Michel Chajes

Senior IT Project Manager | Biometrics & Identity

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Paris, France

Freelance, ouvert au CDI

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Product ManagementConseil ITGestion de projet - PMOProject OwnerDomain Driven DesignEvent Driven ArchitecturePythonPostgreSQLMavenTest DesignSoftware CraftsmanshipPHPJavaETLOracle DatabaseMySQLMicrosoft SQL ServerProduct OwnershipRequêtes SQLC++KafkaOracleBase de données SQLCElasticsearch

Langues

Anglais

À propos

Introduction

Senior IT Project Manager with 20+ years specializing in government security & biometric systems across Europe and Africa. Led digital transformation projects for civil registries, voter registration systems, and AFIS implementations with quantifiable ROI. Expert in identity management solutions delivering critical infrastructure for national security applications.

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Expérience de travail

Consultant for the application of biometric technologies in the field of identity

Chajes Michel consultantFreelance

avr. 2025 - Présent

1 an 7 mois

Skills: Gestion de produit

SEMLEX

janv. 2020 - déc. 2024

5 ans

Director of project

nov. 2022 - déc. 2024

2 ans 2 mois

Director of civil register project. Steers SEMLEX civil register projects.

Project manager for the modernization of civil register of Ivory Coast

janv. 2020 - déc. 2022

3 ans

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Develop the digital transformation of the civil register of Ivory Coast, which includes central consolidation of the civil register, electronic registration of new births, deaths, marriages, and the digitization of the historical paper-based records. Develop the interface between the civil registration system and the biometric population registration system, using OSIA (Open Standard Identity APIs ) paradigm.

ICT and Civil registration expert

CIVIPOL

janv. 2018 - déc. 2019

2 ans

Bamako, Mali

Working under the authority of the Director of the Center of Data Processing of the Civil Register, supervises all the activities of the project in relation with the computerization of the civil register (cartography of the civil register centers, preliminary studies for the computerization, IT master plan, IT equipment specifications, IT solutions for data sharing, identification of short-term experts, etc.). Establishes a functional, computerized information and vital statistics system linked to a biometric database, able to secure the identity of the population and to be exploited by other administrations.

Civil registration expert

UNDP

janv. 2017 - juil. 2017

7 mois

Port-au-Prince, Haïti

Development of a series of technological tools and procedures for the identification of inconsistencies in the database of the general electoral list. Study to ensure a better coherence between the civil register (currently processed by the National Archives and the National Identification Office) and the biometric voter register administered by the Directorate of Electoral Registry (DRE). Recommendations and measures to be taken to strengthen the management of the voters register in the short and medium term, as well as a plan to strengthen the Directorate of Electoral Registry.

Civil registration expert

The World Bank

août 2016 - oct. 2016

3 mois

Rabat, Maroc

The mission’s main objective is to conceptualize a unique identifying number (UIN) motor generator that will be used to attribute a UIN to all individuals in Morocco’s National Population Register

Biometric voter registration expert

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems

mai 2016 - oct. 2016

6 mois

Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo

Assessment of the update process of the permanent voter register of the Democratic Republic of Congo

UNDP

janv. 2014 - déc. 2015

2 ans

Dar es Salam, Tanzanie

Elections ICT expert

sept. 2014 - déc. 2015

1 an 4 mois

Dar es Salam, Tanzanie

Under the direction of the Director of Elections NEC (Tanzania), the Director of Elections ZEC (Zanzibar) and the UNDP Chief Technical advisor, provide assistance to NEC and ZEC to: - Provide technical leadership and support for the implementation of ICT strategies, and introduction and implementation of new technologies for general management information systems and election management systems (results, candidate and other election specific systems) within the EMBs. - Support for the development and updates of the EMB annual ICT plans and road map. Support development and updating of the business continuity plan, disaster recovery plan, ICT infrastructure and training plans. Follow up on their implementation. - Provide technical advice to NEC and ZEC on the requirements, specifications and compatibility of ICT infrastructure, equipment, database storage, electronic management systems, training, etc. - Provide advice on and assistance in procurement of new ICT equipment for NEC and ZEC, provision of technical specifications and information on best options in both local and international markets. - Support the application by NEC and ZEC of national and international best-practice in electoral ICT, particularly relating to voter registration, including data capture and entry, data back-up and data retrieval. - Support the ICT Departments of NEC/ZEC to address technical issues relating to voter register anomalies, omissions and administrative transfers and deletions

CONSULTANT FOR BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION

janv. 2014 - août 2014

8 mois

Dar es Salam, Tanzanie

Under the direction of the Director of Elections NEC, the Director of Elections ZEC and the UNDP Project Manager, provide assistance to NEC and ZEC to: - Establish Guidelines for the implementation of VR update, - Establish a Process Framework to provide consistent standards across all tasks. - Define Specific Tasks and Plans - VR process to be managed through with specific plans, risk assessments, cost estimates, timeframes, resource allocation, - Provide an Assessment Report on options for upgrading/replacing of ZEC’s current VR equipment for next round of voter registration, in preparation for the 2015 general election.

