
Catherine Bonvalot
Senior Consultant | Innovation & Learning
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Innovation & Learning Consultant with 17+ years delivering cutting-edge knowledge experiences for global organizations. Recently designed AI transformation framework for 600+ employees at major international bank, with proven RFP success on projects up to €1.5M. Expert in AI-augmented learning, serious games, and LMS solutions—transforming complex training needs into measurable results for industry leaders like Ubisoft, Airbus, and Credit Agricole.
Work experience
Senior Consultant: Innovation, Knowledge and Learning
Owls ProductionsFreelance
Mar 2008 - Present
18 years 8 months
Delivering innovative experiences around knowledge --- Pre-sales expertise + identification and understanding of learners needs (experience with large and complex organisations) + design of appropriate learning experiences (content, technology, architecture, cost, schedule), writing of persuasive proposals and pitch to customers (experience on RFP from 20k to 1m €) --- Development expertise + pre-production : framing a project on all aspects with a multidisciplinary team, writing specifications and guidelines, identifying risks, setting up a working relationship with customers, preparing and leading prototype testing with learners + editorial management : ensuring that the quality of the solution and its focus on the actual learning experience is maintained up to delivery + production management : monitoring cost and schedule with the team, and managing the customer relationship + team management Project technologies : Unity, Flash, HTML5, real-time 3D, Moodle 2025-2026 As part of an AI transformation programme for a major international bank, on behalf of consulting firm Photon, I designed a skills gap analysis framework for 600 key employees, benchmarked LLM-augmented learning solutions on the market, and developed personalised learning paths based on identified profiles and AI maturity levels. Previous Customers - PRESTO - BÄRCHEN - IFCAM - UBISOFT - UIMM - CT ENGINEERING - ONLINEFORMAPRO
Dirigeante
GREEN DECLIC
Jan 2023 - Mar 2026
3 years 3 months
Paris, France
Dirigeante
indusmakers
Jan 2020 - Mar 2026
6 years 3 months
69340 Francheville, France
Senior Training consultant
KTM Advance
Dec 2007 - Dec 2016
9 years 1 month
--- 2015 & 2016 : Project director for the UIMM account (UIMM is France's largest federation of employers, financing more than a hundred of training centers for employees and trainees in the industry) + direction of 15 projects over 2 years for a global budget of 1.5m€ + projects include bespoke LMS, serious games, e-learnings, teasers, consulting missions + subjects : lean management, management mindset, industrial plan reading, 3D printing technology, trainers' training + technologies : Unity, Flash, HTML5, real-time 3D, Moodle, Zspace --- 2007 to 2014 : several missions on more than 30 projects : + Solutions designer in the proposal team + Learning designer and knowledge manager for e-learning, blended trainings, mobile and serious games + Project manager + Customers : Airbus, Orange, Sanofi Pasteur, Nissan, Credit Agricole, etc.
Trainer for the production of a short movie with a class of 9 years old
Lycée Stendhal, Milan, Italy
Jan 2013 - May 2013
5 months
After several months of preparation, I spend one week in a classroom of 9 years old kids in the Lycée Stendhal of Milan (Italy) to coach them in the making of a short movie. The resulting movie received the Special award for Fiction at the Cinesofia festival (http://cinesofia.primblog.fr//index.php?blogId=1464).
User Experience Designer (freelance)
Laëtis
Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
1 year 1 month
Aveyron, France
I worked with Laëtis to design user experiences and interfaces. The first project was a website presenting as an animated map, the water management in the Levezou territory for SIAEP (Aveyron, France). The second project was a tool for EDF, designed in collaboration with EAUCEA, which goal was to increase the performance of the collective management of the water resources in Midi Pyrénées (Toulouse, France).
Training Designer (Contractor)
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Nov 2006 - Aug 2007
10 months
I was in charge of the learning design of a building course for the Open Polytechnic in Wellington, NZ.
Training Designer (contractor)
Learning Media
Sep 2006 - Aug 2007
1 year
Wellington, New Zealand
I worked in the e-learning team as learning designer and project manager. The main project I worked on, Te Tuhi-a-hiko, is a CD-ROM aimed at Maori children, to make them comprehend and learn the written form of Maori.
Training Designer
CWA New Media
Jul 2004 - Jul 2006
2 years 1 month
Wellington, New Zealand
I was working in the Business Development unit of CWA New media (Wellington, NZ) to focus on new technologies and LMS R&D. I also worked as learning designer and project manager on several on-line training projects.
Coktel Studio
Jan 1999 - Jan 2005
6 years 1 month
Executive Producer at Coktel Studio
Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
2 years 1 month
management of the production studio (150 p.)
Senior Project Manager
Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
2 years 1 month
Management of large-scale edutainment projects
Project Manager
Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
2 years 1 month
management of edutainment projects
Education
Le Mans Université
Advanced Studies Degree, Educational engineering and Human computer communication
1997 - 1998
1 year 1 month
Grade: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Education Theory E-learning Distance Education Interface design
Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon
Engineer, Production engineering
1994 - 1996
2 years 1 month
Activities and societies: Department Journal 24h Festival organisation
Production management Project management Team management Mechanics Logistic System modelisation
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