management And Strategy

Education record

Two-year INCOSE program, delivered by coaches from INCOSE, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Bristol and Worcester.