
MICHEL FERZLI
Head of Services & Mobility Professional
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Mobility: Zürich, Geneva, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
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About me
Intro
Mobility professional with 12 years of experience across the automotive, energy, and charging infrastructure sectors. Collaborated with automakers, installers, and suppliers across engineering, product, IT, operations, and commercial functions. Specialized in mobility systems and charging and energy infrastructure, with deep expertise in project management, system architecture, ecosystem design, service concepts and real-world applications.
Work experience
Head of Plug & Charge Services - Automotive OEMs
Hubject GmbH
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Remote
– Scaling Plug & Charge operations to serve 19 global OEM groups, reducing service incidents by 30%, shortening time-to-integration by 20% and maintaining 100% customer retention rate. – Delivering 25% revenue growth through strategic OEM, CPO and EMSP partnerships, driving market expansion across in Europe, Asia and Pacific regions. – Introduced an ISO15118 Plug & Charge maturity framework tripling internal operational efficiency and accelerating OEM readiness across the global eMobility ecosystem.
Founding Team Consultant
Decade Energy
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
1 month
Remote
– Led the early-stage concept development that drove the startup's launch with a min. pre-launch valuation at above 10M€ – Defined the product and technology roadmap for fleet and depot energy management, enabling scalable and cost-efficient electrification for logistics clients.
Lecturer - Powertrain Engineering Master's Program
French Institute of Petroleum (IFP-School, ENSPM)
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024
3 years 1 month
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
– Taught two specialised subjects - designed and delivered coursework connecting academic theory with real-world automotive applications on : – Electrified Vehicle On-Board Diagnostics and, – Vehicle to Anything Charging and Energy Markets.
Senior Engineering and Product Manager - Energy and Charging - Last Mile Logistics Fleets
Volta Trucks
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
2 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Launched Europe's first "Truck-as-a-Service" charging and energy ecosystem, achieving min. 20% TCO reduction for fleet clients (e.g. Heppner, DB Schenker, Petit Forestier, Carrefour, Prologis). – Negotiated and secured strategic partnerships with Tier-1 energy and charging players, enabling faster depot electrification across five major logistics markets (e.g. Germany, France, UK). – Built and led a multidisciplinary team to design and deploy scalable charging and energy infrastructure, contributing to 30% CAPEX savings for customers.
Project Leader & Technical Expert - Passenger & Light Commercial Vehicles
Stellantis Group
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021
6 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Led teams in developing and validating (ASPICE) Vehicle-to-Anything (V2X) charging algorithms for EVs in Europe, Japan, and the US. – Delivered first smart and bidirectional charging prototypes across three vehicle models and studied business models and strategies for integrating energy aggregation.
Expert, On-Board Diagnostics for Electrified Passenger & Light Commercial Vehicles
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021
6 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Directed and pioneered global OBD development to certification for Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi, enabling certification of Renault's first hybrid platform under strict timelines - achieving record sales and historical zero recalls. – Designed and certified advanced OBD systems for major EV OEMs programs, subsequently winning projects including a €10M development project.
Product Manager, Simulation Tools / Tuning Specialist, Exhaust After Treatment Systems
Renault-Nissan
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021
6 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Led 7 major validation campaigns on Europe's only robotised test bench, increasing operational efficiency by 400%. – Introduced innovative testing methodologies and data post-processing tools, increasing productivity by five fold accelerating validation cycles.
Education
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC) & Télécom Paris
Master, Smart Mobility - Part-time International
2018 - 2019
1 year 1 month
– Pioneered a research study with Peugeot-Citroën on innovative charging technology for a car sharing business.
French Institute of Petroleum (IFP-School, ENSPM)
Master of Science, Powertrain Engineering - Full-time International
2014 - 2015
1 year 1 month
Lebanese American University (LAU)
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
2009 - 2014
5 years 1 month
– Developed a low-cost data and road profile acquisition system mounted on probe vehicles for the Lebanese Government.