Louis Dreyfus Company

Leading core technology and cybersecurity for LDC, a $59B trading business across 100+ countries. Focused on accelerating innovation, leveraging data, and optimizing costs.
Spearheading initiatives in cloud and edge computing, cybersecurity, digital workplaces, and network modernization.

Key achievements 
✦ Orchestrated C-suite strategy to achieve key business milestones.
✦ Saved $9M over 5 years via Azure cloud migration and DC shutdown.
✦ Cut 18% in technical debt in 1 year through modernization.
✦ Doubled bandwidth while reducing costs by 15% via SD-WAN.
✦ Increased project delivery speed through Agile methods.
✦ Boosted operational scalability via infrastructure automation.
✦ Initiated a multi-year digital resilience program.
✦ Improved cost-efficiency leveraging near/offshores locations.

Global Head of technology & Group CISO

Accelerated the cybersecurity transformation. Managed a multimillion-dollar budget and forged C-suite alliances to strategically expedite cybersecurity initiatives and risk management.

Key Achievements:
✦ Directed cybersecurity strategic planning aligned with business goals.
✦ Spearheaded IT/OT cybersecurity strategy, mitigating key threats.
✦ Built 24/7 SOC; cut incident response to <1hr.
✦ Led cross-functional teams to raise NIST score by 54%.
✦ Halved vulnerabilities via targeted patch management.
✦ Secured digital projects via DevSecOps integration.
✦ Cut phishing clicks from 16% to 4% via user training.
✦ Orchestrated crisis management and disaster recovery plans.

Global Head of Cyber Security & Risk | Group CISO

Define, deliver, and support end-to-end IT services for Digital Workplace, Service Desk, Process Automation, HR, and Communication worldwide. Managed 34 professionals and a $12M annual budget. 

❖❖  Digital workplace ❖❖ 
✦ Create a blueprint for action that aligns digital initiatives with company business objectives.
✦ Deploy new collaboration landscape (Office 365, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams)
✦ Global migration of 12k PC and 6.5k mobile devices to Windows 10 and Intune 
✦ Sustain existing unified communication with Cisco VoIP and deployment of WebEx
✦ Create digital usage adoption plan to boost collaboration and elevate usage by 140% in 1 year.
✦ Drive cost optimization thanks to an extensive revamp of digital workplace support model 

❖❖ Intelligent process automation ❖❖
✦ Setup process automation IT services from ideation / business case to industrialization.
✦ Provide ongoing management and leadership for Robotic Process Automation (RPA / UiPath) and rapid application development (low code BPM / Pega) 
✦ Enable creation of 4 RPA center of excellence in Brazil, US, India and France which automated 26 process in 9 months.
✦ Setup lowcode delivery team in Bulgaria 
✦ Deployment of 4 “lowcode” application in less than 12 months in agile mode (Pega platform) 

❖❖ HR and communication ❖❖
✦ Extend workday HRIS scope by deploying absence management and employee self-service in 25 countries
✦ Manage HR contract renewal & negotiation generating 1.2m$ savings over 3years
✦ Implement the company’s first Learning Management System (Litmos LMS)
✦ Lead corporate website redesign

❖❖ IT transformation ❖❖
✦ Supporting creation of a new competency framework, culture, communication plan, and organization design
✦ Create an organizational change management practice integrated to facilitate adoption of new usage.

Senior IT Service Manager - Digital workplace, Process Automation

Develop and deliver best in class services for Communication, Collaboration and Human resources worldwide. Manage and hire a team of 10 people in France, Italy, Bulgaria and India. Budget of 5.3m$

❖❖ Collaboration & portals ❖❖
✦ Rationalization of SharePoint application portfolio: service offering, delivery model, infrastructure & migration.
✦ Deployment of Office 365: SharePoint online, OneDrive, Office Groups, Nintex
✦ Setup of rapid delivery team for small app & process; 40+ apps deployed. (2 persons in Bulgaria / India)
✦ Build and animation of change management practices & community for the group. 

