Michel Fox Berens

IT Operations Manager | Incident Management | Financial Services

Salary / Daily rate

01210 Ferney-Voltaire, France

Mobility: Paris, Geneva, ...

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Customer ServiceProject Management (PMO)Customer SupportConsulting ITLLMs / Large language modelsITILCustomer CareInventory ManagementDigital TransformationSystem & Network AdministrationNetwork EngineeringIOSAzure.NETAWSSplunkLinuxCopilotNetwork EngineerTech LeadGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft 365Site Reliability EngineerSharePointSAP R/3JiraProduct ManagementGrafanaWebsitesWordPressSystem AdministratorFinanceWindowsOneDriveKanbanScrumOperations

Languages

English (Fluent)French (Fluent)Portuguese (Fluent)SpanishRussian

About me

Intro

IT Service Delivery & Incident Management Expert | 10+ Yrs Bloomberg GenevaAfter 25 years of IT excellence at Bloomberg (11 years Geneva EMEA), transitioning to freelance/CDI opportunities in Swiss Romande/Brazil.# **Key Expertise:**• 99.9% Uptime across 140 EMEA sites • <1hr Severity 1 Resolution• ITIL 4 • SLA/Change Optimization (40% incident duration reduction)• Severity 1-5 Incident Triage Trend Analytics • Cross-Functional Leadership**2025 AI & Cloud Upskilling (Recent Certifications):**• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)• Generative AI Essentials (Google)• Become an AI Builder in a Day• Introduction to Large Language Models (LLM) - IBM• Introduction to Generative AI - IBMG-Permit Geneva Open to: CDI Service Delivery Manager | Freelance Missions (Jem/Upwork,) | ITIL/AI Ops ConsultingContact: DM for opportunities!

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Work experience

Bloomberg

Oct 2000 - Apr 2025

24 years 7 months

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Senior IT Operations Manager | EMEA

Nov 2014 - Apr 2025

10 years 6 months

Geneva Area, Switzerland

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE DOMAINS: – Multi-Domain Coordination: Provided steady leadership coordinating workflows between support, sales, network, and Market Data clients. – Led L1 to L3 technical support operations, ensuring 99.9% uptime for critical financial systems. Emea offices support (Geneva, Berlin, Helsinki, Vilnius). – Member of Top Performers team for the NMS (Network Management System). Implementing routers and servers for EMEA (Cisco, Juniper, HP, Dell). – Infrastructure Stability: Oversaw critical enterprise operations including Windows deployments, server lifecycle management, and network coordination across EMEA – Crisis Management: Maintained Bloomberg's premium service standards during high-volume periods and operational challenges – Knowledge Transfer: Served as institutional knowledge resource while mentoring colleagues on complex operational procedures – Agile Certification and knowledge of ITIL frameworks PROVEN IMPACT: Maintained exemplary performance standards throughout tenure, recognized for exceptional reliability and mature judgment in managing complex operational challenges requiring both technical expertise and seasoned professional perspective.

Field Service Engineer

Oct 2000 - Nov 2014

14 years 2 months

Paris, France

CLIENT-FACING OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE Built Bloomberg's reputation for operational reliability across Paris metropolitan region, supporting 10,000+ clients while developing the deep relationship management skills and technical troubleshooting expertise that form the foundation of effective operations leadership. COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: – Client Relationship Stewardship: Established long-term partnerships with client IT departments through consistent service excellence – Operational Continuity: Maintained critical trading floor operations through systematic equipment maintenance and proactive issue resolution – Service Excellence Under Pressure: Consistently delivered high-quality technical support in high-stakes financial environments – Technical Knowledge Foundation: Gained comprehensive understanding of complex financial technology systems across diverse client environments FOUNDATION ACHIEVEMENT: Successfully managed extensive client portfolio while maintaining exceptional service standards, establishing the proven reliability record that defines effective senior operations leadership.

Network & Multimedia Support Technician

Computacenter

Jun 1999 - Sep 2000

1 year 4 months

Paris, France

Multi-Site Operations Management – Managed IT infrastructure implementations across hotel chains in three countries, demonstrating early capability for international operational coordination – Enhanced system performance by 15% through strategic HP system upgrades and proactive network issue resolution – Maintained critical uptime for central reservation systems, ensuring seamless customer booking capabilities across multiple locations Cross-Functional Coordination – Collaborated effectively with international teams to resolve complex network issues while navigating language barriers and diverse technical environments – Established foundation for career-long excellence in managing operational complexity across multiple stakeholder groups


Education

Harvard Online

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python, Artificial Intelligence

2025 - 2026

8 months

Swiss Confederation - Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation - SERI

Academic Recognition, Information Technology

2025 - 2025

1 month

AFPA

VAE Certificate, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

2009 - 2009

9 months

Doranco Ecole Sup' des Tech Créatives

Diploma of Education, System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management

1999 - 2000

1 year 1 month

University of Essex

Bachelors, Latin American and Caribbean Studies

1998 - 1999

1 year 1 month


Licenses & certifications

Introduction to Generative AI

Issued: –

Certified by IBMG

Introduction to Large Language Models

Issued: –

Certified by IBM

Become an AI Builder in a Day

Issued: –

Generative AI Essentials

Issued: –

Certified by Google

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Cert Prep: 3 Cloud Technology and Services

Issued: –

Certified by AWS

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