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Yoann Devulder

AI & Transition Director | ex-CEO Robotics

€1,500/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Yoann

🚀 Former CEO of a service robotics company — 150 robots deployed in 15 countries — I support general management in the operational deployment of AI: from roadmap to production.
Rare double legitimacy: industrial executive (13 years CEO, Centrale engineer + Executive MBA) and hands-on technical practitioner. I don't lead from a PowerPoint — I design, deploy, and drive adoption.
🎯 WHAT I BRING IN TRANSITION

DG / COMEX Scoping: AI maturity audit, roadmap, business case, measurable ROI use case arbitration, data/AI governance
Operational Deployment: AI agents and business automations in production — quoting, purchasing, support, documentation, prospecting, reporting
Change Management: Field adoption team by team, training, skill development, long-term exploitation
End-to-End Delivery: From prototype to robust process, up to ROI measurement

🤖 TECHNICAL FOUNDATION (the hands-on that makes the difference)

AI Agents & Orchestration: n8n, Anthropic/OpenAI API, RAG, MCP, Claude Code
Infrastructure: Docker, Linux/VPS, API, monitoring, cost control
Development: Python, VB.NET/VBA, JSON/API, Git, Google Sheets/Apps Script

🏭 INDUSTRIAL CREDIBILITY

13 years CEO of FYBots: 150 robots, 15 countries, international distribution network
Global application deployment at PSA Peugeot Citroën (international subsidiaries, group IT management, country-by-country adoption)
Recent transitional operational management mission in a robotics SME: industrialization, restructuring, AI in production
Advanced SolidWorks, mechanical design, industrialization, CE certification

📍 Transitional missions 3 to 12 months · full-time or shared time · SMEs, mid-sized companies, group subsidiaries · France & international · fluent English.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • DYTECHNO
    AI & Operational Transformation Director (Transition)
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    November 2023 - Today (2 years and 9 months)
    Consulting and delivery firm through which I engage with general management: AI strategy, ROI prioritization, AI agent deployment in production, structuring innovation projects (CIR/CII, ~€100k secured).
    Flagship mission — Transitional Operational Management, AIR Robotique / TAW / Octopus Biosafety (2023–2025):
    • Operational management of a transforming robotics SME: product industrialization, advanced mechanical design, client demonstration with a global leader in aluminum (mining site, Australia)
    • Internal AI deployment: Claude, Claude Code, and AI copilots in production within teams
    • Management of sensitive leadership situations: HR restructuring, disputes, treasury and financing, export and customs compliance (Americas, EMEA, Oceania)
    Other missions & deliveries:
    • Design and production deployment of AI agents and automation workflows (n8n, LLM API, RAG, MCP): quote/offer generation, document processing, tender monitoring
    • Architecture of lean and usable automation infrastructures: Docker, Linux/VPS, multi-LLM orchestration, monitoring, and cost control
    AI Agent Automation n8n Change Management
  • FYBOTS
    President & Co-founder
    September 2010 - October 2023 (13 years and 1 month)
    Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France
    150 industrial robots deployed internationally (Europe, Singapore, Philippines, US).
    Development of Sweep XL & Sweep L under SolidWorks. Full CE certification.
    Management of R&D, design office, budgets, quotes.
    SolidWorks Industrial Robotics Project Management Team Management
  • PSA Peugeot CitroĂ«n
    Vehicle Support Manager then Technical Coordinator
    March 2005 - August 2010 (5 years and 5 months)
    Global deployment of a vehicle support application across all international Peugeot subsidiaries (several dozen countries): management with the group's IT department, change management with business departments, country-by-country adoption.
    Management of the vehicle technical support team (electronics, electrical, innovative technologies) and supplier responsiveness management.
    Corporate culture: automotive quality processes, project milestones, multi-stakeholder environment.

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Education

  • Executive MBA
    NEOMA Business School
    2011
    Formation management et stratégie d'entreprise en cours d'activité professionnelle. Compétences acquises : pilotage financier, stratégie commerciale internationale, management d'équipes, gestion de la croissance. Appliqué directement au développement de FYBots sur les marchés européens et internationaux.
  • Engineering Degree — Industrial Mechanical and Thermal Engineering
    École Centrale Marseille
    1999
    Formation d'ingénieur généraliste avec spécialisation en Génie Thermique Industrielle. Solides bases en mécanique, informatique, physique, mathématiques et sciences de l'ingénieur. Stage de fin d'études : modélisation d'écoulements diphasiques pour EDF (centrales nucléaires).

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