Web Strategist
Montreal, Canada Area
Web Strategist
Montreal, Canada Area
A telecom manufacturer
o Challenge: Inventory control
o Implemented a scientific inventory management process
o Recommendations for Purchasing, Inventory Management and Production
An applied strategic consulting firm
o Challenge: Product and methodology development
o Contributed to the development of a proprietary methodology
o Contributed to the development and positioning of a new product for the mid-market
A telecom manufacturer
o Challenge: Fast growing company implementing an ERP system
o Financial business process mapping
o Recommendations for evolution
An energy and service provider
o Challenge: Assessing growth opportunity
o Conducted a 2ndary research of the industry and the competition in Canada and Quebec
An animal nutrition expert
o Challenge: Strategic misalignment with a key European player
o Negotiated with key player and defended Porbiotech’s interests
An Internet and graphic design firm
o Challenge: Low client acquisition
o Conducted a marketing diagnostic
o Recommended a new marketing approach
o Substantially increased the client acquisition rate while stressing client retention and share-of-wallet
A house manufacturer
o Challenge: Looking to scale up and enter new markets
o Still in progress
A real estate developer
o Challenge: High loan interest rate and stressed cashflow
o Re-financing of operations
o Finding equity partners
o Still in progress
A graphics design firm
o Challenge: Sales but no profit margins
o Business diagnosis
o Fundamental changes in scoping, sizing, buffering and pricing
o 10% increase in sales and 18% rise in gross profits.
A medical textile supplier
o Challenge: Wanted to increase sales
o Business diagnosis
o Identification of a flaw in the marketing mix
o Recommended direct marketing campaigns to targeted retail sectors
o Rise in brand awareness
Specialized in start-ups/spin-offs/SME or new business expansions, Feasibility Studies, Industry analysis, Business Strategy, Business planning, Marketing planning, Forecasting and Scenario Planning, Fund-finding & financing (including subsidies), International entreprise expansion management, business valuation, HR analysis, Strategic recruitment
(Management Consulting industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Guerilla BizStrat is a network of highly trained and professional individuals specializing in Business and Strategy consulting for the SMB market sector. Our key strengths lie in our deep knowledge of small and medium size business - their inherent risks and growth potential.
We provide our clients with top customized business consulting services at an affordable price. We are fast, creative and efficient. We also have broad international experience and will handle cross-border business expansions.
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Impleo Technologies Inc. is specialized in the recruitment of Canadian engineers and computer scientists for big European corporations, namely in the domains of finance, telecoms, banking, insuarnce and retail. Impleo Technologies has sister companies in France, Switzerland, Israel and the USA.
Since January 2006, I have been in charged of managing Impleo Technologies Inc. My tasks cover the corporate, legal, liaison and financial aspects of the business and include overseeing the recruitment, hiring and logistics activities, as well as any local business development.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 2 months)
Since 2002 Impleo Inc., and later CanadianAnalytics, have been active in the domain of Business Intelligence - particularly in the Analytics field. We offer recruitment services and personnel for corporations in need of leveraging their data past the usual reporting and OLAP stage.
I have been instrumental in the founding and business development of both entity and continue to be involved today as CEO.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 3 months)
SCII.NET is a medium-sized IT service company that specialises in consulting, systems integration and support. Its main activity sectors are banking, insurance and telecoms. The company is multinational, with implantations in France, Canada, USA and Israel. I was in charge of the operations of the entire group from August 2001 to October 2002.
My tasks included:
• International and local recruitment
• Allocation of consultants to clients
• Management of operational activities and skills
• Skills evaluation of human resources
• Knowledge management
• Quality control
• Projects management
• Establishment of partnerships
• Development of new business offers
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
February 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 6 months)
Ymaje e3 is a web consulting company, subsidiary of the SCII group specialised in the consulting and management of technological, web-related projects. The company was created in June 2000 and regrouped all web-oriented consultants of of SCII.net.
My tasks there were:
• Development of business offers
• Establishment of partnerships
• Creation of the marketing and communication material
• Conducting of market studies
• Prospection & Sales
• Operations and project management
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)
June 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 8 months)
Main mechanical/biomechanical engineer in a R&D team of 12 engineers responsible for all mechanical aspects of product development and redesign in an ISO9000 environment. The principal project was to develop a new highly functional and optimised prosthetic hand from original concepts to market via production. The very nature of this assignment required the development of numerous mathematical models of the hand system derived from first principles and an extensive use of CAD/CAE. The acquisition of sound knowledge of production, sales and distribution as well as advanced composite materials and engineering plastics proved essential.
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Medical Devices industry)
February 1998 — May 1998 (4 months)
Task involved developing CAD programs in Unigraphics to parameterise massive implant designs and enable rapid and efficient customisation of prosthesis.
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Medical Devices industry)
September 1997 — February 1998 (6 months)
Bioengineering Masters project on the stress analysis of extra-cortical plate fixation for massive distal femoral implants. Work involved constructing a FEA model of bone and implant to obtain guidelines for optimising the prosthesis design in a given situation.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1997 — August 1997 (8 months)
SCII Technologies is a multinational company specialising in information technology and consulting. Responsibilities consisted of developing and managing new contracts and in supervising the computer engineers in their new work environment.
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Medical Devices industry)
April 1996 — August 1996 (5 months)
Research study on the kinematics of a new Total Knee Replacement (TKR) design (i.e. the Stabilised Mobile Bearing Knee (SMBK) design).
MBA , General , 2004 — 2006
Marketing and Finance
Did the MBA full-time while working full-time.
Mastère (MSc) , BioEngineering , 1997 — 1998
Thesis on the «Extra-Cortical Plate Fixation of Distal Femoral Replacement implants»
Literature review on the «Physiological Adaptation of Muscles during power Training»
BEng , Biomechanics , 1993 — 1996
Thesis on the «Biomechanics of the Standing Jump»
World politics. Reading. Travelling. Chi-kung, meditation and martial arts.
McGill Desautels Faculty of Management
Impleo receives Congratulations from Mr. Jacques Saada, Ministre de l'Agence de développement économique du Canada - [May 09, 2005] for having been selected amongst the finalists for recognition at the « Gala Anges Financiers 2005 »
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« Extra-Cortical Fixation for Joint Replacements » poster, Co-author, 45th Annual Meeting of the ORS 1999, California, USA.
« Extra-Cortical Fixation », Poster Award - Biomechanics, Co-author, 9th EORS Conference 1999, Brussels, Belgium.
« The IMechE 10th Annual Biomedical Engineering Contest » finalist in 1998 for Masters Thesis.
« The Institution Best Student 1996 » awarded by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for meritorous performance in the final year of the bachelors degree.