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GLADYS GESCHWIND

GLADYS GESCHWIND

JUAN-LES-PINS

Summary

Accomplished Program Manager with extensive experience in IT / defense. Known for strong stakeholder coordination and risk management, successfully leading projects and programs while enhancing customer engagement.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

INEO DEFENSE
Sophia-Antipolis
10.2021 - 01.2024
  • Defense program, DGA customer; +24M€, Agile
  • Contract Management (from RFP/RFQ to negotiations, to contract follow-up)
  • Strong Customer / Stakeholder facing
  • Financial management (budget definition and follow-up)
  • Risks & Opportunities
  • Implementation of action plans
  • Organization of contractual reviews
  • Reporting (internal/external)

Program Manager

CAP GEMINI (Amadeus Customer)
Sophia-Antipolis
07.2019 - 09.2021

* WOW program (17 projects) - €3M, Agile

- New Way of Working program: move to

Cloud - Microsoft O365.

- Program, dependencies, risks, financial

aspects, and closures.

* NFO program (5 projects) - €1M, Agile

- Non Fully Owned program: Security program

Program Manager

NAVAL GROUP
Saint-Tropez
02.2018 - 10.2018
  • Strategic Program, DGA customer, budget +5M€

Program Manager

NAVAL GROUP
Sophia-Antipolis
09.2013 - 02.2018
  • In charge of 3 Customer Support programs (for export navies) with budgets of 131 M€ (SM6 program - Customer = French DGA for 4 export navies, within a team of 3 PM), 25 M€ for Australian Navy, 7 M€ for Danish Navy, 5 M€ for German Navy
  • Analysis of the customer needs and contracts
  • Budget and financial management
  • Bid/No Bid, kick-off, customer reviews
  • Negotiations of contracts amendments with the customers
  • Implementation of project schedules
  • Internal and external progress meetings
  • Quarterly reports to customers
  • Take part of the pre-sales process
  • Definition of the organization to be implemented (team, internal cessions, subcontractors, ..)
  • GEIE's members management
  • Industrial responsible for the 'torpedoes launching systems' offers

Project Manager for « Torpedoes Launching Systems »

NAVAL GROUP
Saint-Tropez
09.2008 - 09.2013
  • In charge of 2 international projects, with a budget of respectively 2,5M€ for Australian Navy and 4M€ for Morrocan Navy
  • Analysis of the customer needs and contracts
  • Budget and financial management
  • Bid/No Bid, kick-off, customer reviews
  • Negotiations of contracts amendments with the customers
  • Implementation of project schedules
  • Internal and external progress meetings
  • Quarterly reports to customers
  • Take part of the pre-sales process
  • Definition of the organization to be implemented (team, internal cessions, subcontractors, ..)
  • Subcontractors management for the launching systems
  • Industrial responsible for the 'torpedoes launching systems' offers

Team Leader for « Torpedoes Launching Systems »

NAVAL GROUP
Saint-Tropez
09.2008 - 09.2013
  • Management of a team composed by 13 people (program managers, technical experts, integrators)
  • Definition, organization and activities follow up
  • Implement of weekly meetings
  • Work-load schedule development and follow up
  • Annual appraisals
  • Management of the training plans
  • Recruitment interviews

Senior Design Engineer (Technical and Customer Support)

NXP / PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS
Sophia-Antipolis
10.2002 - 04.2008
  • Analysis of the customer's problems, generation of complete documentation including detailed analysis and proposed solutions
  • Multi-location project (Sophia / Zurich), digital circuitry of mobile phone platform

Design / application Engineer

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
Villeneuve-Loubet
02.1999 - 09.2002
  • Multi-location and multi-team project
  • Design of 4 security modules in-depth research into security, confidentiality, design, verification and specification of mobile telephone circuits

Design / application Engineer

EuroMIPS SYSTEMS
Sophia-Antipolis
03.1998 - 02.1999
  • Startup
  • Analysis and design of digital modules

Education

ENAC -

Ecole Nationale De L'Aviation Civile
06-1997

Maîtrise - Electronique, Electrotechnique, Automatique

University of Nancy
06-1995

Skills

  • Project / Program Management
  • Agile / Waterfall Methodologies
  • Contract Management
  • Customer Interaction
  • Stakeholder Coordination
  • Expense management
  • Risk and opportunities management
  • Implementation of Action Plans
  • Reporting
  • Proactive Problem Solver
  • Thoroughly Committed
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Experience in Multicultural Environments
  • Results-Oriented

Personal Information

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER (+26 years of experience)

Hobbies and Interests

  • Travels (at least 1 long distance trip a year + 3/4 European trips a year)
  • Piano
  • Movies

Languages

French
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Italian
Proficient (C2)
C2
German
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Program Manager

INEO DEFENSE
10.2021 - 01.2024

Program Manager

CAP GEMINI (Amadeus Customer)
07.2019 - 09.2021

Program Manager

NAVAL GROUP
02.2018 - 10.2018

Program Manager

NAVAL GROUP
09.2013 - 02.2018

Project Manager for « Torpedoes Launching Systems »

NAVAL GROUP
09.2008 - 09.2013

Team Leader for « Torpedoes Launching Systems »

NAVAL GROUP
09.2008 - 09.2013

Senior Design Engineer (Technical and Customer Support)

NXP / PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS
10.2002 - 04.2008

Design / application Engineer

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
02.1999 - 09.2002

Design / application Engineer

EuroMIPS SYSTEMS
03.1998 - 02.1999

ENAC -

Ecole Nationale De L'Aviation Civile

Maîtrise - Electronique, Electrotechnique, Automatique

University of Nancy
GLADYS GESCHWIND