Pascal VARNIOL

Technical Director

Salary / Daily rate

Toulouse, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

SquarespaceProject Management (PMO)Event Management

Languages

EnglishFrenchGermanJapaneseSpanish

About me

Intro

Technical Director with 20+ years leading complex aerospace and tech projects at Airbus, Thales, and Rakuten. Expert in project management, embedded systems, and satellite engineering with proven track record in defense and space industries. Ready to drive your technical initiatives from concept to successful delivery.

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Work experience

DSI

Feb 2022 - Present

4 years 9 months

Toulouse, France

Technical Director

Jun 2023 - Present

3 years 5 months

Toulouse, France

Project Director

Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year 6 months

Toulouse, France

Project Leader

Rakuten

Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

1 year 11 months

Montpellier, France

Embedded Systems BU Leader

M3 Systems

Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

2 years 3 months

31410 Lavernose-Lacasse, France

Project Management Officer

Airbus

Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

11 months

31770 Colomiers, France

Project Management & Business Development

LATÉCOÈRE

Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

1 year 7 months

Toulouse (FR-31000)

Project Manager - Space & Defense

Thales Alenia Space

Oct 2011 - Mar 2014

2 years 6 months

Toulouse (FR-31000)

Specman OVM/UVM verification Engineer

STMicroelectronics

Sep 2010 - Oct 2011

1 year 2 months

13710 Fuveau, France

Project Manager - Aeronautics & Defense

Safran

Apr 2010 - Oct 2010

7 months

Eragny-Sur-Oise (FR-92130)

Verification Team Leader

Texas Instruments

Jul 2003 - Dec 2008

5 years 6 months

06270 Villeneuve-Loubet, France

Design and Verification Engineer

STMicroelectronics

Jul 2001 - Jul 2003

2 years 1 month

38950 Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, France


Education

École de l'air et de l'espace

Aerospace Project Management, Aeronautics, Defense, Space, and Project Management

2014 - 2015

2 years

ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

Aerospace Project Management, Aeronautics, Defense, Space, and Project Management

2014 - 2015

2 years

ISAE-SUPAERO

Aerospace Project Management

2014 - 2015

2 years

Pierre and Marie Curie University

DEA ASIME (Diploma of Advances Studies in Microelectronics)

1997 - 1998

2 years

UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Master's degree

1996 - 1997

2 years

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