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Software
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Thomas CATTY

Thomas CATTY

Chief Information Officer
DRAVEIL

Summary

Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business and technical principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.


"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education

Work History

CIO / DSI

Groupe DEKUPLE
02.2021 - Current
  • Successfully transformed the IT department, leading a modernization effort that improved system efficiency and reduced operational costs.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of a new cloud-based infrastructure, resulting in improving scalability and reducing IT infrastructure costs.
  • Developed and implemented a strategic IT roadmap that aligned with the company's growth objectives and business priorities.
  • Effectively managed a multi-million dollar IT budget, optimizing resource allocation and achieving cost savings while ensuring strategic alignment with business needs.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement within the IT department, driving process optimization and technology adoption to enhance efficiency and service delivery.
  • Motivated and mentored a team of 40 IT professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
  • Effectively managed stakeholder relationships, including senior management, business users, and external vendors, ensuring successful IT project delivery and alignment with business needs.

<p>Director Of Information Technology<br /></p> <p></p>

CACOM
11.2015 - 01.2021
  • Manage IT infrastructure including Network LAN, WAN, MPLS Data Network, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery facilities, ERP applications, telecommunications, various third party applications  including  proprietary Web Apps we distribute, Internal reporting, database management and IT help desk.
  • Establish change management and help desk solutions and policies.
  • Plan and manage a technology budget of up to €10 million annually.
  • Manage a team of 35 IT professionals responsible for all corporate and local office systems, including applications, data center, servers and storage, telecom and the developement team for the solutions we sell.

<p>Head of IT and Research - CTO<br /></p> <p></p>

Highwave360
10.2011 - 12.2014
  • Managed IT personnel and full lifecycle of information technology infrastructure, applications and services.
  • Responsible for trading and back testing algorithms for strategies on the Financial Markets
  • Responsible for Technical Analysis proprietary software.

<p>IT Director<br /></p> <p></p>

La Maison de l'Investisseur
07.2003 - 08.2010
  • Responsible for the development and evolution of the network and software IT infrastructure.
  • Responsible for the Web marketing policy (referencing / emailing / blog) and telephony pole: mobile fleet and IP telephony.
  • Hired, trained, and supervised a technical team of 9 employees.

Education

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Ecole Centrale LILLE, Engineer's Degree, Qualified postgraduate engineer.
09.1999 - 05.2013

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Université Paris Dauphine, Master's Degree, Master of Finance : Asset management
09.2011 - 05.2012

Skills

  • Team leadership

  • Organization  and communication skills

  • Agile Projects management

  • Problem-solving orientation

  • Analytical thinking, and computer proficiency

  • Proactiveness

  • Global approach of strategic issues

  • Entrepreneurship

Software

Timeline

CIO / DSI

Groupe DEKUPLE
02.2021 - Current

<p>Director Of Information Technology<br /></p> <p></p>

CACOM
11.2015 - 01.2021

<p>Head of IT and Research - CTO<br /></p> <p></p>

Highwave360
10.2011 - 12.2014

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Université Paris Dauphine, Master's Degree, Master of Finance : Asset management
09.2011 - 05.2012

<p>IT Director<br /></p> <p></p>

La Maison de l'Investisseur
07.2003 - 08.2010

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Ecole Centrale LILLE, Engineer's Degree, Qualified postgraduate engineer.
09.1999 - 05.2013
Thomas CATTYChief Information Officer