Aymeric PEZOT - Middle East Experiences -

End to End Solution Integration Consultant
Content Delivery System (for VOD and targeted Ads onto Set-Top-Box)

- Different missions as Project Manager - System Integration/Delivery Manager
- Business Development
- sourcing and screening of resources
- Answer to request for tender

(Software, Hardware, conception, development, integration, tests, deployment, management, quality, configuration, supply chain, procurement, Embedded, IT, SI, Telecoms)

LARGE SCALE SYSTEM INTEGRATION / DELIVERY MANAGER
THALES - Consultancy - SAUDI ARABIA in Consulting/R&D - 13 months based in Jeddah
2015- 2016
Managed IVVQ activities.
I managed the Integration and delivery of the system: CCTV system + Sensors + Crowd Management + Public Displays in Makkah. Built the complete tests platforms and datacenter to be representative of the site.
- Daily management of the teams, KPI definition, reporting
- Tests cases strategy definition
- Interfaced with internal system teams, partners, customers
- Trouble shooting management
Achievements:
- Built the complete tests platforms for IVVQ and Tests and Commissionning (DataCenter+Tests environments)
- Consolidated the bests practices for the IVVQ team
- Organized different tests campains as defined on the schedule

LARGE SCALE SYSTEM INTEGRATION/DELIVERY MANAGER
THALES Transportation - Consultancy - FRANCE Consulting/MOE/R&D
2011- 2014
Management of IVVQ service (Ecotaxe project, Managed 19pers on delivery of a 300MEurs system, 500 control points over the roads in France)
Thales was in charge of the control system for Ecotaxe (GPS system taxing heavy good vehicles according the distance they travel in France, and their type).
I managed the Integration and delivery of the system: 500 control points over the roads in France. This included the softwares on the equipment and the applications of the concentrators servers and of the automatic/manual treatment servers.
I interfaced with internal system teams, partners and customers to define the contents of the delivery, to report, to propose solutions.
- Daily management of the teams, KPI definition, reporting
- Crisis management
- Tests cases strategy definition
- Interfaced with internal system teams, partners, customers
- Trouble shooting management

PROGRAM MANAGER
ETISALAT (1St GCC Telecoms Provider) for SOFTATHOME - Consultant - Dubai - UAE Telecoms/IT
Sept 2010 - Jan 2011
Coordinated integration of autoconfiguration features in Etisalat IPTV ecosystem (Soft and Hardware)
I came on board to replace previous project manager and succeeded to regularize the project situation for the acceptance tests due to december.
- Interfaced with Etisalat ACS project management, integrators and manufacturers
- Supervised projects progress
- Managed Interops integration between ACS and devices (Set-Top-Boxes or Gateway) within Etisalat IPTV1.5 and 2.0 ecosystems
- Coordinated manufacturers bug fixings and deliveries

BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER
SEGULA R&D Engineering - Consultancy - FRANCE Consulting/R&D
2008 - 2009
Business Unit Management (Embedded Systems)
- Managed the unit, consolidated the P&L (2M€), Defining the offer, strategy and roadmap
- Addressed Business marketing, technical presales (MBDA, Thales, EADS, Oberthur, …)
- Sourced/Recruited/Managed the consultant team (~16 pers) working with the customers teams
- Supervised projects developments

SENIOR R&D MANAGER (INTERNATIONAL)
GEMSTAR (Now Rovi, Consumer Electronics) - LUXEMBOURG Multimedia/R&D
2007 - 2008
Managed the R&D service (Integrating TVGuide on TV+Recorder, consumer electronics systems)
- Managed the team (7 pers located in Luxembourg / 20 pers. remotely in Hong Kong)
- Managed projects of porting and integration Gemstar Electronic Program Guide
- Coordinated technical activities among the teams (presales + design + dev. + QA).

ROMANIAN CONSULTANCY SUBSIDIARY STARTER FOR OFFSHORING PROMOTION
CRIL Technologie - SSII - FRANCE Consulting/MOE/R&D
2006 - 2007
Built the subsidiary in Romania as back-end team (recruited 7 pers.) - Defence & Embedded systems
Managed projects in France to regularize them (upto 3 projects in parallel with 3 pers.)
- Managed the business unit in Romania (recruitment, trainings, assignment)
- Supported technical Presales, writing the technical answers to tenders and promoting offshoring (Thales, EADS, Hispano-Suiza, SAGEM, GIAT, CEA)
- Supervised project in coding, unitary tests, algorithm integration

TECHNICAL LEADER - 2001-2006 (Consultant via Gist and Astek - Consultancy)

PHILIPS (now Pace) - FRANCE via Astek Consumer Electronics
Developed tools to test Set-Top-Box PVR, Ported code from PSOS to Linux (England)

MESSIER BUGATTI - FRANCE via Gist Avionics
Developed CAN nodes for cabin seats

PHILIPS (now Pace) - FRANCE via Gist Consumer Electronics
Coordinated and supported integration of video services on mobile phone (India, China)

THALES - FRANCE via Gist Defence/Avionics
Managed SW design, SW development and lead the SW team for airborne communication (UCAV)

GENERAL ELECTRIC - FRANCE Health
Coordinated integration of CAN node on mammography system (Hungary, India, Chine, USA)

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPER - 1997-2001 (Missions via BRIME - SSII)

LUCENT - FRANCE via Brime Telecoms
Integrated drivers digital transceivers for GSM/GPRS base stations (hard/soft, Germany)

THOMSON (now Thales) - FRANCE via Brime Defence/Telecoms
Developed SW features to secure IPSEC communications

CS - FRANCE via Brime Defence/Telecoms
Integrated platform to configure military communication

SFIM (now Sagem/Safran) - FRANCE via Brime Defence/Telemeasures
Developed a prototype of laser telemeter
Developed/Integrated inlay data in periscope video