Nicolas Duplessis
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Experience
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EFELYA
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France
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & Advisor
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Jan 2018 - Present
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William Hill
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United Kingdom
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Gambling Facilities and Casinos
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700 & Above Employee
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Agile Transformation Coach
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2019
Kraków Area, Poland Coach and mentor to team members and stakeholders, in order to help drive performance and increase the effectiveness of Agile within William Hill. • Recommended, advised and rolled out two scaled framework within different channels: Scrum of Scrums, LeSS • Provided the leadership and coaching to drive a culture of high performing cross-functional teams, delivering a step-change improvement in business performance • Played a lead role in transforming and sustaining an environment of… Show more Coach and mentor to team members and stakeholders, in order to help drive performance and increase the effectiveness of Agile within William Hill. • Recommended, advised and rolled out two scaled framework within different channels: Scrum of Scrums, LeSS • Provided the leadership and coaching to drive a culture of high performing cross-functional teams, delivering a step-change improvement in business performance • Played a lead role in transforming and sustaining an environment of continuous improvement and self-organised high performing teams. • A discipline expert in Agile Practices, ensure knowledge and expertise transfer to William Hill Agile teams, Scrum Masters and Product Owners, to help implement and embed the use of Agile principles, practices and techniques in William Hill. Show less
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TWIXIS Ventures
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United Kingdom
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Information Technology & Services
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Agile Coach
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Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
• Providing guidance on operations, Agile Scrum delivery to innovative start ups • Documented and implemented Agile Scrum best practices • Performed all Agile scrum ceremonies • Rolled out JIRA and Confluence within the organisation • Responsible for input and guidance on Scrum ceremonies best practices
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Barclays
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Agile Coach
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Jun 2016 - Feb 2017
London, United Kingdom • Guided and mentored the team on Agile processes and best practices • Conducted all Agile ceremonies for the London Innovation Team (Launchpad) • Provided guidance and leadership on Agile methodology, improving operational systems and processes • Implemented and documented Agile Best Practices using JIRA and Confluence • Responsible for the Day to Day management of the Team using Agile Scrum and Kanban methodologies • Consultancy input on key mobile and web projects
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LifeWorks Wellbeing (acquise par TELUS Santé | acquired by TELUS Health)
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Canada
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Agile Consultant - Director of Operations
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Jan 2015 - May 2016
• Performed a company wide gap analysis identifying missing processes, resources and structure • Improved operational systems, processes and internal policies whilst rolling out missing Agile best practices • Rolled out 3 company structures to facilitate company growth from 30 to 480 employees through a joint-venture with a US company • Managed and reported on all elements required by the board: finances, resources, deliveries, product roadmap • Acted as Head of Project Management… Show more • Performed a company wide gap analysis identifying missing processes, resources and structure • Improved operational systems, processes and internal policies whilst rolling out missing Agile best practices • Rolled out 3 company structures to facilitate company growth from 30 to 480 employees through a joint-venture with a US company • Managed and reported on all elements required by the board: finances, resources, deliveries, product roadmap • Acted as Head of Project Management for five Project Managers • Defined and rolled out company benefits, performance review structure and processes • Acted as Information Security Officer to ensure regulations are followed Show less
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Agile Scrum Master / Program Manager
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Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
London, United Kingdom • Managed the delivery of an iPad e-Learning social platform • FIFA World Cup 2014 iOS/Android apps promotional assets • Delivery of a web portal for a U.S. Gas shipping brokers • Successful management and delivery of the Virgin Money Giving iOS and Android Apps • Consultancy input on key mobile and web projects
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Hiveworks
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Agile Scrum Master / Senior Project Manager
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May 2013 - Dec 2013
• Successful management of the delivery of an iOS and Android video recruiting mobile application for one of France's leading Radio station • Accountable for the good delivery of key Online/Retail projects for EE • Responsible for managing a team to build an innovative Sports iOS/Android application • Delivery of high profile projects for Orange Group in France, Romania and Slovakia • Consultancy input on key mobile and web projects
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Sky
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Agile Scrum Master & Senior Project Manager
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Sep 2012 - May 2013
