Sofiane Boukhalfa
Technical Director | High Tech & Aerospace
Salaire / Taux journalier
Paris, France
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
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Introduction
Technical Director with 10+ years driving strategic innovation in High Tech, Aerospace & Defense, and Industrial Manufacturing. Led Fortune 500 consulting projects, developed breakthrough energy storage technologies, and advised startups from angel investment to market expansion. Specialized in emerging tech analysis, strategic partnerships, and commercialization strategies.
Expérience de travail
Angel Investor & Advisor
NineFreelance
janv. 2023 - Présent
3 ans 10 mois
Paris, France
-Invested in and advised Dating App Start-up Nine, a relationship app startup for young professionals in Asia to connect and find love -Evaluated and recommended methodologies to increase revenue and profitability of the app -Identified new markets -Recommended novel marketing and customer acquisition strategies
PreScouter, Inc.
oct. 2014 - Présent
12 ans 1 mois
Technical Director, High Tech / Aerospace & Defense / Industrial Mfg. Practice
janv. 2019 - Présent
7 ans 10 mois
In this role I oversee our High Tech / Aerospace and Defense / Automotive & Logistics Departments, supervising all projects run in these verticals, managing and mentoring other Project Architects, engaging in business development and sales, as well as in thought leadership to contribute to PreScouter's rapid growth. I have also spearheaded key initiatives at the firm, including the development and optimization of our new Subject Matter Expert service offering, and lead our thought leadership and marketing efforts.
Project Architect / Industry Lead for High Tech, Financial, and Aerospace and Defense sectors
févr. 2016 - janv. 2019
3 ans
In addition to my role as Project Architect, I led (a) our Financial and Professional Services Industry sector, (b) our High Tech Industry sector, and (c) our Aerospace and Defense sector, working on ensuring our teams and clients are up to speed on the latest developments in these industries, analyzing the state of these industries in a series of articles published by PreScouter, and helping attract and retain clients from these sectors. As a Project Architect, I worked closely with our client to ensure successful project outcomes. My responsibilities included: • Successfully advising clients on challenging emerging technology problems in multiple industries • Analyzing market penetration strategies, performing competitive landscape analysis, identifying relevant strategic partners • Serving as the primary technical contact for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 client firms • Defining project scope and strategy, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting results and recommendations to clients • Managing team and team leaders and mentoring new Project Architects • Developing new consulting offerings for PreScouter and its clients • Writing a State of Technology Report on the Internet of Things focusing on its future impact in four industries • Performing strategic assessment of potential clients’ needs and helping sales team acquire new clients PreScouter provides corporate leaders with the data and insight on which to base product development, business development, marketing, and R&D planning decisions. PreScouter partners with a network of scholars at leading global institutions to connect 200+ corporate clients to emerging technologies and to help answer their most challenging scientific and business problems. Clients range from Coca-Cola and BAE Systems to Clorox.
Team Leader
oct. 2014 - mars 2016
1 an 6 mois
• Analyze emerging technologies and perform due diligence in a wide variety of industries for F-500 clients wishing to develop new products, acquire new companies, or evaluate competitive landscape of their industry • Manage scholar teams, ensure overall quality of presentations to clients, and present team results to clients • Successfully identified and recommended major technology breakthroughs for clients
Partner
Further Instruction
août 2015 - janv. 2017
1 an 6 mois
www.furtherinstruction.com
Further Instruction provides academic tutoring services to students of all ages over the internet. As a partner at FI, I have several responsibilities including: • Generation and implementation of business and growth strategy • New product and new service development • Hiring and training
Innovator-in-Residence
The SearchLite
mars 2015 - mars 2016
1 an 1 mois
• Assist inventors, entrepreneurs, and start-ups commercialize their inventions and startup solutions • Provide guidance to clients regarding their best-fit market opportunities and their specific technology adoption dynamics • Identify potential markets for early-stage inventions, assess product-market fit for startups, and address key path-to-market questions for specific inventions
Technology Analyst
iP2Biz LLC
févr. 2014 - oct. 2014
9 mois
• Translate corporate demand for breakthrough technologies into commercial action for Fortune 500 corporate clients • Perform technical, financial, marketing, and strategic research on emerging technologies from major research universities and related spinout companies, start-ups, and major research centers • Recommend investments in emerging technologies to corporate clients for further development into commercial products
PhD Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
août 2009 - janv. 2014
4 ans 6 mois
Georgia Tech
PhD Candidate performing research on energy storage devices, in particular Supercapacitors and Lithium Ion Batteries. • Performed research on energy storage devices (supercapacitor and battery electrodes) based on carbon-metal oxide nanocomposites. • Designed and constructed Atomic Layer Deposition system for energy storage studies. Published first paper on use of ALD for supercapacitor applications. Received NSF Fellowship to present this work at 3rd International Conference from Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems, Crete, Greece 2011 • Designed and performed fundamental absorption studies using small angle neutron scattering via Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Flux Isotope Reactor. This work was the first to experimentally demonstrate adsorption of ions inside micropores for porous carbon-based energy storage electrodes and was featured in numerous online scientific magazines, including Nanotechnology Now, Nanowerk, PCB, Phys Org, Product design and development, R&D magazine, Science Daily, and Solid State Technology. Also received ACS travel award to present work at 2013 International Carbon Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Chief Technical Officer
Sidewinder Thermal Management
janv. 2012 - déc. 2013
2 ans
Atlanta, Géorgie, États-Unis
• Focused on transformation of waste heat around the home into reusable energy • Performed materials research for development of prototype • Developed business plan, including strategy, organization, and financials • Won Georgia Tech round of DOE’s 2013 ACC Clean Energy Challenge (semi-finalist for entire southeast region) • Selected to participate in the CleanTech Open, the world’s largest accelerator for clean tech start-ups
Regional Director (Southern U.S.)
Collegiate Energy Association
janv. 2012 - déc. 2013
2 ans
Tasked with handling communications and organizing contacts between energy club leaders of all southern U.S. Schools
Graduate President
Energy Club at Georgia Tech
avr. 2012 - août 2013
1 an 5 mois
Georgia Tech
In charge of 9 person executive board overseeing all operations of the Energy Club at Georgia Tech
2012 Insight Engineering and Science Program Participant
McKinsey & Company
janv. 2012 - déc. 2012
1 an
Introduced to strategy management consulting through 3-day in-depth case study presented by McKinsey & Company Consultants
Formation
Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2009 - 2013
5 ans
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S.
2005 - 2009
5 ans
lincoln park high school
International Baccalaureate