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With over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and digital transformation, I offer strategic and operational expertise. My approach integrates technical challenges with business, legal, and financial objectives, strengthening security and business performance.
Strategic Experience:
- Finance: Acceleration of two global cyber compliance programs (GDPR and anti-fraud) for a bank with over 110,000 employees
- Finance: Overhaul of a global cybersecurity program for a major bank, managing a budget of 40 million euros
- Industry: Collaboration with the executive committee of an industrial leader with over 30,000 employees to secure critical assets.
- Retail: Design of the cybersecurity strategy for a group with over 100,000 employees, appointment of a new CISO.
Operational Experience:
- Conducting penetration tests and audits in various sectors.
- Deployment of security architectures, identity and access solutions (2FA, PAM, IAG)
- Design of BCP/DRP and training of 150+ BCP experts
- Collaboration with founder and product team to inject cybersecurity features into SaaS products.
- CTO of a startup, creating innovative architectures using React, Flutter, Node.js, devsecops, and AI pipelines
- Training CISOs for the CISM exam
Community Contributions:
- Led professional associations like ISSA and ASIS. Strong presence on LinkedIn (11,000 followers) and a newsletter for 2,500 CISOs.
- Publisher of Shakerz.media "your weekly cyber culture cocktail in your inbox" (free subscription).
Collaboration Modalities:
Available for strategic missions with operational aspects, depending on the complexity and duration of projects.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 40km)
Experience
- Lydia SolutionsCISOBANKING AND INSURANCESeptember 2024 - December 2024 (3 months)Paris, FranceDORA and GDPR ComplianceReview of cybersecurity policiesTeam management, recruitment, succession planningAssessment of practices and risksPresentation to the executive committee and decision-makingSourcing
- BEAMYAdvisor for cybersecurity offering, product features, and data alignmentJune 2023 - August 2023 (2 months)Paris, FranceImmersion, audit, and diagnosis with debriefing of executives and the team to align product features, offering, and customer experience with cybersecurity challenges.
- Bon Sens ConsultingCyber Trainer - FacilitatorTECHApril 2023 - April 2023Paris, FranceTraining end clients, CIOs, and future CISOs on the best practices of ISACA's CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), preparing them for the exam, and building their confidence.
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Education
- Master 2 / DESS Risk Management, Information and Security Option (Continuing Education)Université Marne La Vallée / Paris-Est2004
- Master Engineer in Computer Science and Software EngineeringUniversité de Franche-Comté - IUP Informatique2001
Certifications
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)ISACA2008
- CISSPISC22007