
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
Languages
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!
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: –
Introduction to Large Language Models
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Become an AI Builder in a Day
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Generative AI Essentials
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Cert Prep: 3 Cloud Technology and Services
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