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A highly skilled IT program manager with extensive technical IT expertise, knowledgeable about business case development and financial impacts of IT. Fully conversant with best of breed practices through the full project lifecycle, with a consistent track record in delivering cost effective strategic solutions. Strong people skills, with proven ability to build successful, cohesive teams and interact well with individuals across all levels of the business.
Skills
• Developed and implemented business cases for international mergers, working closely with senior management to board level
• Managed numerous high profile projects through the full lifecycle, including requirements gathering, detailed specifications, project planning, resource management, implementation, testing and hand-over to operations
• Experienced practitioner of project methodologies and structured techniques
• Proven ability to drive improvements in IS facilities and costs through ongoing detailed analysis, evaluations, procurement and supplier negotiations
• Management consultant with experience in the financial sector
• Proven ability to develop and manage successful 3rd party relationships, including suppliers and contractors etc.
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Education
MBA from International University of Japan / University of Southern California Los Angeles
Engineering Degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France)
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Career History
AXA in Brussels
Interim Program Management Officer February 2007
to Present
Interim IT Program Management Officer at AXA. Included in major international initiatives including:
- Global Strategic Platform initiative: business case, resource planning and reporting
- Financial Transparency for IT costs, building Charge Card and Service Based Pricing
- Move from mainframe to distributed environments
- Data center consolidation, moving more than 1.500 servers and 3 mainframes to a central European IT center
- Business case following an international merger with Winterthur
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Booz Allen Hamilton in London
Senior Associate August 2004
to June 2007
Strategy consulting within the IT practice. Major assignments include:
- Enterprise Architecture with UK Pensions
- Infrastructure Stabilization at Barclays
- IT Support Model at BP
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City Practitioners (now CAPCO) in London
Practitioner July 2003
to July 2004
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Detica in London
Principal January 2000
to June 2003
Industry Expertise (6)
Management Consulting
Information Technology and Services
Banking
Insurance
Financial Services
IT Services/Consulting
Areas of Expertise (7)
Data Centers
Information Technology
Program Management
Strategy
Management Consulting
Banking
Insurance
Accomplishments (5)
Transformation Program in Financial Sector (professional)
For Booz & Co, in charge of a Transformation Program in the financial sector.
Post-Merger Integration (professional)
In charge of a business case and the following implementation of a post-merger integration in the financial sector
Data Center Move (professional)
In charge of program management to move 2 mainframes and 2000 servers
Financial Transparency (professional)
In charge of a project improving financial transparency for IT services
Cloud Computing (professional)
IT Program Manager for a project aiming at implementing a private cloud computing
Education (2)
Ecole Centrale de Lyon: Engineering, Information Technology 1985
International University of Japan: MBA, Business 1999
On the Dean's List
Affiliations (1)
- Project Management Institute
Links (4)
Event Appearances (1)
Title
Enterprise Architecture London
2007-06-14
Sample Talks (2)
Cloud Computing in the Financial Sector
Implementation of a private cloud in the financial sector
IT Strategic Platforms in the Financial Sector
Building IT Strategic Platforms in the Financial Sector: - Business Context - Shared Applications & Platforms - Infrastructure
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Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
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