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Jacques Pierson

IT and infrastructure project director

€800/day
Nantes, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Jacques

• Over 20 years of experience in IT project management, digital and telecom infrastructure, in France and internationally, particularly in Africa and Europe
• Management of strategic programs up to €90 million, from the opportunity phase to go-live and operational handover
• Recognized expertise in critical infrastructure: fiber optics (backbone, FTTH), datacenters, 2G/3G mobile networks, transmission (FH, VSAT, DWDM)
• Solid experience in Information Systems: architecture, billing, customer management, processes, master plans, and digital transformation (payment, healthcare, e-government)
• Management of complex projects with multiple stakeholders (governments, international donors, large corporations), including steering committees, technical committees, and multidisciplinary teams of up to 20 people
• Complete mastery of project management: scoping, architecture, budget, risks, tenders, planning, reporting, contract management, and QA/QC control
• Strong skills in strategy, functional/technical consulting (AMOA/AMOE), opportunity studies, business plans, PPP, and project financing
• Significant experience in pre-sales, writing specifications, tender documents (DAO), and partnership development
• Excellent adaptability to demanding contexts: security, critical infrastructure, IT governance, telecom regulation
• Languages: French (native), English fluent (C1)
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Nantes (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Strasbourg (up to 50km), Brest (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km)

Experience

  • KPMG Advisory
    Expert in digital infrastructures
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    March 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)
    Lomé - Cinkassé, Lomé, MA, Togo
     Project Port Community System: Project Management. Preparation of a tender to select a service provider to develop and operate an Information System (IS) for port activity management
    o Needs analysis. Process and IS mapping, writing specifications and Tender Document (DAO)
    o Project management, facilitation of the steering committee and technical committee, adherence to project performance (cost/quality/deadline)
     Support to the contracting authority (AMOA) for the Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation (MENTD) of Togo.
    o Program Management
    o Team Management: 3 permanent experts, 2 back-office teams (Paris and Tunis)
    o Consulting & strategy in digital infrastructure & digital transformation:
    Architecture and strategy for a national fiber optic network project, backbone and FTTH: strategic analysis, business plan, writing specifications for a tender
    Digitalization in the healthcare and payment sectors (master plans)
    Digital infrastructure
    Development of digital transformation funds for innovative project financing: strategic analysis
    Regulations
     European Union Delegation to Togo: Propose an assistance program on several axes: cybersecurity, e-commerce, e-government, e-payment, innovation investment fund, datacenters, artificial intelligence, fiber optics, submarine cable, digital infrastructure & backbone
     Pre-sales: business development for KPMG Consulting in Africa (tender responses, local partnership development)
    Digital Transformation Project Management AMOA Consulting Fiber Optics
  • TACTIS (France),
    MANAGER
    February 2021 - March 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
    France
    •  Management of a business unit with €1.5 million in annual revenue
    o o Business development for TACTIS in Africa in the digital infrastructure sector
    o o Project Management
    o o Telecom Expertise
    o o Management of a team of freelancers, skills=[]
  • Tactis
    Manager Unit Engineering for TACTIS in Africa
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    February 2021 - March 2023 (2 years and 2 months)
    Africa
     Management of a business unit with €1.5 million in annual revenue
    o Business development for TACTIS in Africa in the digital infrastructure sector
    o Project management
    o Telecom expertise
    o Management of a team of freelancers
     Missions:
    o Togo 2021: project manager. Development of a recommendation guide for the construction of optical networks, backbone and FTTH
    o Mauritania 2021: Project Manager. Audit of a 1600 km fiber optic backbone
    o Ivory Coast 2021: Project Manager. Audit of a 1300 km fiber optic backbone
    o CAR 2021-2022: Project Manager. Monitoring/control of the construction of a 900 km backbone
    o Congo Brazzaville: Project Manager. Monitoring/control of a government intranet project, datacenter and fiber optic backbone
     Commercial development:
    o Partnership development
    o Tender responses
    o Customer management and business follow-up, contract negotiation
    Commercial Negotiation Project Management Consulting Business Development Fiber Optics

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Education

  • Ph D, Neural Networks - Biometric and Image Processing
    Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
    1993
    Ph D, Neural Networks - Biometric and Image Processing
  • Master II, artificial intelligence
    Pierre and Marie Curie University
    1988
    Master II, artificial intelligence

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