Valérie LEGRAND 1 rue Auguste GRANIER 31000 TOULOUSE, FRANCE +33 (0)6.21.32.11.98
[email protected] DoB: 7 March 1972 (42 yrs) Married, 2 children TOOLS
Project Management Office Professional Strategic support for key projects & management structures Strong relationship builder & interpersonal skills 13 years in a worldwide perimeter 17 years in technical industries
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite: - Word - Excel - PowerPoint - Visio - MSProject - Outlook - LiveMeeting … Exchange tools (use): - Email - ftp - Internet - Wiki - SharePoint … SAP ERP (use) Technical background: - programming (Java & C++) - systems (Unix & Windows) - WEB & XML technologies - development tools - configuration management - DBMS - Aptest, DCT MISCELLANEOUS English: Upper advanced level (C1, TOEIC 900) Improvement: - CMMi - CIP (Alcatel-Lucent Continuous Improvement Process) - Lean Six Sigma
Project management & control (contracts from 3M€ to 12 M€) o Can manage effectively complex international projects o Implementation of all necessary resources for the successful completion o Identification of deviation, analyzing and proposing solutions o Excellent preparation of steering committees, producing clear and relevant indicators o Align, centering or cascade business objectives o Develop easily a positive and cooperative communication across projects Financial o Detailed, sharp and analyzed financial reviews o Ability to operate in a complex organizational environment Methodology, tools and processes (considered as a reference point) o Methodological and managerial support for project managers o Capitalization approaches o Ability to adapt the existing methods according to the project (size, context, complexity) and team members needs KEY SKILLS Rigor & Organization o Diligent with attention to detail o Strong business acumen o Effective management skills Communication o User-friendly and easygoing worldwide customer and supplier relationship o Team spirit in a multi-functional, multi-site, multi-cultural environment o Tailor messages to be most effective with each audience Adaptability & autonomy o Deal with new situations in a wide and varied technical spectrum o Great independent judgment and initiative o Take responsibility and self-motivation Network & Influencing o Active network inside and outside the organization o Problem solving, decision making, sound judgment, assertiveness
EDUCATION & TRAINING 2012:
« Project Management Office Professional » Alcatel-Lucent Accreditation
1995 - 1997: ENSEIRB-MATMECA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electronique, Informatique, Télécommunications, Mathématique et Mécanique de Bordeaux). Software engineering option. Admission in the second year with title. 1993 - 1995:
Licence/Maîtrise d’Informatique (Database and Telecom-Network options). Bordeaux I university
WORK EXPERIENCE 2009 – 2014: Project Management Office Professional 2014 Togocel Togo 2011-2013 (2 years) Mobicom Mongolia Nextel Brazil, Nextel Peru, Nextel Chile, Nextel Mexico 2009-2011 (2 years) Orange Tunisia
Alcatel-Lucent Toulouse, France Contract amount = 7.2 M$ Contracts amount = 2.8 M$ Contract amount = 12.0 M€
Project Financial Management o Prepare relevant Estimated Cost at Completion Profit & Loss Statement (ECPLS) o Establish appropriate financial review (each quarter or month) o Control cost and analyse changes to the project budget. Build cost forecast o Monitor cash in. Ensure sales recognition. Forecast sales plan o Coordinate cash out o Manage contract variation orders Project Governance o Monitor end-to-end sourcing & logistic chain from technical need to approval of supplier invoices (>3 tons shipped to Mongolia, > 1.8M€ shipped to Tunisia) o Coordinate the implementation of the contract for the documentation & delivery aspects (>260 validated documents for Orange Tunisia) o Reporting on the project status to team members, to upper level and other stakeholders (KPI, dashboads,... each month, quarter) o Establish and run meetings with Customer for maintenance KPIs (>45 graphs for Orange Tunisia; each month) Project Manager Training and Development o Share experience, feedback, lessons learnt, best practices during dedicated meetings (each month) o Coach project managers in using project management tools, methodologies and processes o Ensure the applicability of maintenance process. Produce and provide documents to define and facilitate the process o Active participation in the implementation of process improvements and quality tasks (project plans, ...) Project Resource & Schedule Management o Monitor subcontractor contract and reporting o Organize, document, plan and consolidate resource information o Support for scope management (Work Breakdown Structure) & organization set-up o Follow contractual time schedule and associated milestones o Manage project risk
2008 – 2009: Customer Maintenance Technical Manager Large Billing System service Manage relationships with 10 worldwide customers’ accounts for all defect issues. Generate monthly defect reports. Manage the defect tool. 2003 – 2007: Customer Maintenance Technical Professional Track defects and manage their correction.
Globacom Nigeria, Tikiphone French Polynesia, OPT New Caledonia
1999 – 2007: Technical Project Manager ACell Central African Republic, Manage projects from specification to on-site acceptance. Libercom Benin, Spot Image, CNES, Alcatel Space Analysis and costing of proposals, preparation of amendments, defect tracking, following the development team. 1997 – 1999: Software Engineer Design and implementation of localization and aeronautique software.
Sema Group Toulouse, France CLS-Collecte Localisation Satellites, Aérospatiale
