Laurent GARCIA

Working on something new - Web3/Future of Work

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Remote only

Skills

Product ManagementWeb3Project Management (PMO)SalesforceGitLabHRBlockchainLLMs / Large language modelsJavascriptPHPJavaOVHcloudProduct StrategyDevOpsTesting & QASalesforce DevelopmentMySQLProduct OwnershipMicrosoft Azure Cosmos DBGraphQLConsulting ITLinkedIn AdsGDPRZapierConfluenceJiraBusiness DevelopmentStrategy & ConsultingAsanaSales StrategyProject OwnerERPSAP ERPMarketing StrategyAWS

Languages

GermanEnglishSpanish

About me

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Work experience

Working on something new

Stealth Startup

Nov 2024 - Present

2 years

Paris, France

If you want to chat about our project, send me a DM.

Innovation / Consulting Director

CGI

Jun 2022 - Oct 2024

2 years 5 months

Montpellier, France

- Innovation leader (AI, Web3) of the European Innovation Center (15000 employees) - Launch of "CGI Orchestrated AI" business solution to democratise the use of AI - Leading digital assets initiatives on both private and public blockchain/DLT from ideation to delivery - Management of product requirements, prioritization, roadmap, performance monitoring (KPI) - Innovation portfolio management: go-to-market strategy, capital investments, KPI, partnerships, etc - Management of Innovation assisted by 6 innovation directors (budget, pipeline, presale, lab, etc) - Positive development in 24 months from a showcase positioning to a business pipeline of 5 million euros - Management of cross-functional, staffing, planning, budget, quality, suppliers and customer satisfaction - Due diligence in the context of M&A opportunities for web3 and AI targets - Certified SAFe 6 Agilist (2023) - Management of builds based on AI (Llama), Salesforce (CPQ), Cloud, UiPath (RPA), AR/VR and emerging tech: o 2024: « Move to Cloud » migration in the luxury sector of an automation factory o 2023: deployment of the group's Salesforce solution in the engineering sector o 2022/23: several builds based on Salesforce (CPQ) in the energy sector (10+ people) o 2022/23: automation factory (RPA, BPM, etc) in the retail and material sector (15+ people): build, run

CPTO/CEO

AECIS (ECC)

Feb 2013 - May 2022

9 years 4 months

69340 Francheville, France

- Communal Company of Talents. - Sustainable creation of the job of your dreams. - Running an acceleration program for Talents. - Product management: user story, backlog, sprint review, stand-up meeting, planning.... - Decentralised Talent Marketplace.

Blockchain Workshop

Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford UniversityFreelance

Dec 2018 - Jan 2019

2 months

Oxford, UK

Improving corporate governance and practices Blockchain in governmental services Challenges in cryptoasset regulation Security and geopolitical implications of cryptoassets Innovative approaches to blockchain and crypto regulation Scalability and decentralized platforms

Chief Executive Officer

UFEC - Union Française des Entreprises Communautaires

Feb 2013 - Dec 2018

5 years 11 months

Paris, France

Skills: Customer Engagement

Chief Executive Officer

Club des Entrepreneurs Sociaux (Social Entrepreneurs Club)

Feb 2014 - Dec 2018

4 years 11 months

Paris, France

Program Manager

VINCI Autoroutes

Sep 2011 - Jan 2013

1 year 5 months

69340 Francheville, France

- Overall coordination of an IP camera deployment program on the road network (budget: $20 millions) - Coordination of multiple IT projects to enable their business uses - Management of a team of 6 engineering managers: budget and operational monitoring

Project/Product Director

Thales Digital Identity and Security (ex Gemalto)

Aug 2007 - Aug 2011

4 years 1 month

69340 Francheville, France

- Management of cross-functional teams of 10+ people (technical, product, presale) - Responsible for customers communication to achieve the best satisfaction - Responsible for the application of the quality assurance policy (CMMI 3) - Management of the 4G tender for VERIZON: roadmap, contracts… - Deployment of a global roaming management solution for Bouygues Telecom - Multi-project management of “over the air” solutions for operators - Coordination of the execution of all project tasks (presale, delivery, warranty) Each project was executed on time while respecting budget, quality and compliance.

Senior Engineering Manager

Miyowa

Nov 2006 - Jul 2007

9 months

69340 Francheville, France

- Management of projects for mobile instant messaging solutions and infotainment services - Supervision of the filing of patents and coordination of research projects - Realisation of a complete audit of the company to define a quality assurance policy

Product/Project Manager

Bouygues Telecom

Apr 2003 - Oct 2006

3 years 7 months

69340 Francheville, France

- Specification and implementation of network software release enabling data network features - Cross-functional coordination and supervision of the integrator (15 people) - Establishment of a validation team with a reduction by 3 of critical non-conformities

Presales Manager

Nortel Networks

Jul 1999 - Mar 2003

3 years 9 months

69340 Francheville, France

- Regional Manager on the 3G XFERA « turnkey » contract - Technical Presale Manager on presale bids (RFQ, RFI, cell plan…) - 50% of the time traveling for business


Education

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship

2003 - 2005

2 years 2 months

ESME, école d'ingénieurs généraliste

Master of Science - MS, New technologies

1995 - 1999

4 years 2 months


Licenses & certifications

Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist

Issued: Oct 2023

Certified by Scaled Agile, Inc.

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