Professional background

Founder and managing director of IT-tude, a consulting firm specialized in deploying and managing critical IT infrastructures for SMEs and large enterprises.
I support organizations in the design, security, and modernization of their IT environments while ensuring the long-term reliability and performance of their systems.

Key skills

Responsible for the operational and strategic leadership of NLMK Europe’s IT infrastructure, a major steel industry group covering 7 industrial production sites and 3 administrative sites across Europe.
I directly supervised 5 IT/OT engineers and coordinated the work of 10 additional engineers across Europe, in a highly critical industrial context where production continuity is essential.

Major Achievements

• Full virtualization of HMI workstations: Replaced 50+ physical PCs with centralized thin clients, enabling remote administration, improved resilience, and reduced maintenance costs.
• IT governance structuring: Established true project management processes, inter-site coordination meetings, and technical reporting covering 4,500 users and 1,500 servers.
• Advanced deployment automation: Standardized procedures for server installations, application distribution, and Windows Updates via SCCM/MECM, significantly reducing errors and deployment times.
• Successful IT/OT convergence: Integrated industrial environments into the global IT network (monitoring, security, access control), ensuring coherence and visibility across PLC and automation systems (Siemens WinCC, Wonderware).
• Infrastructure cost optimization: Defined lifecycle management strategy, including replacement of Dell storage by Huawei (€500k budget) and major reduction of VMware licensing costs (€600k).
• Management of ~100 simultaneous projects: Direct reporting to the European IT Director, with full autonomy over planning, prioritization, and technical execution.

Leadership & Methodology

Hands-on and directive leadership, paired with a pedagogical and structuring approach to strengthen autonomy of local teams.
Proven experience in vendor negotiation and governance, enforcing IT/OT standards and redefining projects when compliance or security is not met.

Technical Environment

Long-term mission at Takeda’s pharmaceutical production site, in a highly regulated and mission-critical GMP/GDP environment.
Responsible for the architecture, reliability, and compliance of the local IT/OT infrastructure, working closely with automation, engineering, and quality teams. Reported to the IT Site Manager and played a key role in strategic technical initiatives.

Major Achievements

• Led the deployment of a 5th production line in a new building, from IT design to final validation, meeting all GMP standards for 24/7 operations.
• Managed a critical infrastructure of 400+ servers (Windows, VMware, Citrix, Netscaler), virtualized and highly available.
• Complete LAN & SAN redesign: Cisco Nexus, HP MSA, HPE 3PAR, storage consolidation, and network performance improvements.
• Implemented ITIL v3 best practices for incident, change, and configuration management (CMDB, SLAs, reporting).
• Developed BCP/DRP strategies integrated into the site’s quality processes.
• IT/Automation integration: ensured compliant integration of industrial systems into IT infrastructure.
• Documentation & compliance aligned with FDA/EMA audit requirements.

Leadership & Methodology

Recognized as a local technical expert known for its rigor and ability to translate production needs into reliable and auditable IT solutions.
Structured, quality-oriented approach, combining technical expertise with strong interdepartmental coordination skills.
Supporting internal teams in adopting ITIL processes and improving the maturity of operational practices.

Technical Environment

Short-term architecture mission to define the target environment for IS4F in collaboration with IBM and Telindus.

Key Contributions

• Designed target architecture (HLD/LLD) for compute, storage, network, and security layers.
• Created migration roadmap and BCP/DRP scenarios.
• Conducted governance workshops and technical alignment with IBM/Telindus teams.
• Produced architecture documentation, acceptance criteria, and initial operational procedures.

Skills

Lead Wintel Engineer for a large international client.
Responsible for the stability, design, and evolution of a large-scale Windows platform.
As Lead Wintel Engineer, I led the migration, consolidation and operation of approximately 500 servers spread across multiple datacenters.

Major Achievements

• Full migration to IBM environment in 12 months: domain integration, network harmonization, security and backup compliance.
• Standardization of Windows Server configurations (2003–2012), DNS, routing, SAN storage, and VMware ESX.
• Performance optimization through capacity management and IBM monitoring tools.
• Full DR simulations across datacenters.
• Technical leadership of local and offshore IBM teams.
• Cross-domain collaboration (network, security, storage, middleware).

Leadership & Methodology

Central role between management and technical teams, combining hands-on expertise with operational quality management.
A rigorous, SLA-driven approach, with a constant focus on resilience, documentation, and operational traceability.

Technical Environment

Member of the Production Integration team, responsible for deploying new applications and ensuring stability of Euroclear’s production environments.
Responsible for monitoring IT projects from their design to their integration into production, in a highly secure and regulated banking environment.

Major Achievements

• Coordinated deployments of VB and .NET applications in clustered Windows environments.
• Automated system administration using VBScript, PowerShell, and Perl.
• Improved production stability through Lean & ITIL practices.
• Managed Production environments hosting critical web applications, business processes, and databases.
• Conducted impact analyses and supported virtualization migrations.

Leadership & Methodology

Process-driven approach based on ITIL and Lean management, with a strong culture of documentation and quality.
Subject Matter Expert for multi-application integrations, ensuring production stability and compliance with Euroclear's internal standards.

Technical Environment

Member of International IT Coordination. Responsible for European IT projects during major group transformations (ABN-AMRO merge, BNP Paribas integration).

Major Achievements

• Led full migration of NT4 servers to Windows Server 2003 for 15 non-Benelux branches (250 servers / 2,000 users).
• Directed major international infrastructure expansions.
• Managed multi-site distributed infrastructure under high operational constraints.
• Direct coordination with local CIOs/CTOs to validate architectures and prioritize resources.
• Implemented Prince2-based governance model for large international programs.
• Support for critical operations during cutover and integration periods, with a 100% success rate on planned migrations.

Leadership & Methodology

Result-oriented approach, combining international project management, technical expertise, and intercultural communication.
Excellent ability to translate business needs into technical deliverables and to unite teams around common objectives in sensitive and high-pressure environments.

Technical Skills

First professional experience after graduation.
Technical training across core enterprise technologies and contributions to internal collaborative platforms.

Key Achievements & Learnings

• Advanced training in Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Java, .NET, UML, XML, and Oracle (9i/10g) environments.
• Implementation of an internal Cloud Computing and Virtualization infrastructure.
• Development of internal project management tools that promote collaboration and resource visibility.
• Consolidation of a strong technical foundation in application development, databases, and system infrastructure.

Technical skills