Experienced Strategy Consultant helping companies that seek growth, profitability and change. Angel investor in technology start-ups.Over the last two decades, I have worked in a variety of environments including Management Consulting, High-Tech Start-Up, and Academia. I also combined freelance consulting with entrepreneurship. This gave me a broad exposure to many industries (Logistics & Transport, Banking, Insurances, Software Development) and functions (Strategy, Transformation, Post-Merger Integration, Due Diligence, Product Development).I operate effectively on the whole spectrum going from strategy to implementation, and do most of my work in Belgium, The Netherlands, UK and France. EXPERIENCE & STRENGTHS• Strategy, Go-To-Market, Salesforce Effectiveness• Due Diligence, Post-Merger Integration, Transformation• Entrepreneurship, Product Development, R&D• Angel Investing, Quantitative Investments (listed securities), Risk Management• Multilingual: French (native), English, Italian, Dutch (B2)EDUCATIONI am a firm believer in lifelong learning:• Mechanical Engineer (University of Louvain, Belgium, 1996)• PhD in Applied Sciences (University of Louvain, Belgium, 2001) – Focus on numerical simulations and high-performance computing• MBA (IMD, Switzerland, 2006) • Blockchain developer (Udacity, 2021)• Full stack developer (Udacity, 2021)• Deep learning (Coursera, 2022)• Generative AI (Coursera, 2023)PERSONALI am based in Brussels, Belgium. Married with two sons. In my free time I enjoy fitness (especially kettlebell training), sailing, and scuba diving.ACTConnect with me on LinkedIn, or e-mail me at paul.ploumhans@arvestria.com.
Listed skills include Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Risk Management, Management Consulting, and 15 others.
