
Management Consultant for International Expansion
Montreal, Canada Area

Management Consultant for International Expansion
Montreal, Canada Area
SME business manager with ten years of experience in international operations management and international project management. Market experience in North America, South America, Europe, North and West Africa, Middle East.
- New market development for new media, communications and food
- International operations management for SMEs
- Logistics coordination and management for international trade of food commodities
- Project management for media, software, communications and food projects
(Privately Held; International Trade and Development industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Under a Management Consulting Mandate, manage Lactopur's expansion into Europe, develop and implement a business intelligence and enterprise management systems and procedures, improve Lactopur's operational efficiency and manage special projects.
(Privately Held; International Trade and Development industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
(Pharmaceuticals industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Oral Rehydration Salts manufacturer and distributer working on innovative solutions for the children in developping countries.
(Management Consulting industry)
1998 — Present (11 years )
International Expansion for SMEs
Mandates: Special Project Management leading to international expansion.
- Identified target market and key distribution channels for Lactopur Inc., an international dairy trader, doubling the company’s revenues within 2 years.
- Segmented and targeted the most profitable segments of the Senegalese and Ivory Coast markets for a British publishing company, leading to advertising sales over $300,000 USD within 6 months and the publishing of special advertising sections in Fortune magazine and The Washington Post.
- Pioneered the sales cycle for builders’ virtual reality marketing tools in South Western US.
- Piloted and launched the first virtual kitchen design tool for builders.
- Created and executed first interactive direct email marketing campaign for South Western US builders and achieved click-through rate of 30% and conversion rate of 10%.
- Defined the business model for New Concept, a unique type of interior design startup in Morocco together with MBA consulting team.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years )
Mandate: Increase our share of the clients’ marketing budgets while delivering projects on time, on spec and on budget.
- Managed millions of dollars worth of virtual architectural reality projects: from quote to contract negotiation, and supervised 4 other PMs.
- Defined and negotiated exclusive supplier agreement terms with flagship clients for homebuilders’ products.
- Managed the development of tools for the VPS (Virtual Presentation System).
(Computer Software industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Mandate: Provide strategic direction through product and market development.
- Built a viable e-business enterprise in 6 months during the tech-market bust, managing 5 employees.
- Received $400,000 USD offer to purchase shares from European Venture Capitalists after 8 months of operations based solely on the strength of the business plan I developed.
- Developed products like the biotech clinical trials dashboard.
(Computer Software industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
MBA , Management , 2007 — 2008
This year our school won two of the world's biggest MBA competitions:
- National University of Singapore case competition
- John Molson School of Business case competition
B.C.L. , Law , 1994 — 1998
Provided legal clinic services to the Montreal Association for the Deaf.
BAC International , Sciences, Biologie , 1992 — 1994
French curriculum complemented by Quebec curriculum.
Travel, hiking, snowboarding, sea kayaking, screenwriting, movies
HEC Montreal MBA
Received the Anapurna badge from the Governor General of Canada, one of the highest distinctions for scouts in Canada.