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Freelance transition manager, I support technical and project management teams to secure critical phases in complex and sensitive environments: project and business management, multidisciplinary team management, service structuring, managerial transformation.
With over 20 years of experience in supporting organizations in their complex engineering projects and managerial & organizational transformations, I intervene quickly, autonomously, with a solution & results-oriented approach and a solid ability to adapt to your technical, human, and business challenges.
🎯 Key Skills:
• Performance Management: profitability (ROI), quality, costs, deadlines, and services (QCDP).
• Portfolio Management: business (SLA), multi-disciplinary and multi-client engineering projects (PMO).
• Cross-functional Management: multidisciplinary teams (+60 people) in France and internationally.
• Operations Management: development, validation, industrialization, and maintenance.
• Project Governance: Steering Committee, Project Committee, KPI, client/supplier & stakeholder relations, tender management.
• Change Management: Prosci® / ADKAR®, AI, coaching and training of managers and executives.
• Personality: entrepreneurial & business oriented, autonomous, solution and results-oriented, adaptable to all audiences, experienced in sensitive, complex, and Lean environments.
Sectors of intervention: automotive / rail / aerospace / space / defense / naval / energy / industry.
📍 Available for a long-term assignment.
🧳 Mobility: national (start), then 2 days Île-de-France / 3 days province (cruise).
🔗 A mission? Contact me: I can be mobilized quickly.
👇Discover my clients' reviews at the bottom of my LinkedIn profile.
Spanish
Basic
German
Basic
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km), Houilles (up to 30km)
Experience
- ITGTransition Manager & Consultant in Managerial TransformationCONSULTING AND AUDITSApril 2017 - Today (9 years and 2 months)Paris, FranceSince 2017, I have been working as a freelance consultant with two main complementary offerings, for clients in the private, public, and associative sectors: Intertek, Great Engineering, WellPharma, Interactif, Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale, ...🎯1) Since 2025: Transition Manager "Head of Engineering & Projects".I support technical and project management teams to secure critical phases in complex and sensitive environments, bringing them a dual technical and managerial expertise.🛠️ Typical Missions:• Management of multi-disciplinary / multi-client projects or businesses• Structuring and improving the performance of technical or project services• Management of multidisciplinary teams (up to 60 people, France & international)• Implementation of project governance / PMO (Steering Committee, Project Committee, KPI, etc.)• Change management and managerial transformation (Prosci® / ADKAR®, coaching, training)📌 Sectors of intervention: aerospace, defense, space, automotive, rail, energy, industry.🎯2) Since 2017: Trainer – Professional Coach – Program DesignerI also work with managers, executives, and their teams to develop their leadership and managerial skills, with a focus on knowledge transfer and sustainability:🎓 Training and Support:• Trainer for executives in the "Managing a Team" certification (France Compétences)• Modules: leadership, soft skills, communication, stress/conflict management, motivation, change management, etc.• Individual coaching: onboarding, posture, confidence, alignment• Support for newly promoted managers: transition from technical to leadership roles• Training for freelancers in the independent consultant profession.📌 Sectors of intervention: private, public, associative📈 Results:+400 people supported – Satisfaction rate > 90% – 34 LinkedIn recommendations
- AkkodisHead of Automotive Engineering DepartmentAUTOMOBILEJanuary 2010 - April 2017 (7 years and 3 months)In 2010, I took over the management of the "Powertrain, Chassis, and Bodywork Equipment" department at Akka Technologies (now Akkodis), with the mission to manage the performance of a strategic business serving major clients (Renault, MBTech…).• Sector: Automotive – Vehicle Engineering - Product Development.• 63 employees (France / Romania)🎯 Main Missions:• Responsibility for business results – Quality, Cost, Deadlines, Service (QCDP).• Monthly reporting of department KPIs to the Business Unit management.• Management of multidisciplinary and project teams deployed in technical centers.• Pre-sales support, tender response, and complex client negotiations.• Management of the interface (Project Committee) with client decision-makers (management, purchasing).• Strategic planning of projects, budget monitoring, capacity analysis, inter-contracts.• Sizing, planning, and matching workload / available resources.• Definition and implementation of the recruitment and training plan (in liaison with HR and BU).• Management of internal / external subcontracting and negotiation of framework agreements.• Sustaining continuous performance improvement (productivity and quality).📌 Results:• Workforce tripled• Revenue x3: €5M/year.• +10 points of gross margin• 70% of objectives met
- AkkodisHead of Automotive Engineering Project Center for Renault (Technocenter)AUTOMOBILEFebruary 2006 - December 2009 (3 years and 11 months)Guyancourt, FranceIn 2006, I took responsibility for a project center of 12 employees (engineers and technicians) dedicated to engine suspension for the entire Renault passenger car range.🚘 Notable Projects:• Series life: Logan, Twingo I, Clio, Modus, Mégane, Scenic, Laguna, Vel Satis, Espace.• Development: Twingo II and its derivatives – integration of new engines.🎯 Key Missions:• Management of incoming workload, service quality, and schedule adherence.• Operational management and recruitment of the technical team.• Management of development, validation, industrialization, and maintenance operations.• Cross-functional coordination (purchasing, R&D, quality, factories, after-sales, suppliers).• Product evolution management while respecting QCDP objectives.• Identification of productivity and cost-saving sources (competitor analysis).• Implementation of continuous quality improvement and technical cost-saving plans.• Resolution of factory quality issues (DMAIC, Ishikawa) and customer breakdowns.• Peer sharing and capitalization of lessons learned (REX / RETEX / PEX).• Participation in Renault working groups for continuous improvement of the profession.📌 Results:• Workforce quadrupled.• €1.5 to €2 million in savings per year.• Annual renewal and extension of the project center.
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Education
- DESS and Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, HonorsUniversity of Evry Paris-Saclay2002
- Master of Engineering and Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and ProductionIUP GMP Brest, University of Brittany Occidentale2001
Certifications
- Prosci® Certified Change PractitionerNexum Group2021
- Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner CertificationFrench Institute of Appreciative Inquiry2018
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