Professional Experience
With 22 years of experience in IT governance, project management, and implementing big data and cloud solutions, I've consistently delivered results throughout my career.
I'm proficient in various programming languages like Java, C#, Python, and JavaScript, and I'm quite comfortable with Azure and GCP. One of my proudest moments was being part of the team responsible for modeling the business and technology architecture target for the DGIA (Desjardins International Asset Management) asset management domain.
12/2020 - 10/2024
Desjardins
Domain Architect
Montreal, Canada
Worked on several architecture projects for Desjardins, particularly with the assets management domain.
Led the successful acquisition of Hexavest, managing a substantial 6 billion CAD asset portfolio.
Developed the target architecture for Desjardins' DGIA entity, which manages assets totaling over 90 billion CAD.
Streamlined technological asset procedures and governance, significantly boosting operational effectiveness and enhancing the efficiency of managing assets on a large scale.
05/2019 - 12/2020
Crédit Agricole
Technical Leader
Paris, France
Pioneered a data integration service using Apache Camel, significantly streamlining communication across 150 heterogeneous systems.
Spearheaded the successful implementation of various high-impact cloud solutions, including ELK for processing over 15,000 documents per second and Kafka for event and streaming, showcasing deep technical expertise.
Orchestrated the management of thousands of Docker containers with On-Premise Kubernetes, demonstrating strong technical acumen.
Managed team operations, including task assignment, budgeting, and capacity planning, while also providing strategic leadership and advocating for the impact of digital technology to decision-makers.
Coordinated with over 20 stakeholders, ensuring alignment and collaboration on key initiatives.
09/2017 - 06/2021
Care Eat
Chief Technology Officer
Saint-Étienne, France
Spearheaded the alignment of IT strategy with business activities, ensuring a seamless integration of technology and operations.
Established governance and review processes to guarantee that projects adhered to architectural standards and norms, showcasing a commitment to operational excellence.
Demonstrated financial acumen by managing project budgets with constraints, providing cost-effective business solutions, and driving impactful cost savings.
Designed and developed solutions aimed at enhancing anti-food waste practices, displaying a dedication to socially impactful projects.
Ensured seamless interoperability between different technologies through interface contracts, highlighting a strong focus on technological integration and synergy.
Operationally managed a multi-award-winning startup, recognized for excellence in the Social Economy sector, including accolades such as the 'Réseau Entrepreneur' award and incubation by Ronalpia.
01/2013 - 09/2017
Experiatech
Enterprise Architect & Founder
Montpellier, France
Directed the IT strategy and alignment with business activities, established a Business Unit, ensuring seamless integration and operational synergy.
Established robust governance and review processes to ensure that projects adhered to recommended architectural standards, showcasing a commitment to excellence and best practices.
Demonstrated financial acumen by effectively managing project budgets within constraints, fostering productive customer relationships to achieve cost-effective strategic returns.
Showcased innovation and foresight by orchestrating the management of over 50 projects with budgets ranging from 25K€ to 1.5M€, introducing standard production processes that significantly improved cost accuracy and reduced solution delivery times by nearly 50%.
Implemented and optimized IT cost reduction strategies by proactively transitioning systems to cost-effective SaaS solutions and fostering strategic relationships to reduce costs for materials, software, and licenses, resulting in significant cost savings.
Optimized resource allocation for web e-commerce platforms, effectively managing delivery timeframes, resulting in improved project delivery timelines and resource utilization.
10/2011 - 11/2014
Caisse d'épargne IDF
Project Director
Paris, France
Coordinated a multi-faceted IT environment consisting of 15 domains, including 83 applications.
Led the tracing and architecture of transport flow projects for over 492 agencies, processing 20M€/day.
Managed a team of 6 people to automatically justify and document accounts (2 million monthly transactions).
Organized and industrialized the development activity around best practices, framework, and an agile method.
Validated the alignment of technical choices with IT strategy and implemented architecture patterns for service-oriented exchanges.
11/2007 - 09/2011
Sopra Group
Expert Software Architect
Lyon, France
Integrated Sopra as a technical software architect within the AST team.
Provided architecture, technical support, maintenance, and consulting on strategic projects for the Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne division.
Practiced numerous technologies (J2EE, .NET, iOS, Android, PHP) and various fields (identity document printing, IT security, e-Commerce).
04/2005 - 10/2007
GFI Informatique
NET Consultant / Team Lead
Paris, France
Managed and led a team of 3 people developing an absence planning and depot tool (for La Poste).
Technical consultant for the redesign of ASP.NET extranet applications (Neotec).