Description

Senior Product and Engineering Manager with a 20+ years experience in developing solutions that focus on data driven operations.

Over the past 12 years I have managed Operations, DevOps, Engineering and IT departments in heavily regulated environments (Aviation and embedded systems) as well as led Digital transformation of technology departments.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Genève (up to 50km), Lausanne (up to 50km)

SITA OnAir
Head of IT and Operations
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
September 2007 - October 2015 (8 years and 2 months)
Genève, Switzerland
OnAir, then SITAOnAir provides inflight wifi Internet and
mobile connectivity to commercial aviation and
business jets
● Worked on 1st gsm mobile telephony (2G)
equipped Aircraft and designed monitoring
systems for engineering.
● Integrated reporting and quality systems for
GSM and internet management
● Designed and delivered central network access
for inflight wifi Internet
● Integrated connectivity with Panasonic for
Emirates
● Managed the Operations team
● Managed IT and systems integration during
SITA and OnAir merger
Inmarsat
Head of Service Design
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
January 2016 - March 2020 (4 years and 3 months)
Nyon, Switzerland
Responsible for the development, certification
(DO178C, ISO27001), integration and security of
the Inmarsat aviation connectivity software
and infrastructure (AISM).
● Delivered AISM from scratch in record time
● Deployed AISM on 500+ aircrafts in 2 years
(with 1000 more in pipeline).
● Ported AISM to Maritime platform and
deployed on 200+ ships in 1 year
● Worked with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technics
and Lufthansa Systems to deliver connectivity
to the Lufthansa group.
● Delivered integrated connectivity solutions for
Qatar Airways, IAG Group, SAS, AirFrance, Air
New Zealand, Virgin Atlantic, Avianca.
● Integrated AISM with Airbus (line-fit and
retrofit), Safran IFEs, Panasonic IFEs, Lufthansa
Systems IFEC).
● Integrated with leading ISPs.
● Helped major airlines build their in-house
solutions.
● Managed a team of 25+ people on 4 time
zones (PST, EST, GMT, CET).
Ars Informatica Sàrl
Owner
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
April 2020 - Today (6 years and 2 months)
Versoix, Switzerland
Strategic and Engineering Solutions

● Developing Independent, Open-Source,
solutions

● Multi-Modem integrated QoS systems

● SD-WAN for Satellite and high-latency
Networks

● Strategic Consulting for tier 1 Satellite Providers
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