❖❖ Communication ❖❖ 
✦ Deployment of corporate & 20+ market specific websites: (www.ldc.com)
✦ Roll-out of corporate & regional intranets, Newsletter for 18 000 employees (SharePoint)
✦ Manage rebranding of internal & public facing IT systems following company identity change (177 apps, 16 teams, 4 month)

❖❖ Human resources ❖❖ 
✦ Roll-out of HR ERP for 55 countries in 3 years. (Workday)
✦ Build HR reporting system providing analytic capabilities on global workforce (Organization, performance and cost)

I'm also participating actively on major IT department transformation including: IT process & operating model -  Make or buy strategy - Shared service center creation in India then Bulgaria.

IT Service Manager - HR, Collaboration & Communication

Evanta, a Gartner Company

A peer-driven community with an agenda shaped by a leadership team of influential CIOs and CISOs from the France's largest organizations, all with a focus on driving real-world solutions to the leadership challenges CIOs and CISOs face in today's business climate.

By CIO/CISO, Leaders learning from Leaders.

The Governing Body determines topics, nominates speakers, peers and vets technology partners.

CIO/CISO Community Governing Body Member

Served as the end-to-end owner of the Collaboration solution and finance Business Intelligence for the European and Black Sea region, ensuring the solution was in sync with the service strategy and ran smoothly. Continually monitored KPIs to maximize value, adoption, and satisfaction of the solution across the organization. 

★ Managed a team of three people to develop all new solutions and provided dedicated Tier 1, 2 and 3 escalations to maintain operations and continuity. 

★ Supported and deployed the Operational BI for Finance ERP, consisting of Dynamics AX, SSRS, and SQL. 

★ Oversaw SharePoint and its collaborative solutions, including SharePoint, Nintex, C#, and Asp.net. 

★ Acted as project manager for multiple small initiatives, and managed all solution evolutions, changes, new requirements, infrastructure, and documentation.

Solution manager - Finance BI & Collaborative solutions

Orange Business Services

Acted as technical lead, manager, and support for 5 development team members, while also defining software architecture, writing functional specifications, and facilitating the creation of project methodology for the Lyon agency. Prototyped applications, optimized its performance, and developed complex features to appeal to targeted audience segments. Animated the global architecture community for both Paris and Lyon agencies. 

★ Overhauled the Intranet’s “CasWeb” as well as several collaborative portals for the Casino Group, serving as the SharePoint team lead and delivering the project within nine months. 

★ Assembled “Espace Fournisseur,” which paved the way for an easily manageable RFP process for La Poste, acting as the SharePoint team lead and completing the project in six months. 

★ Architected the dematerialization of the invoicing process for Bouygues Immobilier, finishing the project in seven months and generating a significant improvement in vendor and invoicing management. 

★ Worked as the Technical Project Manager on a year-long project to redesign seven “Group Seb” websites across 30 countries.

Architect & Technical Project Manager

Established and maintained the integrity of 2 projects throughout their entire lifecycle, delivering all results on time and within budget. Promoted to a position of increased authority due to strong teamwork, customer service, technical knowledge, and strong leadership skills of a dedicated, three-person team. Cultivated and managed partnership with our client, as well as answering to RFPs. Oversaw the technical architecture, software development, and quality insurance protocols for the department.  

♦ Restored the “aeroportsdeparis.fr” portal, delivering the final product within three months. 
♦ Guided a nine-month-long roadmap to create an "asset inventory and monitoring" application for Nokia/Philips.

Project Manager

EADS

Garnered valuable training in software development, while designing applications for various computer and integrated systems.

♦ Complied with all requirements while creating a data management application linked to SAP.
♦ Led the development and roll-out of the solution to 60K end-users.

Software Developer

Symetrix

With over 20 years in the tech and cybersecurity sectors, I've led digtial transformations for multi-national companies, managing budgets in the millions and teams across continents. 

I'm passionate about aligning technology with business vision. Whether it's saving millions through strategic cloud migration or enhancing cybersecurity postures, my focus is on delivering tangible results.

