Christian H.
R&D Tax Credit (CIR) expert for 16 years | Innovation Funding Consultant | R&D Project Manager
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Freelance, ouvert au CDI
À distance uniquement
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À propos
Introduction
🔹 15+ Years of Expertise in R&D Tax Credits (CIR) Expert in securing CIR for IT firms, with hands-on experience in writing technical documentation. Successfully resolved 100% of CIR rejections written by others from French fiscal authorities, ensuring compliance and maximizing funding outcomes. 🔹 15+ Years of Expertise in Innovation Funding Specialized in securing and managing multi-million € R&D projects under French grant schemes, including Bpifrance (I-Démo). Skilled in grant writing, project management, and navigating complex public funding strategies to drive innovation. 🔹 Former ICT Sector Manager at Bpifrance Built and maintained strong relationships with key innovation stakeholders, leveraging in-depth knowledge of public funding ecosystems to support cutting-edge R&D initiatives. 🔹 Strategic Project Coordination & Compliance Led R&D consortia with a focus on cross-functional collaboration in international settings. Proficient in financial reporting, budget monitoring, contract management, and risk mitigation, ensuring adherence to funding regulations. 🔹 Technical & Business Expertise Combines technical proficiency (Engineer, M.Sc. in IT) with strategic business acumen (Executive MBA, HEC Paris – ranked #1 globally by Financial Times in 2021). Conducted dozens of IT project evaluations for Europe’s largest IT cluster, Cap Digital. 🔹 Passionate About Driving Innovation Adept at stakeholder engagement and delivering results in high-stakes, innovative environments. Committed to empowering organizations to achieve their R&D goals through strategic funding solutions. Key Skills • Financial Management & Reporting: Budget development, monitoring, and reporting for EU and French-funded projects. • Project Lifecycle Oversight: From grant writing to project closeout, including risk management and deliverable tracking. • Consortium Coordination & Stakeholder Management: Liaising with funders, partners, and teams for project success. • Compliance & Audits: Supporting audits and adhering to legal/contractual obligations. • Tools & Expertise: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experienced in EU-funded project management (FP7, H2020). Keywords: Public funding, financement de l'innovation, financement public, subventions, subvention, grants, grant, CIR, crédit impôt recherche, coordination de consortium, Directeur de projet, Chef de projet, Project director, project manager, montage de projets, reporting aux financeurs, grant writing, PMO, reportings, negotiation, négociation, problem solving, résolution de problèmes,
Expérience de travail
Innovation Funding Consultant
Freelance :: Self EmployedFreelance
juil. 2018 - Présent
8 ans 4 mois
🔹 CIR (R&D tax credits): • Wrote and submitted CIR (Research Tax Credits) technical and financial dossiers in video games and VR, securing over €600K annually. • Successfully revised and resubmitted two previously rejected CIR dossiers (originally drafted by others), achieving 100% success rate and recovering €900K in funding. • Acted as PMO CIR for a 700-person software publisher, managing a budget exceeding €3M, including documentation, processes, reporting. • Subcontracting for an innovation funding consultancy firm for 3 years 🔹 GRANTS: • Prepared and submitted R&D grant applications for public funding programs (Innov’up, CORAM, PIIEC). • Led a €4.5M French-funded consortium R&D project (RENAULT, STELLANTIS, ANSYS, AVSimulation, IRT SystemX, Mines Paris-Tech) focused on AI validation in autonomous vehicles through ADAS simulation (LIDAR, Radar, Camera) in a VR environment, ensuring timely deliverables and compliance with grant requirements. • Oversaw financial and technical reporting to funders (Bpifrance, EU FP7/H2020, regional authorities) for VALEO and ANSYS. 🔹 Expert: • Expert for Bpifrance, Direction des filières Industrielles (I-Démo) / Domaine « Automobile et Mobilité ». the main French public investment bank for Corporate Strategic Investment in startups. • Expert for Cap Digital, French Cluster.