London, United Kingdom • Successfully delivered a key Online transformational project of Sky.com using Agile framework • Leading and planning many business changes across Sky’s Online area • Accountable for putting together and defending Business Cases using KPI analysis to release budget • Successfully improved KPIs such as NPS, Effort Score, Goal Achievement and Call Deflection • Facilitating communication and reporting between key stakeholders including key business stakeholders, creative teams… Show more • Successfully delivered a key Online transformational project of Sky.com using Agile framework • Leading and planning many business changes across Sky’s Online area • Accountable for putting together and defending Business Cases using KPI analysis to release budget • Successfully improved KPIs such as NPS, Effort Score, Goal Achievement and Call Deflection • Facilitating communication and reporting between key stakeholders including key business stakeholders, creative teams, technology and third parties • Reporting at all levels from team members to Sky directors Show less
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Agile Scrum Master / Project Manager
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Mar 2011 - Aug 2012
• Clients: M&S, Curzon on Demand, Playboy TV: all these projects required multiple transactional payment solutions and CMS systems to be implemented • Responsible for overall PC IPTV VoD Project delivery and budget • Report operational achievements and progress to the COO on a regular basis including statistical analysis and improvement of action plans • Setting up internal and external processes using Basecamp and JIRA; implemented Agile Scrum • Managed a team of 20 people to… Show more • Clients: M&S, Curzon on Demand, Playboy TV: all these projects required multiple transactional payment solutions and CMS systems to be implemented • Responsible for overall PC IPTV VoD Project delivery and budget • Report operational achievements and progress to the COO on a regular basis including statistical analysis and improvement of action plans • Setting up internal and external processes using Basecamp and JIRA; implemented Agile Scrum • Managed a team of 20 people to implement a Video on Demand solution for a major UK broadcaster Show less
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OpenBet
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Nov 2007 - Mar 2011
• Directly reporting to the Director of Operations my role quickly evolved from Project Manager to a combination of Project Management, Account Management and Line Management • Project Managing five gaming and betting customers from various countries: Spain, Bulgaria, Sweden, Greece and England through the project lifecycle using Project Management methodologies and tools • Leading and managing multidisciplinary technical and non technical teams • Stakeholders’ expectation management… Show more • Directly reporting to the Director of Operations my role quickly evolved from Project Manager to a combination of Project Management, Account Management and Line Management • Project Managing five gaming and betting customers from various countries: Spain, Bulgaria, Sweden, Greece and England through the project lifecycle using Project Management methodologies and tools • Leading and managing multidisciplinary technical and non technical teams • Stakeholders’ expectation management from inception to delivery, building strong and trustful relationships Show less
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GCX
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Sep 2006 - Nov 2007
London, United Kingdom • Project managing four multi-million pounds accounts simultaneously: implementing core infrastructure followed by the pilot network. Customers: Virgin, Ernst & Young, Somerfield, Thames Water • Acting as the interface between customer and project resources by understanding customer requirements timescale, project scopes, financial requirements • Tasks: budget controlling, stakeholders reporting, scheduling engineers, allocating project resources following up with telecoms suppliers… Show more • Project managing four multi-million pounds accounts simultaneously: implementing core infrastructure followed by the pilot network. Customers: Virgin, Ernst & Young, Somerfield, Thames Water • Acting as the interface between customer and project resources by understanding customer requirements timescale, project scopes, financial requirements • Tasks: budget controlling, stakeholders reporting, scheduling engineers, allocating project resources following up with telecoms suppliers, milestones planning • Appointed Oracle super user: providing advice and guidance to assist others with their use and understanding Show less
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Airbus
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France
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Jr. Project Manager
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Jan 2005 - Sep 2005
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. • Resource management for major events and projects: Amsterdam shareholders meeting, Paris Air Show. • People’s management: IT department, hostesses , graphic/designer companies. • Event Management: time, resource and suppliers ‘management. • Budget management: in line with Project requirements, financial reporting to stakeholders.
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Project Co-ordinator
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May 2004 - Sep 2004
ITEF is the leading global network for promoting trade exhibitions, trade fairs and exhibition venues. • Closely working with the sales manager, delivering operational objectives across the desk and managing a team of eight agents. • Team motivation, logging and organizing shift patterns, scanning for any infrastructure failure, data management within Remedy, risk management, • Acting as a main point of contact for any major outages. • Main US point of contact for the… Show more ITEF is the leading global network for promoting trade exhibitions, trade fairs and exhibition venues. • Closely working with the sales manager, delivering operational objectives across the desk and managing a team of eight agents. • Team motivation, logging and organizing shift patterns, scanning for any infrastructure failure, data management within Remedy, risk management, • Acting as a main point of contact for any major outages. • Main US point of contact for the organization of Maison & Objet trade exhibition. • Closely working and monitoring on-site staff. Show less
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Education
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Excelia
BA (Hons), International Business -
Fort Lewis College
BA (Hons), International Business -
University of South Brittany
A-Level, Litterature -
Les Compagnons du Devoir
Pastry chef, Pastry, Chocolates, Ice creams