I'm always eager to collaborate with professionals who are as passionate about tech innovation and cybersecurity as I am. 

Let's turn a LinkedIn connection into a meaningful collaboration.

Sébastien Carriere

Daniel Weeks

Shaw Daniels Solutions

Shaw Daniels Solutions (SDS) leads the charge in reshaping the recruitment and staffing landscape across Europe, with a dedicated focus on Cloud & IT Infrastructure, Software Engineering, and related technology sectors.

Boasting an impressive collective experience of over forty-seven years, our prowess in the Technology Verticals has flourished, earning us a highly esteemed reputation. At Shaw Daniels Solutions, we take immense pride in our exceptional resourcing abilities, ensuring seamless connections between our Clients and the most exceptional IT and Associated talent, while providing unparalleled opportunities to our skilled candidates.

As a Niche Consultancy, our hallmark lies in delivering bespoke services tailored to IT and Associated technology specialists at every stage of their career journey, from aspiring Juniors to accomplished professionals, Senior executives, and Directorship level experts. Our comprehensive range of offerings includes Permanent placements and Independent Contractor engagements.
 
𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
 
𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
Board level
C-Level (CIO, CEO, CISO, CTO, CDO, COO) 
Vice Presidents
Directors

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲                                                 
Cloud Computing (Azure, O365, AWS, GCP)
Virtualisation (Citrix, Hyper-V, VMware)
Storage (NETAPP, DELL, HP, IBM, SUN)                                   
Networking (Cisco, Juniper, F5)
Microsoft (Windows server, Exchange, Active Directory, Group Policy)
 
𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
MS STACK – SQL, SharePoint, O365, Flow, Power Apps, .NET Frameworks, C# VB.NET, WinForms, Visual Studio, ASP.NET, WPF, WCF, MVC, IIS
JavaScript platforms - React, VueJS, Node, Angular, Ember, meteor, Backbone
Testing tools - Cucumber, Load Runner, WinRunner, Selenium, Silk Test, Test Studio
Others – JQuery, HTML, CSS, PHP, Ruby, Python

CEO & Founder - Helping companies to scale and grow their technology teams

SDS Talent

Working in collaboration with Shaw Daniels Solutions, SDS Talent is dedicated to connecting our clients with high -calibre professionals who are not just qualified for the job, but also align with your company’s culture and values.

Specialising in Finance, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing & Office Support roles to better provide an all inclusive option for our clients hiring requirements.

Alongside the start up of SDS Talent, I will be driving forward the operations function in a variety of departments including Digital Marketing and Human Resources. Working to increase SDS Talent's digital marketing footprint through social media, and website development. Assisting with the onboarding and induction process for all employees and continually planning process improvements, alongside supporting the consultants with the administration function.

CEO & Founder

AL Solutions

AL Solutions (AL₂S₃) is backed by well-known industry experts. We are dedicated to making a real difference to the Life Science recruitment and staffing industry. AL Solutions now see themselves as market leaders within the life science sector.

With extensive experience, our in-depth knowledge within the ‘Life Science Market’ has grown and so has our reputation. We pride ourselves on sourcing the best talent in the market allowing us to stand out from the rest.

Our services cover contingency (permanent and contract), as well as campaign searches, providing clients with industry professionals ranging from graduates through to board level appointments. Our unique understanding into the pharmaceutical sector results in a bespoke service that we tailor to suit each client’s individual needs.

Clients and candidates benefit from our specialist knowledge and our focus on providing intelligent, concise and straightforward solutions.

Our aim is to provide high calibre candidates who will fit perfectly into a new environment/organisation which will help transform the performance of the business/division.

If you would like to find out more, or hear about our latest vacancies, then get in touch!
Office@alsolutions.com
+44 (0) 203 778 0909
Or visit our website - www.alsolutions.com

Chairman, Founder & Investor

Hugo Shaw Properties

Owner

Mantell Associates

Windsor Bux

Managing Director, Founder & Investor

Owen Daniels Consultancy

Managing Director & Co-Founder

CG Consultants

After 1 year of hard work and excellent billings, I was quickly promoted to manage a team of 5 permanent recruiters within the Web/Software Development, network/infrastructure support & Engineering fields.