Electoral Expert

France Expertise Internationale

avr. 2013 - déc. 2013

9 mois

Bamako, Mali

Under the direct authority of the Mali Ministry of Interior general secretary:  Proposal of technological options to guide the Ministry in its strategy to implement the revision of electoral lists, data processing, IT support throughout the electoral process, including the collection and centralization of election results.  Assistance to Ministry to design and carry out all necessary preparations regarding the next upcoming biometric voter registration exercise in 2013.  Procurement of the voter cards printing solution. Evaluation of tenders and answers to technical value of tender offers. Assessment of the compliance and the technical value of the tender offer.

Biometric Voters Registration and AFIS deduplication Expert

GJCAF

août 2012 - déc. 2012

5 mois

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Support to the Burkina Faso CENI (Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante) for the 2012 Elections project - Management of relations and data transfers between central registration system and AFIS system. - Management of duplicates control process - Participation to the making of the electoral lists

UNDP

août 2010 - déc. 2011

1 an 5 mois

Freetown, Sierra Leone

CONSULTANT FOR BIOMETRIC REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

mai 2011 - déc. 2011

8 mois

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Expert for biometric registration of voters, and IT adviser, for Sierra Leone 2012 elections project. Under the direct authority of the CTA (Chief Technical Advisor): - Participation to the call for tender of the voters registration kits, and to the voters registration kits offers selection committee in PSO Copenhagen. - Preparation and participation to the management of the Site Validation Tests in Freetown, to select the final provider of the voters registration kits. - Technical support to the CTA and UNDP committees for all biometric subjects. - Management of software adaptation of biometrics kits. - Technical support to the National Electoral Commission for all IT and biometrics subjects.

CONSULTANT FOR BIOMETRIC REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

août 2010 - mai 2011

10 mois

Cotonou, Bénin

Expert for biometric registration of voters, and AFIS de-duplication process, for Bénin LEPI project (“Liste Electorale Permanente Informatisée”). Under the direct authority of the CTA (Chief Technical Advisor): - Management of software adaptation, initialization and loading of biometric registration kits - Management of biometric registration (fingerprints and photo) of the voters on kits - Participation to the call for tender of the de-duplication AFIS, and to the AFIS offers selection committee in PSO Copenhagen. - Management of relations and data transfers between central registration system and AFIS system. - Management of duplicates control process - Participation to the making of the electoral lists and voters cards - Technical support to the CTA and UNDP committees for all biometric subjects

IT Project manager

French Ministry of Interior

sept. 2008 - août 2010

2 ans

Région de Paris , France

AFIS Consultant on FAED project (Fichier Automatique des Empreintes Digitales), for criminal searches exchange between European states (PRÜM treaty). - Management of PDAAU project (« Plans Départementaux d’Acheminement des Appels d’Urgence » : Emergency Phone Calls Handling). This project has been chosen as pilot, for the use of J2EE application generator Blu Age®, with MDD development methodology (Model Driven Development). This method has allowed us to successfully build, from an UML modelization, the WEB application itself, compiled for a platform matching with full respect, the ministry system information architecture standards. Monetary value of the project : 300K€, expected benefits: critical life saving issues - Management of NEMO project. The aim of this project is to allow French prefectures users, to enter their purchase orders on a WEB light application, and to send them to the new French public centralized accountant system, CHORUS, through an exchange server, build on Talend ETL, Petals ESB, and JBOSS server. Management of physical and logical access of the users to the application through ACEGI security solution. Monetary value of the project : 1000K€, expected benefits : estimated productivity and accuracy gains over 5 years - 2000K€

IT Project manager

SAGEM SECURITE (MORPHO SAFRAN)

mai 2000 - oct. 2008

8 ans 6 mois

95610 Éragny, France

Analysis, design and development of automated information system for search and identification of criminal people, based on fingerprints recognition. - development of MetaMorpho project, new generation of AFIS (Automated Fingerprints Identification System). - design and development (environment IBM/AIX and WINDOWS XP/2000, language C++, method UML), of the workstation dedicated to person data entry and fingerprints verification, and of the palm prints matching process. - design and development of a light WEB client application, for person identification with fingerprints capture, and of a TOMCAT application server, in WINDOWS 2003 server environment, with use of Java, Jakarta Struts. - Customization and deployment of MetaMorpho system in Hungary, Israel, Germany, and Croatia. - Participation in European BMS fingerprint recognition, and Australia face recognition benchmarks.

IT Project manager

SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE

févr. 1996 - mai 2000

4 ans 4 mois

95610 Éragny, France

Analysis and development of a mission planning and monitoring system for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), for the SPERWER project, the Dutch Army’s tactical surveillance UAV project. - analysis, design and development (environment Unix, language C++, method UML) of the ground station software for mission planning and in-flight monitoring of UAV. - design and development for the creation and supplying of the tactical situation from the images watched by the UAV. - system integration of ground software, transmissions and avionics and analysis of in-flight tests results. - integration of SPERWER into the Tactical Information System of the Dutch Army.


Formation

IMT Nord Europe

Diplôme d'ingénieur

1976 - 1980

4 ans 1 mois

Lycée Turgot, Paris

BAC C

1967 - 1976

9 ans 1 mois

IMT Nord Europe

Portfolio

Informatisation de l'état civil de Côte d'Ivoire

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