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Description

Does your IT system cost you money or make you money?

Part-time CIO with over 20 years of experience, I work with the general management of SMEs and mid-sized companies in Lyon and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to transform their information system into a performance lever, without the cost of full-time recruitment.

What I bring concretely:

· IT Strategy and IS Master Plan aligned with your growth objectives

· Management of ERP projects delivered on time - Divalto, SAP, Sage, Dynamics - single and multi-country

· Operational Cybersecurity: EDR SentinelOne, Fortigate, MFA - management of 2 ransomware cyberattacks

· DRP/BCP: disaster recovery plan designed, documented, and tested

· Cloud Migration and infrastructure modernization

· Controlled IT Budget - up to €3M managed directly

· Management of IT teams and service providers

Operational in 2 weeks.

More information:

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lyon (up to 50km), Saint-Étienne (up to 50km), Grenoble (up to 50km), Annecy (up to 50km)

AM CONSULTING
IS Consultant - Part-time CIO for SMEs/Mid-sized companies
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
May 2019 - Today (7 years and 1 month)
Lyon, France
Within a specialized consulting firm (ESN), I assist SMEs and mid-sized companies in the Management and Transformation of their Information System (IS). My approach focuses on business/IT alignment and creating business value.

Key missions in part-time CIO role:
- Strategy & Governance: Definition and implementation of the IS Master Plan and IT Strategy. Aligning the IS with growth and digital transformation objectives.
- Audit & Optimization: Conducting comprehensive IS audits (processes, architecture, costs). Implementing rigorous IT budget management and optimizing supplier contracts.
- Security: Strengthening the cybersecurity posture (implementation of EDR, awareness, compliance) and risk management.
- Structuring Projects: Project management, IT process consulting, and support for selecting critical solutions (ERP, CRM, Cloud). Application of robust methodologies (Project Management, Agile).
- Management: Team management (internal/service providers) and change management.
IS Strategy Digital Transformation Audit Cybersecurity Part-time CIO
ADVOLIS ORFIS / INFORMIS
IT & Data Manager - Part-time CIO
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Lyon, France
ADVOLIS ORFIS is an accounting, auditing, and consulting firm. INFORMIS is its IT services company dedicated to supporting SMEs and mid-sized companies.

· Development and management of the part-time CIO service offering for the firm's clients
· Support for digital transformation and IT governance of client SMEs/mid-sized companies
· Management of ERP, Cloud, and cybersecurity projects
· IT consulting for executives and general management
IS Strategy Part-time CIO Consulting Digital Transformation ERP Implementation
MORA INTERNATIONAL
Information Systems Director - CIO
RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
October 2020 - October 2024 (4 years)
Lamure-sur-Azergues, France
Context: Industrial group (plastic injection/tooling) with an international scope (4 factories in France, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland) and a development center.

Role & Results (CIO):
- Strategy & Transformation: Leading the Group's Digital Transformation. Projects for optimizing operational processes across the group.
- Applications: Deployment/Management of key solutions: ERP (Divalto infinity cloud) and MES (AquiWeb) for all production sites.
- Cybersecurity & Risks: Comprehensive strengthening of the security posture (EDR SentinelOne, Fortigate, MFA, Phishing Simulation). Successful management of 2 cyberattacks (detection, remediation, crisis communication).
- Infrastructure: Modernization of networks (LAN, MAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, MPLS), servers (IaaS, SaaS, Active Directory 3 tier, Veeam).
- Management & Budget: Definition and management of an IT budget of €1,500K. Management of the IT team (Application Managers, Project Managers) and service providers.
ERP Digital Transformation Cybersecurity Budget Management IS Strategy