Experience

Accedian is now part of Cisco

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Attract and manage a team of engineers, both team leaders and individual contributors, who can deliver success in their respective areas and collectively• Lead and inspire by setting a compelling vision, clear strategy, and shared outcomes• Set ambitious goals, ensure they are met through the right methods, processes, and tools• Mentor people so that they can grow and commit to the company success over the long run• Challenge technical choices to ensure the proper levels of agility, quality, and scalability• Develop, track and control budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations• Ensure good communication and collaboration across international teams Show less

• • Jul 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Support key initiatives and sales / evaluation process for strategic accounts• Help drive product development strategy• Analyze customer requirements and technology trends to drive our roadmaps• Specify new features in collaboration with all teams• Support Sales and Sales Engineers on strategic sales opportunities• Define product specifications and help with market and sales collateral



Accedian previously Performance Vision

• Canada
• Computer Networking Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Aug 2013 - Jul 2018

  • Head of R&D and Support teams, close collaboration with company founders (CEO and COO)• IT Development strategy, responsibility of technological choices, development plans• Product strategy conception and deployment; Product range definition • Customers’ business needs analysis; Operational tracking (respect of planning, budget & delay)• Team supervision, Interface with Sales, Pre-sales, Clients, Marketing and HR services• Communication plan, Product launch and Technology watch Show less

• • Aug 2010 - Aug 2013



Atos Worldgrid

• France
• Information Technology & Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Mar 2001 - Aug 2010

  • Trading, Clearing & Settlement, Banking • Business Unit P&L tracking, Pre-Sales phases, Customers’ business needs analysis • Proposals issuing, Operational and financial project management; Change leadership • Innovation & agile evangelist: IT, Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Lean Software Development • International large scale projects in business critical IT environments (7/7, 24/24, 5x9 availability) • Team building and coaching, projects tracking and reporting, resources allocation, IT purchases • Technology watch, products benchmarking, market study, qualitative reviews, communication • IT architecture migration, Business Continuity Plan, Operational Risks, Technological Refresh Plan • Signature of strategic contracts (>7 M€), Project Management (size up to +5.000 of man-day) • Successful projects for: NYSE Euronext (trading systems), LCH.Clearnet (clearing systems), UBAF Show less



Anékhou

• Versailles Area, France

• Co-Founder, CEO

  • 1998 - 2000

  • Business development, answer to Requests for Proposal, cost and timescale estimations • Team coaching, project reporting, software development, quality assurance and maintenance • Manage relations and negotiate with clients / external service providers, conflict resolution • Video games (Quantic Dream), e-learning (Montparnasse Multimédia), United States - GDC • Business development, answer to Requests for Proposal, cost and timescale estimations • Team coaching, project reporting, software development, quality assurance and maintenance • Manage relations and negotiate with clients / external service providers, conflict resolution • Video games (Quantic Dream), e-learning (Montparnasse Multimédia), United States - GDC



Sinfomic

• Saint-Quentin Area, France

• IT Consultant, eBusiness Project Manager

  • 1996 - 1997

  • Client strategic coaching on Internet eBusiness major stakes, user training • Technological watch, reporting to the CEO, recommendation on IT investments (hard / software) • Development of a high-availability web site with secured payment solution (travel agency) • Mixed (Linux/IBM) architecture definition, interface with international booking system (Amadeus) • Client strategic coaching on Internet eBusiness major stakes, user training • Technological watch, reporting to the CEO, recommendation on IT investments (hard / software) • Development of a high-availability web site with secured payment solution (travel agency) • Mixed (Linux/IBM) architecture definition, interface with international booking system (Amadeus)



Le Lab / Montparnasse Multimédia

• Paris Area, France

• Network / System administrator

  • 1995 - 1996

  • Conception and development of Customer Relationship Management software • Heterogeneous computing equipment administration, context of fast-growing business • Deployment, administration and securing of the Internet and Intranet sites of both companies • Writing of educational courses on Internet usage, user training and support • Conception and development of Customer Relationship Management software • Heterogeneous computing equipment administration, context of fast-growing business • Deployment, administration and securing of the Internet and Intranet sites of both companies • Writing of educational courses on Internet usage, user training and support