
Web Consultant and Project Manager
Paris Area, France

Web Consultant and Project Manager
Paris Area, France
I am currently working on a short term contract, until may 2008, as a project manager for Sodexo group on the delivery of a strategic intranet. I'm also consulting on internal DNS process and policies.
My three main focus of interest are :
- Prediction Markets, great tools to harness collective intelligence in the company
- Ruby on Rails, incredibly efficient coding framework to launch web applications
- Agile and Scrum Project Management methodologies
My side projects include setting up a Prediction Market web app (Ruby on Rails and Agile based) while blogging about the business aspects of Ruby on Rails in French to promote this framework. http://rubyZness.com
Before my current mission, I have worked as a business owner of a web agency for 7 years. In these 7 years, I did create over 50 web sites and database systems for 32 companies
My field of expertise include the whole cycle of web application creation from designing to developing and promoting. I am a certified PRINCE2 practitioner project manager and have used Agile methods for some years.
I have hands on experience in SEO, graphic design, DSN policy, business development, usability, user experience and a strong understanding / experience of the web industry many technologies.
Contact me at alexis.perrier[at]gmail.com
Mobile : +33660480142
Project Management, PRINCE2, Agile
Web 2.0 strategies and implementations, collective intelligence tools, Social Networks, Blogs & wikis, Predictions markets,
Web efficiency : SEO, Design, usability, evolutions
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SDX; Food & Beverages industry)
December 2007 — Present (6 months)
A 5 month mission dedicated to the launch of an intranet.
A strategic project that has to be delivered in a short time frame;
I am also in charge of setting up a domain name registration policy and improving search engine visibility.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2000 — December 2007 (7 years 1 month)
AP production: Generalist Web Agency, 1 – 3 collaborators
In 7 years, I created over 50 web sites and database systems for 32 companies in diversified sectors: retailing, media, executive HR, e-commerce, institutions, travel, culture, marketing, ....
Company key value: Expanding our clients business by creating an efficient web presence.
- Business development and company management
- Entreprise 2.0 consulting using blogs and social networks
- Developed comprehensive Internet packages: web sites and back-offices, newsletters, SEO, e-promotion
- Developed extranets for human resources, marketing and media platforms
- Project management: specifications, budgets and planning, implementation
- Creation, design, software development, launch, promotion and maintenance of the web sites.
- Search engine optimization
- LAMP environment : php, mysql, html, css, xml, rss, javascript, ajax, ruby on rails
- Clients in France, Denmark, Madagascar and Mozambique.
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1998 — July 2000 (1 year 11 months)
Altran is an engineering consulting company. 12000 Pers.
In 18 months, I developped a business unit with 40 Telecom consultants
- Business development: Clients included major French mobile telcos
- Recruited engineers on a monthly basis
- Human ressources: yearly evaluation, wages negociations, training program
- Clients project follow-up, negociations with procurement dept.
- Created the project “Altran in Russia”. Market and feasibility study
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; ALT; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1996 — September 1999 (3 years 9 months)
As a project manager, I was in charge of data network deployment in an international environment.
- FT Portugal: Project manager for the data network of the Mobile Operator Optimus (6 month)
- Anixter: Network project manager for Anixter's clients. European-wide projects.
PRINCE methodology, Company's HQ in the UK (18 month).
- Lucent: Post-sale technical manager for echo cancellation equipement. (6 month)
- Philips: Signal processing expertise and software devt. for a modem (6 month)
Eng. Doctor, Signal processing, Applied Math., 1990 — 1995
Graduated as an engineer in 1992
And defended my phd in signal processing in 1995
Prediction Markets, Ruby on Rails , Agile and Scrum
Prediction Market Industry Association www.pmindustry.org
Association des Ingénieurs de Télécom Paris www.aist.enst.fr, XP-France, PRINCE2 group on viadeo