Web Development & Network Support Consultant
October2010 -October 2011 (1 year)

I was employed to grow the IT division both in the contract and permanent market. 

I was placing the following IT professionals on a regular basis:

ASP.NET MVC Developers  |  C# Developers  |  VB.NET Developers  |  SharePoint developers  |  C++ Engineers |  Python/Django developers  |  PHP Developers  |  Analyst programmers  | Lotus Notes developers  |  Software Testers  |  Agile Testers  |  Sql DBA Developers  |  Windows Engineers  |  Linux Engineers |  Software Development Managers  |  Head of IT  |  Pre-sales  |  Consultants/Architects  |  Varchitects  |  1st, 2nd & 3rd line support engineers  |  Project Managers  |  Test Engineers

I achieved over 150% of my target 3 out of 4 times, and was always the top biller within the division.

Placed 36 people in 2011, with an average fee of £8k

Made the two biggest placements of the year on both the contract and permanent side

IT Recruitment Manager - Software Development, Infrastructure Support & Engineering

Impact IT

Head of IT Support & Sales

Index Group of Companies

Since undertaking a restructure the company merged both the IT & Environmental divisions as one. I was fulfilling the same role as below, but working with Environmental Applicants, clients and search engines as well as IT.

Feb 2006 – Oct 2008 
IT Recruitment Consultant (Perm & Contract)

Part of a team of 40 recruitment consultants. Employed in the Technical department as an IT recruitment consultant within a team of 4.

EXPERETISE 
C#  |  ASP.NET  |  .NET Frameworks 3.0/3.5/4.0  |  WCF  |  WPF  |  SharePoint  |  MOSS  | Sql  |  SSIS  |  SSRS  |  SSAS  |  AJAX  |  Oracle  |  PHP  |  HTML  |  XML  |  Python  |  Django
 
DUTIES INCLUDED
•Controlled a desk for IT contract/temporary and permanent positions.
•Canvassed applicants using a number of advertising tools such as job boards, linage in local newspapers, posting jobs on web pages and in-house database searches.
•Screened/qualified applicants via phone or face to face, to determine whether they were suitable for the role before forwarding to clients. Maintained regular contact with applicants to ensure database is constantly up-to-date.
•Canvassed new clients via cold-calling and mail shots. Increased the client list by an additional 10, including large blue chip companies, and ensure relations are maintained via company visits as part of managing each account.
•Hit monthly target on permanent placements.
•Manage own monthly advertising budgets.

Web Development Recruitment Consultant

'𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙄𝙏 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 & 𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨'

Shaw Daniels Solutions (SDS) leads the charge in reshaping the recruitment and staffing landscape across Europe, with a dedicated focus on Cloud & IT Infrastructure, Software Engineering, and related technology sectors. Our unwavering commitment to excellence is fortified by our strategic headquarters in Hampshire, supported by renowned industry experts in the technology realm.

Boasting an impressive collective experience of over forty-seven years, our prowess in the Technology Verticals has flourished, earning us a highly esteemed reputation. At Shaw Daniels Solutions, we take immense pride in our exceptional resourcing abilities, ensuring seamless connections between our Clients and the most exceptional IT and Associated talent, while providing unparalleled opportunities to our skilled candidates.

As a Niche Consultancy, our hallmark lies in delivering bespoke services tailored to IT and Associated technology specialists at every stage of their career journey, from aspiring Graduates and Juniors to accomplished professionals, Senior executives, and Directorship level experts. Our comprehensive range of offerings includes Permanent placements, Fixed-term Contracts, and Independent Contractor engagements.

Through our profound expertise and consultative approach, both our Clients and Candidates benefit from astute, precise, and seamless solutions crafted to fulfill their distinctive needs and requirements.

Ultimately, Shaw Daniels Solutions strives to deliver high-caliber candidates who seamlessly assimilate into their new environments, playing a pivotal role in elevating business performance and executing Projects with unparalleled success.

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