Innovation Director, VR & Simulation
OPTIS WORLD
mai 2013 - juil. 2018
5 ans 3 mois
Toulon, France
🔹 Public Funding / Grant writing / R&D Tax Credits (CIR) • Wrote proposals for French and European R&D projects with result of several € M of grants • Managed the relations with many organizations or Clusters such as: Systematic (Deep Tech), NextMove (Smart Mobility), Cap Digital (IT), Aerospace Valley, PFA (Automotive), SAFE (Aerospace & Space), AFDEL (SW), Bpifrance (Investment Bank), ADIS (Defense), Business France (Export) • Wrote applications for French Research Tax Credit (CIR) with a result of more than € 1M / year • Wrote innovative proposals for Open Innovation contests with 100% success: STELLANTIS, HYUNDAI MOBIS, CONTINENTAL, UBI-MOBILITY, AREVA, MBDA 🔹 PMO and Financial reportings • Managed multi-millions R&D IT projects funded by France or European Commission, multi-sites teams : plannings, deliveries, addressing issues and crisis during the engagement • Prepared financial reportings of more than € 1M per year, for reporting to French government (SRC, FUI) and the European Commission (FP7, H2020) • Managed Strategic projects with AIRBUS, THALES, DASSAULT AVIATION 🔹 Partnerships • Dealt with the French Eco-system of innovation: conferences, exhibitions, hackathons, open innovation contests, Engineering schools, clusters, VC's, governmental agencies. Events co-organization and Marketing • Participated in new business development and sales by nurturing strategic partners like ARKEMA, THALES, NICHIA, EVONIK, OSRAM, BAYER, BOUYGUES, PHILIPPS. • Managed Partnerships with French Engineering Schools, Incubators, Clusters • Managed diplomatic partnerships with French Embassies to promote OPTIS’ solutions in India, Japan, China • Managed Technical partnerships: AWS, MS AZURE, HUAWEI, ANSYS, BARCO, NVIDIA and many startups, for VR or ADAS simulations
Innovation Director, Consulting
julhiet sterwen
avr. 2012 - mars 2013
1 an
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
🔹 Consulting in Innovation • Wrote and submitted CIR (Research Tax Credits) technical and financial files
Innovation Director, Serious Games
KTM Advance
août 2009 - mars 2012
2 ans 8 mois
Paris, France
🔹 CIR & Grants: Wrote CIR, JEI, RAPID and several funded projects (FUI, 'Grand Emprunt'), Feder, with result: € 3 M on 3 years : themes : EdTech, e-Health, Serious Games, 🔹 PMO: Delivered successfully Serious Games to more than 10 large corporations from kick off meeting to implementation Operation Management. Conducted pre-sales meetings. Contracts acquired with LVMH, Orange, BNP, HP, Suez, Thales, Kraft Foods, and other Key Accounts for € 100K+ per contract Implemented a Serious Games strategy to provide marketing differentiation and better user experiences 🔹 Fundraising: Prepared business plans and due diligence documents, leading to a successful €2.5M fundraising round.
IT Sector Manager, Corporate Strategic Public Grants
Bpifrance
mars 2009 - juil. 2009
5 mois
Paris Area, France
• Appraised two R&D (I-Démo) projects with budgets ranging from €12M to €25M each
PMO, Social Network
Freelance :: Self EmployedFreelance
sept. 2007 - mars 2009
1 an 7 mois
Paris, France
• Developed a business plan and PoC for a senior-focused social network.
PMO, Casual Games
Visiware
juil. 2005 - oct. 2007
2 ans 4 mois
Paris Area, France
• Participated in overall projects management, time estimation, project plan and resource scheduling • Delivered more than 10 projects per year (casual games for TV Set Top Box). • Managed offshore teams in India (10 people) for outsourced development
Formation
ESIGELEC : ÉCOLE D'INGÉNIEURS-ES GÉNÉRALISTES
Engineer (M.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering / 3D, Computer Graphics
HEC Paris
Executive MBA, Business
CPGE - Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles
Licences et certifications
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Délivré le : juin 2020
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Délivré le : avr. 2020