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17 years of experience, including 7+ in IT/Data leadership roles on the executive board. I help large companies and industrial startups move from AI intention to production use cases — with a leadership vision and the ability to prototype myself.
My background: PV engineer (Solairedirect), data leader (Chief Data Officer Tenergie), then CIO of an e-fuels startup (Elyse Energy). At each stage, I anticipated the next technological wave — today it's AI.
What I do concretely:
• AI Strategy & Use Cases: maturity assessment, roadmap, tool selection (LLMs, RAG, agents)
• AI Prototyping: delivered POCs, not buzzwords (165+ automations, 12+ production MCP servers)
• Transition IT Leadership: IT structuring, ERP, BI, change management
• Energy / Cleantech: rare profile combining operational AI + Renewable Energy sector + C-level experience
Bilingual FR/EN, remote or hybrid missions from the PACA region.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Marseille (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km)
Experience
- Elyse EnergyChief Information Officer (CIO)January 2024 - November 2025 (1 year and 10 months)Marseille, FranceContext: Industrial startup in low-carbon synthetic fuels (e-fuels, SAF, green methanol) to decarbonize hard-to-electrify transport — Series B funding, no structured IT function.Mission:• IT Strategy: definition and management of the IT roadmap aligned with hypergrowth• Creation of the IT department from scratch: recruitment, processes, governance• Deployment of an ERP suited to industrial needs (selection, configuration, deployment)• Digital transformation: digitalization of business processes, collaborative tools, cloud infrastructureResults: IT department created from scratch and operational · ERP deployed on time & within budget · budget managed €500K–€1M/year
- TenergieChief Data Officer & Retrofit ManagerDecember 2021 - December 2023 (2 years)Context: 2nd independent producer of photovoltaic energy in France — 900+ sites in operation, €220M revenue.Data Focus:• Software Engineering: automatic performance analysis solutions for PV installations• Proprietary algorithms for anomaly detection and production optimization• Dashboards and automated reporting for O&M teams• Management of 2 data analystsRetrofit Focus:• Technical studies for modernization of existing solar farms (repowering, revamping)• Management of 3 retrofit engineersResults: 900+ sites monitored by automated analysis · industrialized anomaly detection across the fleet
- SolidarlinkPV Monitoring Consultant & FounderJanuary 2020 - December 2021 (1 year and 11 months)Context: Founding Solidarlink — monitoring solutions and software platforms for off-grid photovoltaic installations, serving rural electrification in developing countries.Mission:• Design and development of a monitoring platform for 15 PV installations carried out by GIZ (German international cooperation) in Senegal — first-of-its-kind platform• Asset management, real-time performance analysis, alerts, and predictive maintenance• Tools adapted to field constraints: low connectivity, harsh environmentsResults: 15 PV installations monitored in real-time · innovative platform operational in Senegal
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Education
- Research in photovoltaicsUniversity of Ottawa2007Stage d'ingénieur chercheur en photovoltaïque : recherche appliquée sur la caractérisation et l'optimisation de cellules solaires.
- Supélec Engineering DegreeÉcole Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec)2008Grande école d'ingénieurs. Spécialité : télécommunications et traitement du signal optique (photonique). Cursus : télécommunications, réseaux électriques, automatisme, systèmes d'information.