Sylvain Gauthier

Leader project office creative content Cirque Du Soleil

  • Montreal QC

Leader project office Creative Content Cirque Du Soleil

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Biography

Sylvain is an international project manager specializing in new product and business development. He currently manages the project portfolio of the Cirque du Soleil Creative Content Division for the costume department of new and current shows.

In his over 25 years of experience, some of the high-profile projects he has managed include the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Formula One World Championship deployment in China (TV and race), the setup of many joint ventures between Chinese partners and foreign corporations, on top of many other businesses-related projects.

He has a solid background and extensive experience in business planning, cost management and the implementation of a project management office for large corporations. He has also worked with project teams for telecom service providers and equipment manufacturers, as well as in IT, TV broadcasting and e-business in Canada, US, Europe and Asia.

Sylvain's professional experience is centred on the practical application of Project Management (PM), Value Analysis (VA) and Value Engineering (VE) principles and concepts for improving product and process costs.

He is the author of several training materials and videos on project management and is currently teaching evening classes at McGill University.

Industry Expertise

Education/Learning
Program Development
Entertainment

Areas of Expertise

Project Management
Creative Content
Projects Managing Creative Content
Software Project Management
Project Implementation
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Operations Management
Innovation Management
Business Process Improvement
Team Management

Accomplishments

Project : Formula One World Championship in China

Project manage deliverables related to the broadcasting of all races and qualifications live in all provinces in China and manage the implementation of the first Grand Prix to be held in the PRC.

Canadian Pavillion Shanghai World Expo 2010

Project manage the deliverables regarding the set up of the Canadian Pavillion during the international world exposition held in Shanghai in 2010

Project : Beijing Olympic Games

Project Manage the deliverables related to the TV broadcasting, International sponsors, Ticketing and equestrian sports (Hong Kong).

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Education

Project Management Institute

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management

1998

Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Bachelor

Engineering

1985

Hautes Etude Commerciales ( HEC)

Master Business Administration

Marketing

1996

Affiliations

  • European Institute of Purchasing Management EIPM
  • Hong Kong University
  • Mcgill University
  • Project Management Institute

Testimonials

Head of Strategic Planning and PMO Manager at Institute of Aeronautics and Space

http://www.cbgp.com.br

PMI Conference in Goiania Brazil June 6, 2013

"Sylvain is a passionate project management professional. He delivered an outstanding presentation at VIII CBGP 2013, in Brazil, about how he manages Cirque du Soleil's PMO. His large experience in mega-projects and portfolios give life to his presentation, full of energy. I recommend him."

Director, Program Management and deployment, Military Products and Services at CAE

http://www.protrain-canada.com

Protrain Canada - Project Management Certification Training

I met Sylvain during a PMP preparation course. I was very pleased by his energy, enthusiasm and knowledge for project management. A year later, I hired his service to prepare a custom course for our team of Project Managers to provide them a refresher of the PMP but also to share his passion for the profession. I participated in Sylvain’s classes at McGill University as an industry speaker and I am always impressed at how he is able to explain the theory in a very practical way.

Project | Program | Portfolio | Manager & Management Consultant

http://www.hbc.hk/abes/speakers.htm

Hong Kong Benchmarking business leader conference

Sylvain is a bright person that has an interesting vision on business development. He is able to link his Project Management skills and experience to bus.development projects...and lead them to success.
- His training style is juicy and full of shared experiences for your benefit. He helped me understand project management more in detail.
- Sylvain is your man to get your team up to speed

Event Appearances

The Beijing olympic adventure

PMI chapters conference  Toronto

2008-10-15

Managing projects at Cirque Du Soleil

Asia Pacific Regional Project Management Forum  Hong Kong

2011-09-23

Managing Creative Content Projects, Is it for You?

AACE International Special event dinner  Montreal Omni Hotel

2012-04-10

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Sample Talks

Managing creative content projects

Working with the creative class require a new breed of project managers who can deal with artistic creativity while staying on schedule and on budget. The constant flow of new ideas and the chaos that comes with a lot of changes is a new challenge and a very interesting one!

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Workshop Leader

Fees

$1000 to $1500
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