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David Bornet

International Project Manager

€1,300/day
Biel, CH
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About David

Independent international project manager, PMP- and PMI-ACP-certified, trilingual (FR, EN, DE), with over 10 years of experience managing complex projects, including 5 years specializing in identity technologies, biometrics, and large-scale digital transformation programs, particularly for government clients.

Founder of Bornet Projects, supporting public sector and private companies in delivering multicultural technical projects.
  • German

    Fluent

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Biel (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Bornet Projects
    Independant Project Manager
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    July 2025 - Today (11 months)
    Biel, Switzerland
    Leading end-to-end project management from initiation to delivery, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.

    • International Project & Program Management
    • Full ownership of project delivery across languages and regions
    • Strong coordination between multilingual stakeholders (FR / DE / EN)
    • Management of fixed-price or agile projects
    • Clear requirement definition
    • Alignment between technical and business teams
    • Efficient collaboration across borders
    • Specialization in Digital & Identity Projects
    PMP® Project Management Agile method Deutsch French
  • Travizory
    Program Director
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    June 2024 - April 2025 (11 months)
    Neuenburg, Switzerland
    Directed the national rollout of an electronic travel authorization (e-TA) and passenger data collection (API-PNR) systems for a Caribbean country. Ensured strategic alignment with client objectives. Coordinated internal and government entities.

    Provided technical support in the pre-sales phase (client needs, technical proposals, project planning).

    Product Owner for the biometric corridor (facilitating smooth border crossings): team management for product development and server optimization (including production monitoring, updates, and adaptations), and R&D funding research.
    PMP® Softwareentwicklung Amazon Web Services (AWS) Start-up Agile Project Management
  • Dermalog
    International Project Manager
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    August 2020 - February 2024 (3 years and 7 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    Delivered biometric identity solutions across seven countries by coordinating government and technical stakeholders in the field.
    Key projects:
    Mali: deployed and supervised the personalization of biometric ID cards (8 million cards in 6 months).
    DR Congo: managed the delivery of biometric passports and the enrollment/personalization infrastructure (USD 48 million tender).
    Haiti: Coordinated the implementation of a biometric system for the national population registry (5 million personalized ID cards).
    Benin: Drove the development and deployment of biometric ID cards and driver's licenses.
    Cameroon: developed and implemented the online and physical visa application system, including the payment stage (150,000 visitors/year).
    Mexico: implemented a biometric banking system (21 million records).
    Niger: coordinated a criminal ABIS for the police.

    Designed and delivered biometric authentication kits for governments and a German cruise company.

    Provided pre-sales support: defined customer needs, conducted site studies, and made technical recommendations.
    French Deutsch PMP Scrum Master

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Education

  • Master
    EPFL
    2010
    Engineer

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